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Engineering Lettering

Engineering lettering is used to provide written information on technical drawings in the form of notes, dimensions, and instructions. It familiarizes students with the elements of engineering drawings, including graphics language to describe shapes and word language to describe sizes and specifications. There are two main types of lettering: Gothic and Roman. Gothic lettering can be single stroke, with uniform thickness, or double stroke, with thicker lines. Roman lettering uses thick and thin strokes to form each letter. Lettering must be legible, uniform in size and line thickness, and can be written vertically, inclined, or freehand.

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Engineering Lettering

Engineering lettering is used to provide written information on technical drawings in the form of notes, dimensions, and instructions. It familiarizes students with the elements of engineering drawings, including graphics language to describe shapes and word language to describe sizes and specifications. There are two main types of lettering: Gothic and Roman. Gothic lettering can be single stroke, with uniform thickness, or double stroke, with thicker lines. Roman lettering uses thick and thin strokes to form each letter. Lettering must be legible, uniform in size and line thickness, and can be written vertically, inclined, or freehand.

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ENGINEERING LETTERING

Introduction to the Topic:

An engineering lettering, also known as Technical Lettering, gives information


regarding size, and instructions, in the form of notes and dimension. It is the
process of forming letters, numerals, and other characters in technical drawing. On
a drawing, whole of the written information is always in the form of lettering.

Intended Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the session the students should be able to:

1. familiarize the elements of engineering drawing; and


2. learn the types of engineering lettering.

Elements of Engineering Drawing


Engineering drawing are made up of graphics language and word language.

Graphics language: Describe a shape (mainly).


Word language: Describe an exact size, location and specification of the object.

Lettering in Engineering Drawing


Lettering is used to provide easy to read and understand information to supplement
a drawing in the form of notes and annotations. Lettering is an essential element in
both traditional drawing and Computer Aided Design (CAD) drawing. Thus, it
must be written with:
Legibility – shape & space between letters and words.
Uniformity – size & line thickness.
Types of Lettering
The lettering, in general, is classified in two categories :

A. Gothic Lettering
B. Roman Lettering

A. Gothic Lettering
The two types of gothic lettering are:
1. Single Stroke Lettering: Thickness in single stroke lettering is obtained by a
single stroke of pencil or ink pen. It is further divided into:
(a) Single Stroke Vertical Gothic Lettering - These are vertical letter having
thickness of each line of alphabet or numerals etc. Same as the single stroke of a
pencil. Since Stroke means that the letter is written with one or more stems or
curves and each made with single stroke.
(b) Single Stroke Inclined Gothic Lettering - These are single stroke letter
inclined at 75’ to the horizontal.

(c) Lower Case Vertical Single Stroke Gothic Lettering - Lower case vertical
gothic lettering is shown along with its sizes. Which is quite self-explanatory.

(d) Lower Case Inclined Single Stroke Gothic


Lettering - It is shown with its sizes which is
self-explanatory.
2. Double Stroke Lettering: In Double Stroke Lettering the line width is greater
than that of Single Stroke Lettering.
Double Stroke Lettering is further divided into:
(a) Double Stroke Vertical Gothic Lettering - These are vertical letters drawn by
double stroke of pencil with uniform thickness between these strokes.

(b) Double Stroke Inclined Gothic Lettering - Double stroke gothic when inclined
at an angle of 75' is called Double Stroke Inclined Gothic Lettering.
(c) Lower Case Vertical Double Stroke Gothic Lettering - It is shown along with
its size which is quite self explanatory.

(c) Lower Case Inclined Single Stroke Gothic Lettering - It is shown with its sizes
which is self explanatory.
B. Roman Lettering
The lettering in which all the letters are formed by thick and thin elements is
called Roman Lettering. It may be vertical or inclined or inclined. It can be
written with a chisel pointed Pencil or D-3 type Speed Ball Pen.

Free Hand Lettering


The writing of alphabets without the use of drawing instruments and in free hand is
called Free Hand Lettering. It may be vertical or Inclined Gothic Lettering.

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