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Lesson 1 - Alphabet of Lines

This document discusses the alphabet of lines used in technical drawings. It outlines 12 different line types including thick, medium, thin, and very thin lines that represent visible objects, hidden lines, center lines, dimension lines, extension lines, cutting planes, leader lines, section lines, long and short break lines, construction lines, and border lines. Each line type has a specific symbolic meaning and conventions for thickness, length, and dash patterns to accurately convey features, measurements, and sections of drawn objects in a standardized way.

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Lesson 1 - Alphabet of Lines

This document discusses the alphabet of lines used in technical drawings. It outlines 12 different line types including thick, medium, thin, and very thin lines that represent visible objects, hidden lines, center lines, dimension lines, extension lines, cutting planes, leader lines, section lines, long and short break lines, construction lines, and border lines. Each line type has a specific symbolic meaning and conventions for thickness, length, and dash patterns to accurately convey features, measurements, and sections of drawn objects in a standardized way.

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LESSON 1 – ALPHABET OF LINES

Inculcating Concepts (Input/Lesson Proper)

A. ALPHABET OF LINES

An alphabet of lines is a set of conventional lines used in drawing. The different lines, or line
symbols, used in drawing represent a kind of graphical alphabet. The weights of lines, heavy,
medium and light are considered desirable on finished drawing.

1. (Thick) – Object or visible lines are thick solid lines used to


represent the outlines of the object that can be seen from view. Thickness may vary to size
of drawing.

2. (Medium) – Hidden or invisible lines are medium lines consisting


of equally short dashes of about 1/8” long, and 1/16” apart.

3. (Thin) – Center lines are thin lines made with an alternate long
and short dashes used to indicate centers of entire objects and indicate location of circular
features. Long dashes is approximately ¾” to 1 ½” long and the short dash of 1/8” long with
a gap of 1/10”.

4. (Thin) - Dimension lines are thin long unbroken lines except to


permit insertion of the dimension figures. Dimension lines terminated with arrow heads on
both ends. It tells the distance measured.

5. (Thin) - Extension lines are thin long lines used as witness to


the point on the object dimensioned. It is also used to project edges on the object from one
view to another.

6. (Thick) - Cutting plane lines are thick lines consisting of one


long and two short dash and two short dashes alternating. the long dash is approximately ¾”
to 1 ½” long and the short dash is approximately 1/8” long with a gap of 1/32” between
dashes. It is used to indicate a path of imaginary cut in sectioning.

7. (Thin) - Leader lines are special dimension lines that are


principally used to dimension arcs and cylindrical holes. They are also used to dimension
other special features on objects.

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8. (med/Thin) - Section lines or cross hatching lines are thin evenly
spaced lines usually included at an angle of 45º. It is used to indicate exposed cut surfaces
of an object.

9. (Thin) - Long break lines are thin lines drawn with a straight
edge and a freehand zigzag. These lines indicate that the structure has been broken to
permit convenient location on paper.

10. (Thick) - Short break lines are thick lines drawn freehand. This
is to indicate short break in the structure. Break lines also conserve space on the drawing
sheet.

11. (very thin) - Construction Lines are extremely light lines, so lightly
done that they can be barely seen at a foot distance. Construction lines are used for
“blocking” or construction lines of a drawing before the final outlines.

12. (Thick) - Border lines are thick lines in a drawing used to enclose or
frame that drawing.
These are the standard thickness and length of each lines. Remember them when making a
working drawing.
For further studies, you may visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqNOvcqfYi4 for some in
depth discussions.

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