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    Alphabet of Lines

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    The document describes the different types of lines used in technical drawings to represent various aspects and aid understanding, including construction lines, visible lines, hidden lines, center lines, dimension lines, extension lines, phantom lines, break lines, cutting planes, section lines, leaders and border lines.

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    The document describes the different types of lines used in technical drawings to represent various aspects and aid understanding, including construction lines, visible lines, hidden lines, center lines, dimension lines, extension lines, phantom lines, break lines, cutting planes, section lines, leaders and border lines.

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    ALPHABET OF LINES – used to make a drawing neater and clearer to understand different lines represents different

    aspects of a drawing

    Types of Alphabet of Lines

    1. Construction Lines – initially lay out a drawing; used for guidelines for lettering. Drawn very thin and light so that they
    are visible

    2. Visible/Object Lines – used to represent the visible edges of an object; should be the most prominent on the drawing.
    Drawn thick and dark; thicker than construction lines

    3. Hidden Lines – used to represent edges surfaces or corners of an object hidden from the view. Drawn as thin dark
    dashed lines. Spacing are very slightly. Only the most important hidden parts are shown on the drawing to keep the
    drawing from becoming cultured

    4. Center Lines – used to show the center of circles or arcs. Drawn as thin as lines. Drawing using 2 long dashes and a
    shorter dash to show the center of a round object, two center lines used so that the short dashes cross in the center.

    5. Dimension Lines – used for dimensioning and notes, draw as thin lines. Drawn with arrowheads on each end and
    placed between extension lines. The dimensions is lettered above the dimension line approximately half way between
    the two extension lines

    6. Extension Lines – used to extend dimensions from the related object.

    7. Phantom Lines – used to shown objects that are not hidden but they are simply not in the view. Also used to indicate
    alternate positions of moving parts, lines of motion, adjacent parts and repetitive

    8. Long-Break Lines – used to indicate parts of the object has been removed, used when it is desirable to shorter the
    view of a long parts. Long break lines are drawn thin with free hand zigzag.

    9. Short-Break Lines – used to indicate parts of the object has been removed – when it is desirable to shorten the view
    of a long part. Short break lines are drawn thick and free hand wavy lines.

    10. Cutting Plane – used to indicate the plane through which a cut was made; usually a heavy line with long dashes with
    arrowheads at both ends of the line. The arrowhead s point to the surface to be viewed

    11. Section Lines – indicate the surface in the section view imagined to have been cut along the plane line

    12. Leaders – used to point to notes or dimensions. Consists of arrowhead and angled line connected to the surface;
    arrowheads touch the object lines which the dot on a surface

    13. Border lines – used to outline the entire drawing; continuous thick lines on the outer rim of the paper.

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