Alphabet of Lines
Alphabet of Lines
Alphabet of Lines
LINES
Alphabet of lines
Background information for learners
A drawing is made up of different lines. Each line represents
something. A surface, a hidden surface, an extension of a surface,
a center of a hole, or a line with dimension on it. In order to make
the drawing easier to read and understand, each kind of line is
drawn with a different line weight.
Visible lines – Used to show visible edges
or contours of an object (NOTE: Visible
lines are sometimes called object lines.)
Hidden lines – Used to show surfaces or
features on an object that are not visible
Center lines – Used to show the centers
of holes, round shapes, or the travel of a
center (path or motion)
Section lines – Used to show a surface
that has been cut in a section view
Extension lines – Used for placing
dimensions; these extend (but do not
touch) from the lengths and widths of
objects
Dimension lines – Used to show the size
(dimensions) of an object; spans from
one
extension line to the next, has arrowhead
at both ends, and is broken in the middle
for the measurement number
(dimension)
Leader lines – Used to direct descriptive
information, notes, or special dimensions
to features on the drawing
Cutting-plane lines – Used to show where
a section has been taken; arrows on the
end show the direction in which the
section was taken
Break lines – Used to show that part of
the object has been removed or broken
away
1. Short breaks are for freehand, jagged
lines
2. Long breaks are solid with a Z symbol
Phantom lines – Used to show the
position of an object that moves (rotated
position)
Border lines – Used to define the outer
edges or margins on the drafting media;
the drawing and all other information is
inside this border.
What have you learned?
ACTIVITY 01: What is my Function?
Directions: Draw an example that represents each kind of alphabet of
lines:
1. VISIBLE LINE
2. CENTER LINE
3. HIDDEN LINE
4. DIMENSION LINE
5. CUTTING-PLANE LINE
6. PHANTOM LINE
7. SECTION LINE
8. LEADER LINE
9. EXTENSION LINE
https://www.umasd.org/cms/lib7/PA01000379/Centricity/Domain/325/The_Alphabet
_of_Lines.pdf
William Anderson (Schoolworkhelper Editorial Team), "TECHNICAL DRAWING
& ALPHABET OF LINE," in SchoolWorkHelper,
2019, https://schoolworkhelper.net/technical-drawing-alphabet-of-line/.
https://careertrend.com/list-5810766-types-lines-technical-drawing.html
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