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Lettering

The document discusses the importance of lettering in technical drawings. It states that lettering is necessary to fully describe objects and provide specifications, and that good lettering is important as it can make or break an otherwise good drawing. It then provides guidance on best practices for lettering, including that it should be legible, easy to create, use acceptable styles for technical drawings, employ guidelines, and consider font style, proportions, spacing and common mistakes to avoid.

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Lettering

The document discusses the importance of lettering in technical drawings. It states that lettering is necessary to fully describe objects and provide specifications, and that good lettering is important as it can make or break an otherwise good drawing. It then provides guidance on best practices for lettering, including that it should be legible, easy to create, use acceptable styles for technical drawings, employ guidelines, and consider font style, proportions, spacing and common mistakes to avoid.

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What do you think is the importance of

lettering in the given figure above?


LETTERING TEXT IS OFTEN
NECESSARY TO
COMPLETELY DISCRIBED AN
OBJECT OR TO PROVIDE
DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS
CHIHUAHUA
“The importance of good lettering
cannot be over emphasized. The
lettering can make or break an
otherwise good drawing”
“The importance of good lettering
cannot be over emphasized. The
lettering can make or break an
otherwise good drawing”

A B
“The importance of good lettering
cannot be over emphasized. The
lettering can make or break an
otherwise good drawing”

NICE POOR
CHARACTERESTICS OF GOOD
LETERING
DIRECTION: ARRANGE THE JUMBLED WORDS TO IDENTIFY THE CHARACTERESTICS OF
GOOD LETTERING, USE THE SAMPLE LETTERS BELOW TO GIVE YOU IDEA IN
ARRANGING EACH CORRECTLY.

NGEELTIRT
SOLUHD EB
LEBGLEI
CHARACTERESTICS OF GOOD
LETERING
DIRECTION: ARRANGE THE JUMBLED WORDS TO IDENTIFY THE CHARACTERESTICS OF
GOOD LETTERING, USE THE SAMPLE LETTERS BELOW TO GIVE YOU IDEA IN
ARRANGING EACH CORRECTLY.

LETTERING SHOULD BE LEGIBLE


CHARACTERESTICS OF GOOD
LETERING
DIRECTION: ARRANGE THE JUMBLED WORDS TO IDENTIFY THE CHARACTERESTICS OF
GOOD LETTERING, USE THE SAMPLE LETTERS BELOW TO GIVE YOU IDEA IN
ARRANGING EACH CORRECTLY.

LETTERING SHOULD BE LEGIBLE


CHARACTERESTICS OF GOOD
LETERING
DIRECTION: ARRANGE THE JUMBLED WORDS TO IDENTIFY THE CHARACTERESTICS OF
GOOD LETTERING, USE THE SAMPLE LETTERS BELOW TO GIVE YOU IDEA IN
ARRANGING EACH CORRECTLY.

NGEELTIRT
SOLUHD EB
AESY OT EEARTC
CHARACTERESTICS OF GOOD
LETERING
DIRECTION: ARRANGE THE JUMBLED WORDS TO IDENTIFY THE CHARACTERESTICS OF
GOOD LETTERING, USE THE SAMPLE LETTERS BELOW TO GIVE YOU IDEA IN
ARRANGING EACH CORRECTLY.

LETTERING SHOULD BE EASY TO


CREATE
CHARACTERESTICS OF GOOD
LETERING
DIRECTION: ARRANGE THE JUMBLED WORDS TO IDENTIFY THE CHARACTERESTICS OF
GOOD LETTERING, USE THE SAMPLE LETTERS BELOW TO GIVE YOU IDEA IN
ARRANGING EACH CORRECTLY.

LETTERING SHOULD BE EASY TO


CREATE
CHARACTERESTICS OF GOOD
LETERING
DIRECTION: ARRANGE THE JUMBLED WORDS TO IDENTIFY THE CHARACTERESTICS OF
GOOD LETTERING, USE THE SAMPLE LETTERS BELOW TO GIVE YOU IDEA IN
ARRANGING EACH CORRECTLY.

NGEELTIRT SOLUHD
SUE YTSLES
CCAEPATELB ROF
IIOTNALTARD RWAINDG
CHARACTERESTICS OF GOOD
LETERING
DIRECTION: ARRANGE THE JUMBLED WORDS TO IDENTIFY THE CHARACTERESTICS OF
GOOD LETTERING, USE THE SAMPLE LETTERS BELOW TO GIVE YOU IDEA IN
ARRANGING EACH CORRECTLY.

LETTERING SHOULD USE STYLES


ACCEPTABLE FOR TRADITIONAL
DRAWING
CHARACTERESTICS OF GOOD
LETERING
DIRECTION: ARRANGE THE JUMBLED WORDS TO IDENTIFY THE CHARACTERESTICS OF
GOOD LETTERING, USE THE SAMPLE LETTERS BELOW TO GIVE YOU IDEA IN
ARRANGING EACH CORRECTLY.

LETTERING SHOULD USE STYLES


ACCEPTABLE FOR TRADITIONAL
DRAWING
IS LETTERING IS DRAWING OR
WRITING?
LETTERING IS DRAWING, NOT
WRITING
LETTERING STANDARDS

1. MOST DRAWN LETTERING USE 3mm


IN HEIGHT
2. HAS LIGHT HORIZON GUIDELINES TO
PRODUCE CONSISTENT HEIGHTS
GUIDELINES
3 GUIDELINES USED IN LETTERING

 CAP LINE
 WAIST LINE
 BASE LINE
“ LETTERING IS EASIER
IF YOU REMEMBER TO
USE GUIDE LINES”
“ A GOOD DRAFTER
WILL NEVER LETTER
WITHOUT GUIDELINES”
TWO TYPES OF LETTERING TOOLS
 AMES LETTERING GUIDE

 LETTERING TEMPLATES
THE MOST COMMON FONT STYLE
USE IN DRAFTING

GOTHIC
CHARACTERESTICS OF GOTHIC
FONT STYLE

1. EASY TO CONSTRUCT
2. SINGLE STROKE ONLY
3. RECOGNIZES BY (ANSI)
AMERICAN NATIONAL
STANDARD INSTITUTE
TWO CLASSIFICATION OF LETTERING

VERTICAL

INCLINED
3 GENERAL PROPORTION OF LETTERS

COMPRESSED
EXTENDED
NORMAL
SPACING
Should be UNIFORM
• .

L IN E S
LET T ERS

LINES AND LETTERINGS


EXAMPLES OF COMMON MISTAKES
IN LETTERING
Lettering style not uniform LEtTErING

Lettering height not uniform


LE TTERING
Lettering inclination not uniform LETTERING

Lettering thickness not uniform LETTERING

Lettering space not uniform LET T E R ING

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