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Lesson 1 Engineering Lettering

The document provides an overview of technical lettering used in engineering drawings, emphasizing its importance for conveying measurements and notes. It details two main types of lettering: Gothic and Roman, along with various styles and guidelines for achieving uniformity in letter construction. Additionally, it discusses proportions in lettering, including normal, compressed, and extended letters, and concludes with exercises for practice.

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Lesson 1 Engineering Lettering

The document provides an overview of technical lettering used in engineering drawings, emphasizing its importance for conveying measurements and notes. It details two main types of lettering: Gothic and Roman, along with various styles and guidelines for achieving uniformity in letter construction. Additionally, it discusses proportions in lettering, including normal, compressed, and extended letters, and concludes with exercises for practice.

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ENGINEERING DRAWING

ENGG 402 – Engr. TCA


Technical Lettering
LESSON 1
Technical
Lettering
Technical Lettering is a barren piece of engineering drawing. It gives
the data concerning measures , and guidelines , as notes and
measurements.
On a drawing, the entire of the composed data is consistently through
lettering. It isn’t manually written. Likewise, it very well might be
added here, that Lettering is fitting and right words however not
(printing implies the creation of literature on a print machine).
Lettering
Lettering
The writing of alphabets and numerals such as A, B, C, D……,Z and
1,2,3,…….,9,0 respectively is called Lettering.
Mainly, there are two types of lettering most commonly used in
engineering drawing.
• Gothic Lettering
• Roman Lettering
Gothic Lettering

Lettering having all the alphabets or numerals of uniform


thickness is called Gothic Lettering.
• Vertical Gothic Lettering
• Italic or Inclined Gothic Lettering
Gothic Lettering

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.
Gothic Lettering

Single Stroke Vertical Gothic Lettering


Gothic Lettering

Single Stroke Inclined Gothic Lettering


These are single stroke letter inclined at 75° to the Horizontal
Gothic Lettering

Double Stroke Vertical Gothic Lettering


Vertical letter drawn by double Stroke of pencil with uniform thickness
between these strokes are called Double Stroke Vertical Gothic
Lettering.
Gothic Lettering

Double Stroke Vertical Gothic Lettering


Gothic Lettering

Double Stroke Inclined Gothic Lettering


Double stroke Gothic when inclined at an angle of 75° with respect to
horizontal
Gothic Lettering

Lower Case Vertical Single Stroke Gothic


Lettering
Lower case vertical gothic lettering is shown along with its sizes.
Gothic Lettering

Lower Case Vertical Double Stroke Gothic


Lettering
Lower case vertical double stroke gothic lettering has a uniform
thickness.
Gothic Lettering

Lower Case Inclined Stroke Gothic Lettering


Lower case inclined stroke Gothic lettering slanted 75° with the
horizontal.
Roman Lettering

These are letters with thick and


thin elements.
It may be vertical or inclined. It can
written with a chisel pointed pencil
or D-3 type Speed Ballpen
Freehand
Lettering
The writing without the use of drawing instrument and free hand is
called Freehand Lettering.
Guidelines in Lettering
Guideline for
Lettering
To attain uniformity in the construction of letters, one should have
guidelines to help the beginning learners. These lines are light lines for
engineering lettering.
• Horizontal Guidelines
• Inclined Guidelines
• Vertical Guidelines
Guideline for
Lettering
Proportions in Lettering
Proportions in
Lettering
There are no specific standards on the height and width of the letters
to be printed. Basic considerations ae the space, appearance and
readability of the letters. Therefore, the student should know how to
present the letters in such a way that the space allotted for them filled
up appropriately.
• Normal Letters
• Compressed Letters
• Extended Letters
Proportions in
Lettering
Normal Letters
It is used when the space where the letters will be printed is adequate.
These letters are neither too narrow nor too wide and have the same
height.

NORMAL LETTERS
BLESSINGS
Proportions in
Lettering
Compressed Letters
It is used when the space provided for them is narrow.

COMPRESSED LETTERS
BLESSINGS
Proportions in
Lettering
Extended Letters
It is used when the space for the letters are wide.
These kind of letters are wider than normal letters.

EXTENDED LETTERS
BLESSINGS
Technical Lettering
END OF LESSON 1
Exercise 1
Plate name:
Lettering - Pencil
Plate number:
Exercise # 1
Exercise 2
Plate name:
Lettering - Inking
Plate number:
Exercise # 2

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