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The document outlines the principles of lettering in engineering drawings, emphasizing the importance of legibility, uniformity, and speed in execution. It provides guidelines on letter sizes, spacing, and the procedure for effective lettering, including the use of guide lines and specific pencil types. Additionally, it includes a table of specifications for capital and lowercase letter heights and line thicknesses.

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Lettering

The document outlines the principles of lettering in engineering drawings, emphasizing the importance of legibility, uniformity, and speed in execution. It provides guidelines on letter sizes, spacing, and the procedure for effective lettering, including the use of guide lines and specific pencil types. Additionally, it includes a table of specifications for capital and lowercase letter heights and line thicknesses.

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Institute of Engineering & Technology

Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University Ayodhya

Sheet No. -2
LETTERING
Lettering is defined as writing of titles, sub-titles, dimensions, etc., on a drawing.

Importance of Lettering:

To undertake production work of an engineering component as per the drawing, the size and other
details are indicated on the drawing. This is done in the form of notes and dimensions. Main Features
of Lettering are legibility, uniformity and rapidity of execution. Use of drawing instruments for
lettering consumes more time. Lettering should be done freehand with speed. Practice accompanied
by continuous efforts would improve the lettering skill and style. Poor lettering mars the appearance
of an otherwise good drawing.

Size of Letters:

Size of Letters is measured by the height h of the CAPITAL letters as well as numerals.
Standard heights for CAPITAL letters and numerals recommended by BIS are given below:
1.8, 2.5, 3.5, 5, 6, 10, 14 and 20 mm

Note: Size of the letters may be selected based upon the size of drawing.

Guide Lines:

In order to obtain correct and uniform height of letters and numerals, guide lines are drawn, using 2H
pencil with light pressure. HB grade conical end pencil is used for lettering.
The following are some of the guide lines for lettering
O Drawing numbers, title block and letters denoting cutting planes, sections are written in
10 mm size.
o Drawing title is written in 7 mm size.
o Hatching, sub-titles, materials, dimensions, notes, etc., are written in 3.5 mm size.
o Space between lines = 3/4 h
o Space between words may be equal to the width of alphabet M or 3/5 h.

Procedure for Lettering

1. Thin horizontal guide lines are drawn first at a distance 'h'apart.


2. Lettering Technique: Horizontal lines of the letters are drawn from left to right. Vertical,
Inclined and curved lines are drawn from top to bottom.
3. After lettering has been completed, the guidelines are not erased.

Specifications Value Size


Capital Letter Height h 2.5 3.5 5 7 10 14 20
Lowercase Letter Height a =(5/7) h 2.5 3.5 7 10 14
Thickness of Lines b (1/14)h 0.18 0.25 0.35 0.5 0.7 1 1.4
Spacing between Characters c= (1/7) h 0.35 0.5 0.7 1.4 2 2.8
Min.Spacing between words
Min.
d= (3/7) h 1.05 1.5 2.1 3 4.2 6 8.4
Spacing between Base
e= (10/7) h3.5 5 7 10 14 20 28
Lines
Table.1.4

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Below is a guide to lettering upper-case in the
traditional sans-serif (without serifs) style. The
letters are laid out on an eight unit tall grid; notice
that the width of the letters varies. Also note that
while many letters have elements that align with the
middle line, some do not.

ABCDE
FGHIJK
LMNOP
IEN V

QRSTU
VWXYZ
Carefuly note the shape of each letter. Ihey may be different from
what you are used to writing.

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