Technical Lettering
INTRODUCTION
Technical Lettering is a barren piece of engineering drawing. It gives 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
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 viz. Gothic Lettering and Roman Lettering.
Classification Of Lettering
The lettering, in general, is classified in two categories :-
1. Gothic Lettering.
2. Roman Lettering.
Gothic Lettering
Lettering having all the alphabets or numerals of uniform thickness is
called Gothic Lettering.
1. Vertical Gothic Lettering
2. Italic or Inclined 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 [Link] Stroke means that the letter is
written with one or more stems or curves and each made with single stroke.
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Single Stroke Vertical Gothic Lettering
Single Stroke Inclined Gothic Lettering
These are single stroke letter inclined at 75' to the Horizontal.
Single Stroke Inclined 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.
Double Stroke Vertical Gothic Lettering
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Double Stroke Vertical Gothic Lettering
Double Stroke Inclined Gothic Lettering
Double stroke gothic when inclined at an angle of 75' is called Double Stroke
Inclined Gothic Lettering.
Double Stroke Inclined Gothic Lettering
Lower Case Vertical Single Stroke Gothic Lettering
Lower case vertical gothic lettering is shown along with its sizes. Which is
quite self explanatory.
Lower Case Vertical Single Stroke Gothic Lettering
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Lower Case Vertical Double Stroke Gothic Lettering
It is shown along with its size which is quite self explanatory.
Lower Case Vertical Double Stroke Gothic Lettering
Lower Case Inclined Single Stroke Gothic Lettering
It is shown with its sizes which is self explanatory.
Lower Case Inclined Single Stroke Gothic Lettering
Roman Lettering
The lettering in which all the letters are formed by thick and thin elements is
called Roman Lettering.
It may be vertical or inclined or inclined. It can be written with a chisel pointed
Pencil or D-3 type Speed Ball Pen.
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Roman Lettering
Free Hand Lettering
The writing of alphabets without the use of drawing instruments and in free
hand is called Free Hand Lettering.
It may be vertical or Inclined Gothic Lettering.
Free Hand Lettering
Free Hand Lettering
Mechanical Lettering
In Mechanical Lettering, standard uniform characters that are executed with a
special pen held in a scribe and guided by a template. Mechanical lettering
does not normally require the use of lettering guidelines. You will use
mechanical lettering principally for title blocks and notes on drawings,
marginal data for special maps, briefing charts, display charts, graphs, titles
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on photographs, signs, and any other time that clear, legible, standardized
lettering is required. One of the most popular types of mechanical lettering
sets is the LEROY lettering set.
The Mechanical Lettering is some times done using special type of device
called a Panto-graph.
A PANTO-GRAPH is basically a device consisting of four links which are
pinned to each other in a parallelogram fashion. The links can move about the
hinge. The lowermost link of the parallelogram is fixed to two rigid supports.
One vertical link at one end is connected to a profile tracer which traces the
profile of the letter to be drawn and the second vertical link and the other
horizontal link are jointly connected to a pencil that draws the exact shape of
the profile traced.
Height Of Lettering
The height "h" of the capital letter is taken as the base of dimension.
The main requirement of lettering on engineering drawing are legibility,
uniformity, ease and rapidity in execution.
Both upright and inclined letter are suitable for general use. All letters should
be capital, except where lower case letters are accepted internationally for
abbreviations.
The recommended size of lettering is as under :-
ITEM SIZE h, mm
Drawing number in Title Block and letters denoting Cutting 10, 12
Plane Section
Title of Drawing 6, 8
Sub-titles and Headings 3, 4, 5, 6,
Notes, such as Legends, Schedules, Material list, 3, 4, 5
Dimension
Alteration, Entries and Tolerances 2, 3
Guide Lines
The light thin lines drawn to obtain uniform and correct height of letters are
called Guide Lines.
Guide line should be drawn very light and thin, so that, they need not be
erased after the lettering is finished. To erase guide lines after finishing the
lettering is not easily possible. Guide line for capital and lower case lettering.
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Guide Lines
Guide Lines
How To Draw Graph For Lettering
The letters are drawn in a graph. Before drawing the alphabets or numerals of
7:4, 5:4 or any other ratio, a graph is needed.
First of all take the height of the lettering and draw two parallel horizontal
lines.
Draw Graph For Lettering
Draw an inclined line at A and mark, 7 or 5 or as required number of vertical
squares or rhomboid, parts of any suitable size. Join B1 with B.
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Draw Graph For Lettering
Draw parallel line to B1B from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 meeting the line AB at A1, A2,
A3, A4, A5 and A6.
Draw Graph For Lettering
From A1, A2, A3, A4, A5 and A6 draw horizontal line.
Draw Graph For Lettering
From point B draw line at 45' to the horizontal.
Draw Graph For Lettering
Draw the vertical line for making lines for making squares and inclined line
at an angle of 75' for making graph for inclined letters.
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Vertical Letters
Inclined Letters
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