Kabul university
Engineering faculty
Architecture department
Design Drawing I
LETTERING
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Text on Drawings
Text on engineering drawing is used :
To communicate non-graphic information.
As a substitute for graphic information, in those instance
where text can communicate the needed information
more clearly and quickly.
Thus, it must be written with
Legibility - shape
- space between letters and words
Uniformity - size
- line thickness
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Example Placement of the text on drawing-Standard
Dimension & Notes
Notes Title Block
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Lettering Standard
ANSI Standard This course
Use a Gothic text style, Use only a vertical Gothic
either inclined or vertical. text style.
Use all capital letters. Use both capital and
lower-case letters.
Use 3 mm for most Same. For letters in title
text height. block it is recommend to use
5~8 mm text height
Space between lines N/A.
of text is at least 1/3 Follows ANSI rule.
of text height.
Basic Strokes
Straight Slanted Horizontal Curved
Examples : Application of basic stroke
4 5
“I” letter 1 “A” letter 1 2 “B” letter 1
3 6
3
2
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Upper-case letters & Numerals
Straight line
letters
Curved line
letters
Curved line
letters &
Numerals
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Lower-case letters
The text’ s body height is about 2/3 the height of a capital
letter.
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Word Composition
Look at the same word having different spacing between letters.
A) Non-uniform spacing
JIRAPONG
B) Uniform spacing
J IR A P O N G
Which one is easier to read ?
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Word Composition
Spacing
JIRAPONG
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Contour |||| | )( )| |(
General conclusions are:
Space between the letters depends on the contour of
the letters at an adjacent side.
Good spacing creates approximately equal background
area between letters.
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Space between Letters
1. Straight - Straight 3. Straight - Slant
2. Straight - Curve 4. Curve - Curve
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Space between Letters
5. Curve - Slant 6. Slant - Slant
7. The letter “L” and “T”
≡
slant slant
≡
slant
straight
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Example : Good and Poor Lettering
GOOD
Not uniform in style.
Not uniform in height.
Not uniformly vertical or inclined.
Not uniform in thickness of stroke.
Area between letters not uniform.
Area between words not uniform.
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A B C
D E F
G H I
J K L
M N O
P Q R
S T U
V W X
Y Z
0 1 2
3 4 5
6 7 8
9
a b c d
e f g i
j k l m
n o p q
r s t u
v w x y
z h
Sentence Composition
Leave the space between words equal to the space
requires for writing a letter “O”.
Example
ALLODIMENSIONSOAREOIN
MILLIMETERSOUNLESS
OTHERWISEOSPECIFIED.
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Thanks from your attention!
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