LESSON 3
LETTERING
Now students in this lecture we will study that feature of
engineering drawing, which is used most frequently used in
drawing.
Lettering
Writing of titles, sub titles, dimensions, scale and other details
on a drawing is called lettering. It is an important feature of
engineering drawing. The ability to letter freehand with speed,
neatness, and beauty of form, uniformity and legibility is a skill
very much desired by all engineers. The main requirements of
lettering, namely, types and sizes of letters and technique are
specified in IS: 9609-1983, adopted from ISO: 3098/1-1974(E)
Single stroke letters-single stroke means that the width of the
straight or curved lines that form the lettering is equal to that of
the stroke of a pen or pencil. These are the simplest form of
letters generally used in engineering drawings. Generally the
word single stroke means that the letter should be made
without lifting the pencil.
Gothic (thick) letters are used for ink-drawings.
Types of lettering:
i. Vertical lettersa. Capital (upper case) letters