Architectural

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02 Alphabet of Lines
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Drawing Vocabulary
• Alphabet of Lines

•Lines in technical drawings are part of a specialized

graphic language that is standardized throughout
industry.
• Line weight is the thickness of the line.
• Construction lines and guide lines are very light,
easily erased lines used to block in the main layout.
• Visible lines are the edges or "outlines" of an object.
They are drawn as solid lines with a thick/heavy
weight.
• All other lines contrast with the visible lines by having
either a thinner weight
• and/or a combination of dashes.
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•Alphabet of Lines

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•Alphabet of Lines

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•Alphabet of Lines

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 • Measurement Systems
•U.S. Customary Units
•Metric System

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 • Measurement Systems

•Convert inches to meters using the

general formula: Inches x 0.0254 =
Meters.
•Convert to meters to inches use
formula:
Meters divided by 39.37 = inches.
•Convert to feet to meters use formula:
Feet x .3048 = Meters.
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