TYPES OF LINES – ENGINEERING DRAWING

TYPES OF LINES 

 DESCRIPTION OF LINE

APPLICATION

1. Continous thick

visible out lines and Edges.

2. continous thin ( stright or  curve )

Imaginary lines, Dimension lines, Projection lines, Leader lines, Hatching, short centre lines.

3.continous thin (Free hand )

Limits of Partial or interrupted views and sections

4. Continous thin zigzag

Long break lines

5. Dashed thick

Hidden outlines and edges

6. Dashed thin

Hidden outlines and edges

7. Chain thin

Centre line, Trajectories

8. Chain Thin, thick at Ends and changes of directions

cutting planes

9. chain thick

Indication of lines or Surface

10. Chain thin double dashed

Outlines of adjacent part positions.                   Illustration : Alternative and extreme of movable parts centroidal lines initial outlines prior to Forming Parts situated in front

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