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    Mapua University

    School of EECE

    ASSIGNMENT #1
    ENGINEERING LETTERING

    ELDRIN JAE T. IBE


    EE-1

    Christy D. Mendoza
    -Professor-
    1. History and Importance of Engineering Lettering

    Lettering is an important part of engineering drawing. It gives information regarding size, and

    instructions, in the form of notes and dimension. On a drawing, whole of the written information is always

    in the form of lettering. It is not hand written. Also, it may be added here, that Lettering is appropriate

    and correct words but not printing. Lettering is a fundamental component in both conventional drawing

    and CAD drawing. Realistic correspondence is frequently insufficient to totally depict an object. Lettered text

    is important to give definite specifications and about the drawn item. Furthermore, there are various formal

    rules that apply to the placement of lettering and to undertake production work of an engineering

    components as per the drawing, the size and other details are indicated on the drawing. This is done in

    the font of notes and dimensions.

    Individuals with talent, wisdom, vision, and innovative ideas have influenced the history of

    engineering drawing. Major changes in agriculture, manufacturing, mining, and transport also greatly

    influenced the evolution of engineering drawing and had an overpowering effect on socioeconomic and

    cultural conditions between the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Recently and more rapidly,

    computers have become a driving force in the way people create engineering drawings. (Madsen,

    20160217)

    2. Proportion of letters

    Size of Letters is measured by the height h of the CAPITAL letters as well as numerals.

    Standard heights for CAPITAL letters and numerals recommended by BIS are given below: 1.8, 2.5,

    3.5, 5, 6, 10, 14 and 20 mm.


    Recommended Size (height h) of Letters I Numerals
    Main Title 5 mm, 7 mm, 10 mm
    Sub-Titles 3.5 mm, 5 mm
    Drawing number in Title Block and letters denoting Cutting Plane Section 10mm, 12mm
    Alteration, Enteries and Tolerances 2mm, 3mm
    Dimensions, Notes, etc. 2.5 mm, 3.5 mm, 5 mm

    3. Guidelines

    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.

    4. Styles of letters

    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 Letters gothic lettering. The word single-stroke should not be taken to mean that the

    lettering should be made in one stroke without lifting the pencil. It means that the thickness of the letter

    should be uniform as if it is obtained in one stroke of the pencil.


    These are vertical letter having thickness of each line of alphabet or numerals etc. Same as the

    single stroke of a pencil. Since Stroke means that the letter is written with one or more stems or curves and

    each made with single stroke.

    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 Inclined Gothic Lettering- Double stroke gothic when inclined at an angle of 75' is

    called Double Stroke Inclined Gothic Lettering.


    Lower Case Vertical Single Stroke Gothic Lettering-Lower case vertical gothic lettering is shown along with

    its sizes.

    Lower Case Vertical Double Stroke Gothic Lettering

    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.
    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.

    Mechanical Lettering

    In Mechanical Lettering, standard uniform characters that are executed with a special pen held in

    a scriber 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 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 sometimes done using special type of

    device called a Pantograph.

    A PANTOGRAPH 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.


    5. Elements of letters

    STEM-

    6. Methods of Construction

    a) Freehand lettering is done without the assistance of tools. To regulate lettering height, commonly

    3 mm (1⁄8-in), guidelines are drawn.

    b) Mechanical lettering is done using tools such as lettering guides, templates, or using a small

    mechanical pantograph referred to by the Keuffel and Esser trademark "Leroy"

    c) Modern drawings are lettered with computer-aided design software.


    Bibliography

    Websources:

    https://edengdrawing.blogspot.com/2013/02/technical-lettering.html

    https://www.bartleby.com/essay/Engineering-Lettering-PKXCRJDK86VS

    http://dl.icdst.org/pdfs/files1/2ebf86ac14d0b113b55d92e58f502321.pdf

    Books:

    Madsen, D. A., Madsen, D. P. (20160217). Engineering Drawing and Design, 6th Edition

    [VitalSource Bookshelf version]. Retrieved from vbk://9781305887923

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