Engineering Lettering

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Engineering Lettering

• ANSI Standards (American National Standards
  Institute.)
• Single Stroke Gothic (no double lines)
• 1/8 in size
• UPPERCASE
• 0.7mm pencil lead (0.5 permissible)
• H, HB Lead Hardness

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Engineering Lettering

• Guidelines
• Define the upper and lower limits for the
  lettering. (Sometimes the middle line)
• Light lines
• Vertical or slanted guidelines can be used
• Ames Lettering Guide.

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Engineering Lettering

• Erasing Shield
• Used to protect adjacent lines that you dont
  want to erase

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Engineering Lettering

• Lettering Principles The Five Ss
• Size
• Slope
• Shape
• Spacing
• Speed