Drafting Flashcards
The primary method of communication between designers and clients, architects and builders, engineers and production personnel and between advertisers and customers
DRAFTING
A drawing when used to show the material, dimension, and shape of a product.
Technical Drawing
Considered as the international language of industry.
Drawing
Graphic language with the use of a pencil, eraser and paper only.
Freehand Drawing
Graphic language with the aid of precision drawing instruments.
Mechanical Drawing
Method of representing the exact shape of an object into two or more views on planes generally at right angles to each other by extending perpendicular from the object to the plane.
Orthographic Projection
Fundamental part of a drawing
Lettering
All letters having strokes “accented” or made up of thick and thin elements
Roman
All letters composed of uniform width elements
Gothic
recommended by ANSI ( American National Standards Institute) as it easier to read and letter than other styles of lettering
Single Stroke Gothic
All styles of Old English Text whose elements are made with styles C or D Speedball pens
Text Letters
Space for lettering is adequate
Normal Letters
Letters wider than normal letters
Extended Letters
Letters that are narrower than nowmal. Used when space is limited
Compressed/Condensed Letters
Letters with very thin stems
Lightface