Alphabet of Lines

The line conventions recommended by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
are used in the following figures, together with
illustrations showing its application.

Dark, heavy lines.

Light, the
Show narrow, short,
outline anddashed
shape of line
a
Shows the outline of a feature th
object.
not be features
Define seen in ayou
particular
can seeview.
in a
Used to help
particular clarify a feature, bu
view.
be omitted if they clutter a drawi

Thin line consisting of long and sho

dashes.
of rotation, and symmetrical object

Dark, heavy lines.

Show the length, width, and hei
features of an object.
Thick broken line that is ter
Terminated with arrowheads at
with short 90 degree arrow
Shows where a part is men
half to better see the interio