NAME OF LINES DEFINITION/PURPOSES

OBJECT LINES •Lines that are very light and very thin use to construct layout work.

HIDDEN LINES •Light, narrow, short dashed lines. Shows the outline of a feature that can
not be seen in particular view.

• Used to help clarify a feature, but can be omitted if they clutter a

drawing.

CENTER LINES •Thin line consisting of long and short dashes. Shows the center of holes,
slots, path of rotation and symmetrical objects.

LONG BREAK LINES •Long, thin lines. Used to show that the middle section of an object has
been removed so it can be drawn in a smaller piece of paper.

SHORT BREAK LINES •Thick wavy line. Used to break the edge or surface of a part for clarity of a
hidden surface.

PHANTOM LINES •Thin lines made up of long dashes alternating with pairs of short dashes.

•To show the alternate position of moving parts , relationship of parts that
fit together and to show the repeated detail.

STITCH LINES •A straight or a curved line in a continuous traced of dots or dashes.

BORDER LINES •Thin line usually drawn at a 45° angle.

•Indicates the material that has been cut through sectional view.

EXTENSION LINES •A light line that extends from the edge or end of a main object line on a
drawing

•Used in a conjunction with a dimension lines to help determine the

dimension of a particular frame.

DIMENSION LINES •Thin and dark lines used to show the size (span) of an object with a
numeric value. Usually terminates with arrowheads or tick markings.

LEADER LINES •A thin line used to connect a dimension line with a particular area or point
on the drawing. It is also use to show notes or labels.

CHAIN LINE •A series of thick lines consisting of long and short dashes.

ALPHABET OF LINES