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The line conventions recommended by the

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

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•Dark, heavy lines.

•Show the outline and shape of an object.
•Define features you can see in a particular
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Example:

•Light, narrow, short, dashed lines.

•Shows the outline of a feature that can not
be seen in a particular view.
•Used to help clarify a feature, but can be
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Section
Example Line

•Thin line usually drawn at a 45 degree angle.

•Indicates the material that has been cut
through in a sectional view.
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•Thin line consisting of long and short dashes.

•Shows the center of holes, slots, paths of
rotation, and symmetrical objects.
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Example

•Dark, heavy lines.

• Show the length, width, and height of the
features of an object.
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• Terminated with arrowheads at the end.
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Example

•Thick broken line that is terminated

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with short 90 degree arrowheads.
•Shows where a part is mentally cut in
half to better see the interior detail.
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Example

•Thick wavy line.

•Used to break the edge or surface of a part
for clarity of a hidden surface.
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Example

•Long, thin lines.

•Used to show that the middle section of
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drawn on a smaller piece of paper.
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Phantom Lines

Example

Thin lines made up of long dashes alternating with pairs

of short dashes.
Three purposes in drawings.
1. To show the alternate position of
moving parts.
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that fit together.
3. To show repeated detail.
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Examples

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