A drawing is made up of different lines.

Each line
represents something. A surface, hidden surface,
an extension of a surface, a center of a hole, or a
line with dimensions on it. In order to make the
drawing easier to read and understand, each kind
of line is drawn with a different line weight.
Read and understand the following.
ALPHABET OF LINES
Visible line – a thick line that represents the
visible edges or outline of the object; also known
as the object line
Hidden line – a medium thick line composed of
short dashes about 2-3 millimeters long with
space between dashes about 1-2 millimeters
wide; it represents the surface or edges that
cannot be seen
Center line – a thin line consisting of two long
dashes and short dash drawn alternately with a
gap of at least 2 millimeters in between; it
represents the axis or center of symmetrical
shapes like a ball, washer, rectangular block,
cube

Section line – a thin lines to show the surface

that has been cut; they are spaced evenly at 45
degrees with the horizontal to make shaded
effect

Extension line – a thin line that extends from the

object in order to show dimension limits

Dimension line – a thin line with an arrowhead

in one end used to indicate the
measurements of the object
Long-break line – a medium thick line consisting
of broken and straight lines drawn alternately.
This is also known as the limiting line. This limits
the length of an elongated object without
changing the size of its view.

Short-break line – thick line drawn in freehand

to show details that a part has been cut off or
broken out.

Leader line – a short inclined thin line with an

arrowhead at the end and short horizontal line on
the other end.

Phantom line – a thin line that shows position(s)

of part of an object that moves drawn by two
short dashes and one long dash.
Cutting-plane line –thick lines used to indicate
an imaginary cut through an object along the line.
Made up of two long dashes broken in one end
with an arrowhead and two short dashes drawn
in between the long dashes.
 ACTIVITY SHEET

Directions: Sketch the line being referred to in the Table below. Draw your answer on the
opposite box of your paper