ME 1214 : Engineering Drawing - I
Lines & Dimensions
Md. Shaumik Rahman Ayon
Lecturer
Department of Mechanical & Production Engineering
Ahsanullah University of Science & Technology
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Different Types of Lines
Object line Line
Object 100% Thickness
Hidden line Line
Hidden 50% Thickness
Center lineLine
Center 50% Thickness
Cutting plane
Cutting line Line 125% Thickness
Plane
Dimensioning
• It is the method of defining the geometric characteristics of the drawn object
such as, lengths, diameters, angles, locations etc. using different lines and
notations.
• Engineering drawing without dimensioning is meaningless.
Dimensioning
Dimensioning is done basically by using-
a) Arrowhead
b) Extension line
c) Dimension line
d) Leader
Arrowhead
• Usually drawn freehand.
• The approximate length of the arrowhead may be 3 mm.
• The approximate ratio of the length to width of the arrowhead is 3:1.
Extension Line (25% Thickness)
a) A gap of 1 mm has to be kept in between the
extension line and the visible line.
b) An extension line should extend about 3 mm from
the outermost dimension line.
c) Extension lines may cross each other without a
break.
d) Centerlines may be used as extension lines.
e) Extension lines are usually drawn perpendicular
to dimension lines.
Dimension Line (25% Thickness)
a) Dimension line should be approximately 10 mm away
from the visible line.
b) The spacing between the consecutive parallel
dimension lines may also be considered as 10 mm.
c) Dimension lines should usually be placed outside the
view unless it becomes necessary.
d) When the space in between the extension lines is too
small to insert dimension line completed with
arrowhead, it may be provided outside the extension
line.
Dimensions Line (25% Thickness)
• Dimension lines should not cross each other.
Staggered vs In-Line Dimensioning
Staggered Dimensioning In-Line Dimensioning
Leader
a) Should always be inclined at an angle of 600 preferably
and 450 occasionally with a 3 mm horizontal bar.
b) Is either terminated by an arrowhead on a line or a small
dot.
c) Should not cross each other.
d) To denote a circle or an arc the leader should be so drawn,
if it is imagined to extend it must pass through the
center of the circle or the arc.
e) All notes and dimensions in a leader have to be provided in
the horizontal direction.
Dimensioning of Angles
Dimensioning of Circular Features
Fig: Dimensioning in single diameter
R20
Fig: Dimensioning in radius
Dimensioning of Cylindrical Holes
• When there is a group of holes dimensioning one of them is sufficient provided they are the
same.
Direction of Dimensions
Unidirectional Aligned
Avoiding Redundancy
Example
*All the dimensions are given in mm
Example
*All the dimensions are given in mm
Thank you!
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