Drafting - Lettering, Equipment, Sketching

2. This is the path between two points, curved or straight.
3. This is a metal piece of equipment with two legs that is used to draw arcs and circles.
6. Softer pencil leads (like HB-6B) create _____ lines.
7. These are plastic "stencils" used to draw shapes quickly; you have two green ones in your drafting kit.
11. These are used to transfer dimensions from one drawing to another. It is a piece of equipment that resembles a compass, but instead of lead, has two metal points.
14. The most important reason for doing good freehand lettering is to make sure the information on the drawing can be easily __________.
16. The height of ___________ in mechanical lettering is 1/4".
17. Harder pencil leads (like 2H-9H) create ______ lines.
18. This is a single location in space.
19. This is considered the BEST medium for drafting.
20. This piece of equipment is used to draw irregular arcs and curves.
22. This piece of equipment is shaped like a "T" and is used to draw horizontal lines and support triangles for drawing vertical lines.

1. The most important characteristic of freehand lettering is _________________.
4. ANSI says that the _________ between words should be the size of a capital O.
5. The most commonly used freehand style of lettering on engineering drawings is vertical Single Stroke _________ style.
8. This is a plane that is created from lines (flat or curved).
9. A good technique to sketch a straight line is to focus on the ________ of the line.
10. Fractions should be separated with this kind of line, not a slanted one.
12. The purpose of a sketch is to quickly explain an _____.
13. This is used to protect the drawing when you erase by protecting the lines that are to be kept while erasing the unwanted lines.
15. There are two of these for drawing vertical and angled lines; the 30-60-90 and the 45-45-90.
18. This piece of equipment is used to measure angles.
21. The ________ of letters in mechanical lettering is 1/8".