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CMCE 1110 – CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS I

Instructor: Prof. Anderson

Drawing #1: Titleblock and Lettering Assignment Due Date:

Part 1: DRAFTING SHEET SET-UP

Step 1: Take Drafting Vellum and measure a sheet 18” high x 24” wide – Then cut sheet away from roll of paper to create individual sheet Step 2: Draw borders (see page 2) – The borders will be indented and heavily bolded. Indents:

Left Border: 1” Right Border: ½” Top Border: ½” Bottom Border: ½”

Step 3 Draw Title Block (see page 3) Draw a rectangle measuring: 7 3/8” (w) x 2 ½” (h) in the lower right corner Divide titleblock into rows and columns as specified on page 3 Letter necessary information into Title Block which will include:

School Name Assignment # Class ID Scale Date Student Name Assignment Name

Draw all borders and title blocks lightly first, then go back and bolden after double checking measurements.

Note: When drawing, always work left to right and top to bottom unless otherwise specified.

Proceed to 'Lettering' instructions below.

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Part 2: LETTERING

Once the drafting sheet is properly formatted as per Part 1: Step 1: Construct the following in the Single Stroke Gothic Style for 8 lines, following construction guidelines given in class:

“ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ1234567890ABC (continue)” Step 2: Construct a list of paragraphs below these 8 previous lines of text. These

paragraphs and text are specified in the handouts. Note: Please refer to all handouts for text size, letter size, letter spacing, line spacing and proper formatting/title block specification.

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GOOD LETTERING DEPENDS UPON THE PRINCIPLE OF UNIFORMITY. THIS INVOLVES CONSIDERATION OF SIX FUNDAMENTALS, NAMELY: WEIGHT, SHAPE, STYLE, SLOPE, SIZE, AND SPACING.

A. UNIFORMITY OF WEIGHT REQUIRES THAT ALL STROKES IN ANY COMPOSITION HAVE THE SAME THICKNESS. IN PENCIL WORK, FREQUENT SHARPENING OF A SOFT PENCIL (H OR 2H) IS REQUIRED.

B. UNIFORMITY OF SHAPE REQUIRES THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF THE CORRECT LETTER SHAPES SO THAT THEY ARE ALWAYS MADE IN THE SAME WAY.

C. UNIFORMITY OF STYLE PREVENTS INDISCRIMINATE MIXING OF GOTHIC AND ROMAN LETTERS OR THE MIXING OF CAPITALS AND LOWER-CASE LETTERS.

D. UNIFORMITY OF SLOPE MEANS THAT THE STEMS AND AXES OF ALL LETTERS SHALL BE PARALLEL. THIS CAN BE ATTAINED ONLY THROUGH THOUGHTFUL PRACTICE AND THE USE OF SLOPE LINES FOR THE BEGINNER.

E. UNIFORMITY OF SIZE MAY BE ATTAINED BY USING GUIDE LINES AND MAKING SURE THAT THE LETTERS ACTUALLY TOUCH BOTH UPPER AND LOWER GUIDE LINES BUT DO NOT CROSS OVER THEM. THE WIDTH OF LETTERS LIKEWISE MUST BE UNIFORM.

F. UNIFORMITY OF SPACING REQUIRES THAT THE WHITE AREAS BETWEEN LETTERS APPEAR EQUAL AND RELATIVELY SMALL AS COMPARED WITH THE SIZE OF THE LETTER. THE WHITE AREAS BETWEEEN WORDS MUST ALSO BE EQUAL.

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