Question

A thickest line will be drawn by which type of pencil in engineering graphics and drawing ?

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Answer 1

Answer:

HB pencil

The HB pencil is a soft grade used for drawing thick lines, borderlines, lettering and arrowheads.

Following are the different types of lines used in engineering drawing:

A type – Continuos Thick.

B type – Continuous THIN.

C type – Continuous THIN Freehand.

D type – Continuous THIN Zig-Zag.

E type – Dashes THICK.

F type – Dashes THIN.

G type – Chain Thin.

H type – Chain THIN and THICK.

Which pencil is used for continuous thick line?

The proportions between them are 1:2:4 • As a general rule, harder grade pencils are preferred for THIN lines & softer grades for THICK lines. H pencil for THICK & MEDIUM lines. 2H for THIN lines.