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This manual presents agreed standards by the BS Industrial Design department
of De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde School of Design and Arts, led by its
proponents, in application to technical drawing outputs academically required in
any of the courses.

By virtue of policy and manual practices, content may be reviewed and revised
after three school years of application.

CONTENTS
Standard Paper Sizes 3
Title Blocks
Drafting Courses 6
Thesis Students 7
Standard Line Types
Manual Drafting 8
Document Types 10
Design Parts Specifications 11
Assembled/Part Drawing 14
Exploded Drawing 15
Summary of Best Practices and Basic Rules 16

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STANDARD PAPER SIZES

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STANDARD PAPER SIZES

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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD
(in mm) (in inches)
• A4: 210 x 297 • A: 8.5” x 11”
• A3: 297 x 420 • B: 11” x 17”
• A2: 420 x 594 • C: 17” x 22”
• A1: 594 x 841 • D: 22” x 34”
• A0: 841 x 1189 • E: 34” x 44”

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 A2
Standard for Thesis
Students

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TITLE BLOCKS
- for Drafting Courses
Note: All around margin should be10 mm, except
the left side which should be 20 mm.

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TITLE BLOCKS
- for Thesis Students
Note: All around margin should be10 mm, except
the left side which should be 20 mm.

3rd Angle
Projection

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STANDARD LINE TYPES
- for Manual Drafting

Outer Visible Line

Inner Visible Line

Hidden Line

Center Line

Leader Line

Section Line

Cutting Plane

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STANDARD LINE TYPES
- for Manual Drafting

Dimension and
Extension Line
Arrowheads

Circle Line
Diameters and
Radius

Phantom Line
Phantom Line

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DOCUMENT TYPES
- required for Thesis Students
Design Parts Specification*
This document shows the design
specifications of each aesthetic part of
the your complete product. This could
be presented in isometric view of the
complete product, and exploded view to
show hidden parts or parts for assembly
to function (optional). Then labelled, and
described in matrix form.
Part Drawing*
This document shows details of each part of
your product. Complete dimensions, sections,
details and descriptions. This is mostly the
reference of machinists, fabricators and
mould/die makers.
Assembled or Relative Drawing*
This document shows the whole product
with parts combine in orthographic and
isometric view with minimal dimensions.
Exploded View or Assembly Drawing
(Optional)
This document shows details on how
each part should be assembled or inter-
connected. Each part should be drawn
in isometric and positioned alongside its
connected part. Then labelled, described
by part name and/or code in a matrix form.
This is optional for thesis students but
required for technical drawing lectures.
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DESIGN PARTS SPECIFICATIONS
Document Type

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DESIGN PARTS SPECIFICATIONS
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DESIGN PARTS SPECIFICATIONS
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ASSEMBLY/PART DRAWING
Document Type

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EXPLODED DRAWING
Document Type

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BEST PRACTICES/BASIC RULES
1. All Descriptions in UPPER CASE.
2. All dimensions in Decimals (e.g. 0.1, 1.0, 10.0, etc.).
3. All Orthographic Views must be shown (Front, Top, Left
Side, Right Side, Rear, and Bottom).
4. You can only omit one or 2 views if similar to one of the
required views, which are FRONT, TOP, and RIGHT SIDE.
5. Select a front view that best describes the part and
should best fit in your sheet.
6. Remove hidden lines unless absolutely necessary to
describe the shape of your object.
7. Consider datum and dimensioning scheme based on: give little value and add clutter to the object drawn.
(1) Feature Relationship, (2) Manufacturability and
Inspection (3) Reduced math for machinist
8. Do not duplicate dimensions, use reference dimensions
if necessary to duplicate.
9. Do not dimension to hidden lines.
10. Place dimensions between views if possible.
11. No dimensions on body parts, unless absolutely difficult
to indicate.
12. Place all dimensions for the same feature in one view if
possible.
13. Extension lines can cross Extension lines, but Dimension
lines should not cross Extension lines. And Dimension
lines should not cross Dimension lines.
14. Use center marks in view(s) only where feature is
dimensioned.
15. Use center lines and center marks in views only if
feature is being dimensioned or referenced, otherwise
omit.
16. When multiples of the same feature exists in a view,
dimension only one of the feature and label the
dimension as “Dimension X Number”. Meaning that the
dimension exists in that view the Number of times (e.g.
0.25 X 4, implies that in a view exists 4 like dimensions
for the dimensioned feature).
17. Minimize use of center lines between holes etc, they
18. Use staggered dimensioning
19. Dimension smallest first inside, outer going larger.
20. Maximum of 3 layers of dimensioning, especially in
between views.
21. Keep dimensioning in directional, rather than uni-
directional or mix.
22. Use Metric unit of measure. If necessary to use English
(for furniture & handicrafts), indicate it beside the
metric dimension in open/close parenthesis.
23. In scaling, scale only drawings, not actual
measurements.
24. Radius and Diameter Extension Lines should always
point towards the center.
25. All Details, Sections, and Isometric Views of one part
should be inside one sheet of drawing. Do not separate.
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