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  2. Lettering guide - Wikipedia

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    2.5 to 7 millimetres (0.1 to 0.3 in) lettering guides for technical drawings Lettering pens for lettering guide template. A lettering guide template is a special type of template used to write uniform characters. It consists of a sheet of plastic or other material with cut-outs of letters, numbers, and other shapes used especially for creating ...

  3. Technical drawing tool - Wikipedia

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    Rulers used in technical drawing are usually made of polystyrene. It is used for drawing lines and connecting points. Rulers come in two types according to the design of their edge. A ruler with a straight edge can be used with lead pencils and felt pens, whereas when a technical pen is used the edge must be grooved to prevent the spread of the ...

  4. LibreOffice Draw - Wikipedia

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    The Draw app has many important features where one can create flowcharts, technical drawings, brochures, posters, customized photos, photo galleries and albums. [8] Also, it includes features such as the spellchecker, autocorrect, thesaurus, hyphenation mode and color replacing. A gallery of shapes and drawings for options is also available.

  5. Drafting machine - Wikipedia

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    A drafting machine is a tool used in technical drawing, consisting of a pair of scales mounted to form a right angle on an articulated protractor head that allows an angular rotation. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The protractor head (two scales and protractor mechanism) is able to move freely across the surface of the drawing board , sliding on two guides ...

  6. Ruling pen - Wikipedia

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    Cartographer's ruling pen. A ruling pen is a drawing instrument for drawing with ink or with other drawing fluids. Originally used for technical drawings in engineering and cartography together with straight rulers and French curves, it is today used for specific uses, such as picture framing or calligraphy.

  7. Technical pen - Wikipedia

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    Text (produced by an ISO stencil template for use with the technical pens) of 5 mm in height has a stroke or line thickness of 0.5 mm, and so requires a brown-nibbed 0.5 mm pen. If this text were used in an ISO-sized document (e.g. A0), and the document were reproduced at half its original height (A2), the text would be rendered 2.5 mm high ...

  8. Parallel rulers - Wikipedia

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    Parallel rule in plastic with aluminum arms lying on a cutting mat. Parallel rulers are a drafting instrument used by navigators to draw parallel lines on charts. The tool consists of two straight edges joined by two arms which allow them to move closer or further away while always remaining parallel to each other.

  9. Rolling ruler - Wikipedia

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    A rolling ruler is a ruler that contains a cylinder much like a rolling pin inside, thereby enabling it to "roll" along a sheet of paper or other surface where it is being used. A rolling ruler can draw straight, parallel lines, and also has other instruments included, enabling it to do the jobs of a protractor and compass .