Interior Design - Line Types

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Interior Design - Line Types

Line Types

    Lines are drawn to describe objects, hidden conditions, and important relationships between components and space. A line drawn on a surface has both direction and weight. The weight of a line

refers to its thickness and intensity; a line can also be continuous or dashed. The direction can be straight, curved, diagonal, or a combination of these. In drafting, continuous lines of various weights are used to represent objects and major elements such as structural walls and columns. Dotted lines are usually used to denote objects hidden from view. However, they can also be used to denote other things, such as a wheelchair turning radius or ceiling height changes on a floor plan. The following are the most commonly used line types. 

• Cutting lines: show major slices in a building or object.

• Object lines: show major outlines of building elements or objects.

• Hidden lines: indicate areas or objects not visible on the surface, or objects hidden behind others. They are also used to show objects above the cutting plane of a floor plan, such as wall cabinets, beams, arches, etc.

• Centerlines: locate the symmetrical center of objects such as windows, doors, beams, and walls.

• Dimension lines and extension lines: indicate the physical dimensions of objects. Dimensions are placed directly above the dimension line or inserted within it.

• Leaders: line extending from text and ending with an arrow, pointing to an object or place.

• Break lines: indicate where an object or area is not drawn in its entirety.

• Layout lines: are used in the preliminary blocking out of components and for lettering guidelines.

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