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INCLINED LETTERING [1 record]

Record 1 1998-08-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Design
CONT

Either inclined or vertical lettering is permissible, but only one style of lettering should be used throughout a drawing. The preferred slope for the inclined characters is 2 in 5, or approximately 68 ° with the horizontal.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dessin industriel
CONT

Écriture inclinée. Elle ne diffère de l'écriture droite que par l'inclinaison des verticales sur l'horizontale, à 75°.

Spanish

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