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traits d’axe épais

English translation: thick chain lines

08:14 May 26, 2023
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Automation & Robotics / Paint spray system
French term or phrase: traits d’axe épais
Context:
Sur les figures 2 et 3, des traits continus épais sont utilisés pour représenter des conduites de circulation de produit de revêtement, des traits pointillés épais sont utilisés pour représenter des conduites de circulation de solvant ou de produit de nettoyage, des traits continus fins sont utilisés pour représenter des conduites de circulation d’air et des traits d’axe épais sont utilisés pour représenter des conducteurs électriques de circulation de signaux électriques.

Back to editing and this has been translated as "thick axis lines", which doesn`t mean anything to me.
Is dash-dotted line used in this context?
TIA Chris.
Bashiqa
France
Local time: 01:44
English translation:thick chain lines
Explanation:
Alternative answer requested by Bashiqa, the Asker.

The above seems to be the technical term, see

https://www.educationalstuffs.in/engineering-drawing-lines/

Page down to sections G, H and J. If there is any doubt as to whether there might be something else going on in the text, see the columns on the right for "General Applications".

(I wouldn't usually trust a page headed "EDUCATIONAL STUFFS", but this is a very accessible, competent and unpompous introduction to the basics .)


A non-technical alternative is to use the more straightforward "longer dashes alternating with shorter dashes", which arises from Tony's suggestion.


If it's of any interest or pertinence, I did three years of Mechanical Drawing in school and loved it, but lost interest in the fourth year when it turned into Tech Drawing...I suppose I've got the character of a generalist.
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Conor McAuley
France
Local time: 01:44
Grading comment
This will suit just fine.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +2thick axis lines
Conor McAuley
4 +1thick centre-lines
Tony M
4 +1thick chain lines
Conor McAuley
3 -1Thick dashed line
Yassine El Bouknify


Discussion entries: 13





  

Answers


28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Thick dashed line


Explanation:
Thick or Thin Dashed Line

The Dashed Line is used to indicate hidden details like hidden outlines and hidden edges. The dashed line may be either thick or thin, but only one type (thick or thin) should be used on a single drawing or set of drawings.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https:/...

Yassine El Bouknify
Morocco
Local time: 00:44
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: The 'centre-line' described is slightly more complex than a simpld 'dashed line', and as it is being used here to identify a specific set of lines, I think precision is important.
2 hrs
  -> You're right, Tony. Thanks for your clarification
disagree  Daryo: I'm afraid not. That's not the convention for drawing lines representing an "axis", as confirmed by the explanation that is about a wrong kind of lines (wrong for this ST)
10 hrs
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
thick axis lines


Explanation:
Seems to relate to Autocad.

A search for "axis lines" + autocad gets plenty of hits.


Explanation in French below.

See the third section on the page. The term is also usefully referred to in the first two sections.

Visit the page to see handy illustrations. A word other from "axis" may come to you. What came to me was "midway line" or "midpoint line".

"Traits d'axe
Vous pouvez créer un trait d'axe associatif en sélectionnant deux segments de ligne.

Un trait d'axe est créé entre le milieu apparent du point de départ et de l'extrémité des deux lignes sélectionnées. Lors de la sélection de lignes non parallèles, le trait d'axe est tracé entre le point d'intersection imaginaire et les extrémités des lignes sélectionnées.

Le trait d'axe coupe en deux les angles des deux lignes sécantes. Dans cet exemple, l'emplacement de points de sélection définit la direction de la ligne d'axe."


The terms "symmetry line", "symmetrical line" or "line of symmetry" might also be considered, see:

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q="line of symmetry" autocad...

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Note added at 36 mins (2023-05-26 08:50:03 GMT)
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Slight correction: "axis line" (singular) + autocad gets loads of hits, the plural gets significantly less.

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Note added at 41 mins (2023-05-26 08:55:08 GMT)
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The link I meant to post above, re "explanation in French":

https://help.autodesk.com/view/ACDMAC/2024/FRA/?guid=GUID-C0...

Conor McAuley
France
Local time: 01:44
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M
1 hr
  -> Thanks very much Tony! / You should post "centre line" though. I was getting there with "midway line" and so on ("Ryanair airport accuracy", for anybody who gets that joke...Beauvais-Paris and so on), but you nailed the precise term required.
agree  Daryo: yes, BUT the conventions used in technical drawings predate AUTOCAD by at least a century ...
10 hrs
  -> Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...sorry, I fell asleep reading your Discussion lecture...I mean entry. What's that you said about Autocad? Well, I'd say human kind was at tech drawing shortly after cave paintings, if you think about it.
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
thick centre-lines


Explanation:
Please see my discussion post for fuller explanation.

These distinctive lines are often used on drawings of basically one system (e.g. fluids) when there is a need to differentiate from some other system (e.g. electrical) — and of course, where there is no mechanical drawing element that requires an actual centre-line to be indicated.

Note various spelling variants as one or two words, with/without hyphen, and US spelling of 'center'.

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Note added at 13 hrs (2023-05-26 21:25:28 GMT)
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If it's any help to the doubting Thomases, let me just explain that my father used to be a lecturer in Technical Drawing (long before AutoCAD was born).

Tony M
France
Local time: 01:44
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 33

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Daryo: "un trait d'axe" could also be used for drawing "l'axe de rotation"
8 hrs
  -> "could", yes — except that we know here that it isn't! And an 'axis line' would only be a special subset of all lines drawn using the centre-line conventional style, so not relevant here.
agree  Conor McAuley: You've nailed the exact term. Three good references.
8 hrs
  -> Thanks, Conor!
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1 day 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
thick chain lines


Explanation:
Alternative answer requested by Bashiqa, the Asker.

The above seems to be the technical term, see

https://www.educationalstuffs.in/engineering-drawing-lines/

Page down to sections G, H and J. If there is any doubt as to whether there might be something else going on in the text, see the columns on the right for "General Applications".

(I wouldn't usually trust a page headed "EDUCATIONAL STUFFS", but this is a very accessible, competent and unpompous introduction to the basics .)


A non-technical alternative is to use the more straightforward "longer dashes alternating with shorter dashes", which arises from Tony's suggestion.


If it's of any interest or pertinence, I did three years of Mechanical Drawing in school and loved it, but lost interest in the fourth year when it turned into Tech Drawing...I suppose I've got the character of a generalist.

Conor McAuley
France
Local time: 01:44
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
This will suit just fine.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M: I think that as here there is no function about WHAT is being represented, this would be a good solution, while avoiding a more lay description of what it looks like.
6 mins
  -> Thanks Tony, sound analysis by you methinks! We took the scenic route, chaps, but we got there in the end!
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