3D Three-dimensional PP Picture Plane A.G.P. Auxiliary Ground Plane RAM Random-Access Memory A.I.P. Auxiliary Inclined Plane ROM Read-Only Memory ALU Arithmetic Logic Unit R.F. Representative Fraction AV Axis of Vision SP Station point A.V.P. Auxiliary Vertical Plane S.V. Side View BIOS Basic input/output system T.S. True Shape B.I.S. Bureau of Indian Standards TL True Length CAAD Computer Aided Architectural Design T.V. Top View CAD Computer Aided Drafting UCS User Coordinate System CADD Computer Aided Drafting and Design V.P. Vertical Plane CAID Computer Aided Industrial Design V.S.D. Vernier Scale Division CL Centre Line V.T. Vertical Trace CP Central Plane WCS World Coordinate System CPU Central Processing Unit CU Control Unit Abbreviations and Symbols used in dimensioning F.V. Front View f Diameter of circle GL Ground Line R Radius of circle GP Ground Plane Sf Diameter of sphere HL Horizon Line SR Radius of sphere H.P. Horizontal Plane Side of square HP Horizon Plane HEX Side of regular hexagon H.T. Horizontal Trace IS Indian Standards Abbreviations for units of length. ISO International Standards Organization km kilometer LC Least Count Hm hectometer LS Length of Scale Dm or dam decameter M.S.D. Main Scale Division m meter A.2 ENGINEERING DRAWING
dm decimeter q True inclination of line or element of plane/solid
cm centimeter with the H.P. mm millimeter f True inclination of line or element of plane/solid mi mile with the V.P. fur furlong e Eccentricity of conic sections ch chain yd yard Notations ft foot a, b, c Top views of points A, B, C in inch a, b, c Front views of points A, B, C a, b, c Side views of points A, B, C Symbols h Horizontal trace a Apparent inclination of line or element with the h Front view of Horizontal Trace H.P. o Origin or centre point b Apparent inclination of line or element with the v Top view of vertical trace V.P. v Vertical trace xy, x1y1, x2y2 Reference lines