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Major power line 517

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Specifications

517 Major power line

Major power lines should be drawn with a double line. The gap between the lines may indicate the extent of the powerline.

Colour: black.

Line width 0.14mm

tag length 0.3mm, spacing at pylons

ISOM 1990 Definition

Major power lines should be drawn with a double line.

Line width was 0.125mm, gap between lines unspecified
ISOM number changed from 518 to 517.

OCAD Methods

Defined as line symbol 517.0, use the line tool, clicking at each pylon.

Drawing Considerations

Often running in a ride / clearing that may be overgrown

To get a true straight line between the pylons; define the corner pylons first and then add middle ones by adding corner points on the defined line.

Pictorial Descriptions

- BOF Rules, Appendix One

Power line pole: a support for electric or telephone wires.

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