DRAFTING EQUIPMENT

  1. DRAWING BOARDS
  2. MANY SIZES AND SHAPES
  3. STRAIGHT EDGES OR DRAFTING MACHINES
  4. DRAFTING MEDIA
  5. FOUR BASIC TYPES
  6. PAPER – REAL PAPER
  7. DETAIL PAPER
  8. TRACING PAPER
  9. VELLUM
  10. 100% RAG PRODUCT
  11. COATED FOR PENCIL USE
  12. MOST COMMON IN INDUSTRY
  13. CLOTH
  14. FINE WOVEN CLOTH
  15. COATED WITH PLASTIC
  16. MORE PERMENANT
  17. MORE EXPENSIVE

  1. FILM
  2. MADE OF POLYESTER PLASTIC
  3. ONE SIDE IS MATT FINISH
  4. LASTS VERY LONG
  5. ALSO EXPENSIVE
  1. STANDARD SIZES
  2. REVOLVE AROUND 8 ½ X 11 SIZES
  3. A> SIZE 8 ½ X 11
  4. B> SIZE 11 X 17
  5. C> SIZE 17 X 22
  6. D> SIZE 22 X 34
  7. PENCILS
  8. MANY TYPES OF DRAFTING OF TECHNICAL PENCILS
  9. WOOD
  10. MECHANICAL
  11. AUTOMATIC OR PENTEL

  1. LEADS
  2. DRAWING LEADS [GRAPHITE] ARE GRADED BY NUMBERS AND LETTERS
  3. 2H IS MOST COMMON FOR TECHNICAL DRAWINGS ON VELLUM
  4. H IS BEST FOR LETERING
  5. LEAD IS CHOSEN BY TYPES OF PAPER
  6. HB VERY SOFT/THICK LINES
  7. 4H VERY HARD/THIN LINES

INSERT PICTURE – PENCIL LEAD HARNEDSS SCALE.

  1. SHARPENERS
  2. FOR WOOD
  3. STANDARD MOUNT PENCIL SHARPENERS
  4. HAND HELD BLADE TYPE
  5. FOR MECHANICAL/TECHNICAL PENCIL
  6. MECHANICAL LEAD POINTER
  7. PENCIL REVOLVES AROUND THE LEAD, AND THE LEAD IS SCRAPED TO A POINT
  8. ERASERS
  9. MANY TYPES AND SIZES CHOSEN BY THE TYPE OF MEDIA AND LINE USED
  10. COULD BE FOR INK OR PENCIL
  11. PEN AND INK
  12. TECHNICAL INK PENS
  13. REFILLABLE INK CARTRIDGES
  14. VARIOUS POINT SIZES TO PRODUCE DIFFERENT THICKNESS OF LINES

  1. TRIANGLES
  2. MADE OF PLASTIC AND ARE CLEAR OR SEE THROUGH
  3. 30˚-60˚ AND 45˚ MOST COMMON
  4. ADJUSTABLE ANGLES TYPE MAKES MANY ANGLES
  5. 8’ TO 10’ MOST COMMON LENGTH
  6. SCALES
  7. NOT A RULER!
  8. NEVER USE FOR MAKING LINES
  9. DECIMAL BASED SYSTEM
  10. INCH OR METRIC
  11. FOOT - INCH SYSTEM
  12. USED FOR SCALED PROJECTS
  13. CIVIL ENGINEERING SCALE
  14. FIRST USED TO DRAW MAPS
  15. PROVES DECIMAL DIVISIONS OF INCH TO FOOT

  1. METRIC SCALES
  2. SIMILAR TO CIVIL ENGINEERING
  3. USES A COLON INSTEAD OF EQUALS SIGN 1:3
  4. STANDARD MILLIMETER TO CENTIMETERS 10’S AND 100’S
  5. MECHANICAL DRAFTING SCALES
  6. OUR MOST COMMON SCALE
  7. FULL INCH WITH 1/16”
  8. FULL INCH DIVIDED INTO 1/50”
  9. ALSO 1/8” – 1/4”, 3/8” – 3/4”, 1/2” – 1
  10. ARCHITECTURAL SCALES
  11. DIVIDED INTO PROPORTIONAL FEET AND INCHES
  12. HAS FULL INCH SCALE IN 1/16”
  13. ALL OTHER SCALES ARE FOR REDUCTION
  14. CURVES
  15. IRREGULAR OR FRENCH CURVE
  16. USED FOR LINES THAT ARE NOT PART OF A CIRCLE
  17. COMPASS
  18. ADJUSTABLE DEVICE USED FOR CIRCLES AND ARCS
  19. COME IN VARIOUS SIZES, LARGE TO SMALL
  20. SOME USE FOR PENCIL AND INK
  21. BEAM COMPASS IS FOR REALLY LARGE RADII
  22. PROTRACTOR
  23. USED TO MEASURE DEGREES
  24. LETTERING DEVICE
  25. USED TO ADD GUIDE LINES FOR HAND LETTERING
  26. COMPUTER HARDWARE
  27. CPU
  28. CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT
  29. THE COMPUTERTOWER OR LAPTOP
  30. MONITOR
  31. ELECTRONIC VIEWING SCREEN

  1. PRINTER
  2. USED TO PRODUCE PAPER COPIES OF OUR WORK
  3. PRODUCES BOTH COLOR AND BLACK AND WHITE
  4. USUALLY ONLY A AND B SIZE PAPER
  5. PLOTTER
  6. PRODUCES LARGE SHEET COPIES OF OUR DRAWING
  7. COLOR AND BLACK AND WHITE

REMEMBER!

  1. FOR COMPETENCE IN DRAWING, SPEED AND ACCURACY ARE ESSENTIAL.
  2. A CLEAN, NEAT DRAWING IS IMPORTANT FOR CLEAR INTERPRETATION AND REPRODUCTION

ALPHABET OF LINES

INSERT PICTURE – FINISHED PENCIL DRAWING OR TRACING