Technical drawing

Drafter at work: Drafters pay careful attention to detail in their technical drawings

Technical drawing,also known asdraftingordraughting,is the act anddisciplineof making detaileddrawings.These drawingsvisually communicatehow something works or how it is to be made.

Communicating ideas

Technical drawing isessentialfor communicating ideas inindustryandengineering.

To make drawings easier to understand, people use familiarsymbols.They use standardunits of measurement,notationsystems, visual styles, andpage layouts.These drawingconventionsareinternationallyacceptedstandards.Technical drawings are auniversalway of communicating complexmechanicalconcepts.Technical drawing are very different from theexpressivedrawing of thevisual arts.Artistic drawings may have many meanings. Technical drawings are understood to have one intended meaning.

Technical drawings are used to makeelectronicparts as well asmechanicalparts.They are used incommercialandresidentialconstruction.Roads,bridges,andwastewatersystems are just some of the things that need technical drawings. Almost anything that is manufactured requires technical drawings.

Technicians

Adrafter,draftsperson,ordraughtsmanis a persontrainedto make technical drawings. Aprofessionaldrafter who makes technical drawings is sometimes called adrafting technician.Professional draftspersons bridge the gap betweenengineersandmanufacturers.They contributeexperienceand technicalexpertiseto the design process.

Related pages

• Computer-aided technologies
• Plan (drawing)
• Architecture
• Mechanical engineering
• Civil engineering
• Mechanical engineering

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• Technical Drawing Tutorial