While every drawing executed by a CAD program is a mechanical drawing, this term is usually restricted to drawings representing machines, machine parts, and objects used in mechanic arts and trades. A mechanical drawing is the means that a machine or mechanical device is graphically shown by outlines, sections, and projections. The object of a… Read More »
The first purpose of a sketch is to give your draftsman a clear idea of the shape of the piece wanted with it’s dimensions. If you are hiring me to draw for you, I love having all the information I can get to give you back a quality drawing. While a well executed drawing with… Read More »
Industrial Layout is a discipline of technical drawing which is a combination of architectural and survey drafting. The application of this drafting discipline are used in almost any type of manufacturing including and not limited to plastic injection molding, furniture fabrication, automotive parts manufacturing, etc. It’s where a plant floor plan is drawn out exactly… Read More »
A draftsman or drafter is someone who’s trained in creating technical drawings. Their job is to take the sketches, concepts, and specifications of professional architects, engineers, machinists, or inventors, and build the necessary illustrations from which that idea can be implemented or fabricated in a methodical and practical format. The tools of the trade are… Read More »
Structural drafting can be defined as the discipline of making drawings of structural objects, then placing descriptive dimensions and other notes on that drawing that when placed together, will communicate the needed information for the creation, and in some cases the finishing of a structure. In making of these drawings, super accuracy in drafting is… Read More »
A shop detail drawing is a graphic representation in some form of a part or the whole of a structure member like a beam or a column, that gives enough information to fabricate the parts shown. Detail drawings should include, but aren’t limited to: Sufficient accurate illustrations of the member to be manufactured, giving a… Read More »
When it’s necessary to design a building for a site that’s not level, the designer needs to know just how high each point is above the lowest part of the site. This information is obtained by the surveyor and delivered in the form of contours on a property boundary, and is called a contour map.… Read More »
If you’re looking for a good woodworking plan, there are a few things that need to be considered. 1. Is there a cut sheet and or material list? A cut sheet is the parts of the piece individually noted and dimensioned so that they can be properly fabricated. A material list is a shopping list… Read More »
When any new or improved form of tool, machine, or gadget is being thought out, its general arrangement and the ideas governing how the contraption works may be quite clear in the imagination of the one developing it, and they may proceed with the actual construction of this concept, guided only by a mental picture… Read More »
A detail drawing is one that shows each part of the machine separately. The parts are fully dimensioned and there should always be enough views of each shown so that the fabricator or machinist can make the piece without other instructions. If needed, notes are added to the drawing to make the construction clear. The… Read More »