Drafting Tools

Drafting ToolsBy: Ghadir Wael Elsaigh

T-Square

0 It is used to draw horizontal, straight, and 0 degree lines.

Parallel Bar

0Used on the drafting board to draw horizontal, straight lines

Triangles

0A 30, 60, 90 triangle is used to draw lines at 30, 60, and 90 degrees.

0A 45 degree triangle is used to draw lines at 45 and 90 degrees.

Adjustable Triangle

0Used to draw any angle from 0 to 90 degrees

Protractor

0 It is used to measure or draw angles or degrees.

Compass

0 It is used to draw circles and arcs.

Sandpaper Pad

0Used to sharpen compass lead

Irregular Curve

0 It is used to draw curves that can’t be drawn with other tools.

Template 0 It is used to draw

commonly used shapes.0Most common types:

house, circle, ellipse

Lettering Guide

0Used to create even spaces for text while drawing.

Engineers Scale

0Uses the decimal system. The engineer scale is graduated in units of one inch. The engineer scale is divided into 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 parts. It is primarily used for drawing or measuring maps, and it measures in feet

Metric Scale

0Uses the decimal system with SI units. It is primarily used for drawing or measuring maps and it measures in meters.

Architect Scale

0Uses fractional units. The architect scale has a full size scale. It has ten overlapping reduced size scales. It is used to measure buildings houses and measures in feet and inches

Eraser

0 It is called mars eraser. It is used to remove straight graphite marks.

Eraser Shield

0Used to protect while your drawing while erasing.

Brush

0 It is used to remove eraser residue or extra lead.

Dividers

0Used to measure and compare distances