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Why study drafting and careers in drafting

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Why study drafting?– Drafting is a form of graphic communication– Concerned with the preparation of the drawings

needed to develop and manufacture a product– Drafting is frequently called a “universal

language”– Lines, symbols, and figures have a specific

meaning when used– The symbols accurately describe the shape, size,

material, finish, and fabrication or assembly of a product

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Why study drafting?– Drawings can be made manually on paper or film

using drafting tools– Drawings can also be produced using Computer-

Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) systems– The final drawings are plotted using high-speed

plotters or printers that produce hard copies of the drawings

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Blueprint

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Plan

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Building designs

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Why study drafting?– Many specialized fields of drafting have been

developed:Mapping

Aerospace

Architectural

Automotive

Electrical and electronic

Printed circuitry

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Careers in drafting?– Difficult to name an industry that does not use

drawings– Drawings may be in the form of conventional

production drawings, instructional booklets, charts, graph, or maps

– Job titles and duties will vary from one company to another

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Careers in drafting?– To name a few of the careers are as follows:

Industrial designers

Model makers

Technical illustrators

Drafter

Industrial Architect

Residential Architect

Mechanical Design Engineer

Industrial Design Engineer

Automotive Design Engineer

Engineering CAD Teacher

Architectural CAD Teacher

Electrical Designer

Pipe Line Engineer

Structure Design Engineer

CAD Operator

Process Engineer

CAD Manager

Project Engineer

Survey Manager

Oil & Gas Election Engineer

…Etc.

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