What is Drafting?

Drafting is communication through drawn images.

The first known example of Drawings and DRAFTING!!! Cave Paintings - 14,000 YEARS OLD! Found in France.

Drafting - the first language. Since drawing is the first documented sign of people trying to communicate Drawing and drafting is actually the first LANGUAGE.

Who is the most famous Drafter? Leonardo DaVinci

Drafting = Technical Drawing is the act and discipline of composing plans that visually communicate how something functions or is to be constructed. Technical drawing is essential for communicating ideas in industry, engineering, and architecture.

Sketches are the first level of drafting. A sketch is a way to quickly get an idea on paper. In sketching, all that is needed is a pencil and piece of paper. The most important part of a sketch is Clarity and Proportion.

Types of sketches Perspective sketches- Recreate what the eye sees. most intricate type of sketch main types, 1 point perspective 2 point perspective

Technical Drawing Vs. Sketching Proportional, non- refined. Technical Drawings Show true shape and size. Includes Dimensions Clear writing and descriptions

Technical Drafting

Technical Handwriting - Vertical Gothic Font EVERYONE needs to be able to read your handwriting when drafting or sketching

Alphabet of lines: http://Alphabet of lines Line types are very important when it comes to drafting. Each line type means something different: Example: – a thick continuous line represents the outer edge of an object where as a thin dotted line represents an edge of and object that cannot be see from the angle you are looking at.

Multiview Drawings Front View - Most important view, Has most descriptive view. (shows height and width) Top View - view of object from Above. (shows width and depth) Right Side View - view of object from the side.(shows depth and height)

3D Models 3D - 3 Dimensional 3 main dimensions Height - how tall something is. (up and down) Verticle, Y axis Width - How wide something is (Left to right) Horizontal, X axis Depth - how far something goes back (front to back) Z axis