Drafting Study Guide

Vocabulary Definition Example

Drafting Also called engineering
drawing, graphical
representation of
structures, machines, and
their component parts
that communicates the
engineering intent of a
technical design to the
craftsman or worker who
makes the product.
Drafter A drafter (also draughtsman /
draughtswoman in British and
Commonwealth English, draftsman /
draftswoman or drafting technician in
American and Canadian English

C.A.D. computer aided design

Blueprint a design plan or other
technical drawing

Sketch a rough or unfinished drawing or painting,

often made to assist in making a more
finished picture

Mechanical A scale drawing or a

Drawing Mechanical design

Pictorial A pictorial drawing is an image of an

Drawing object (actual or imagined) as it

would be seen by an observer who
looks at the object either in a chosen
direction or from a selected point of
view
Isometric Isometric drawing is a method of

Drawing graphic representation of

three-dimensional objects1that uses
equal measure for all axes

Assembly An assembly drawing shows

Drawing how each part of a design is
put together

Architectural An architectural drawing or

Drawing architect's drawing is a technical

drawing of a building (or building
project) that falls within the
definition of architecture
Working Working drawings are
Drawing drawings used as a
reference or guide in the
manufacture of a product

Cartesian In geometry, a Cartesian coordinate

Coordinate system in a plane is a coordinate

system that specifies each point
System uniquely by a pair of real numbers
called coordinates, which are the
signed distances to the point from
two fixed perpendicular oriented
lines, called coordinate lines,
coordinate axes

Model a type or design of product (such as a car)

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