Basic Drafting Tools

Drafting Materials and Tools, Its

Uses and Functions
 Drawing Paper
• Drawings are made on
many different
materials – paper,
tracing vellum, film,
etc. A heavyweight
opaque paper that is
white, buff or pale
green in color is used in
many school drafting
rooms.
 Compass
• Used to draw circles
and arcs
 Divider
• Used to transfer
dimensions
 Drafting Tape
• A specially-prepared
tape used to adhere
drawing media to
the working surface
Dusting Brush
• Used to brush loose
graphite and eraser
dust from a drawing
 Eraser
• Used to remove
pencil lines and
graphite smudges
from a drawing
Erasing Shield
• A metal plate with
various slots and
openings used to
protect line work
when a portion of
the drawing is to be
erased
 Irregular Curve
• Used to lay out any
noncircular curve
 Lead Pointer
• Used for sharpening
mechanical pencil
leads
 Lettering Guide
• Used to lay out
guidelines for
lettering
Mechanical Pencil
(Lead Holder)
• Used to hold leads
of various hardness's
 Protractor
• Used to measure
angles
 Scale
• Used to measure
the length of a line
 Template
• A thin, flat, plastic
tool with various
size openings of
different shapes
used to expedite
the drawing of
standard features
 Triangle
• A thin, flat, right-
angled piece of
plastic or metal
with acute angles of
45, or 30 and 60
used for drawing
vertical or inclined
lines that are
multiples of 15
Technical Pen
• Used in inking
drawing.
 Rules for Maintenance and
Care of Drafting Tools &
Equipment
• Keep hands and • Do not hit scales and
equipment clean triangles on edges
• Keep all instruments • Do not overextend
clean and dry compasses and dividers
• Do no bend templates • Clean plastic tools with
sharply soap and water only
• Do not use templates or • Do not stick compasses
scales as straight edges and divider points into
for cutting tools scales and triangles
• Do not use templates as • Never sharpen leads over
eraser shields drawing or table surface