Drafting
Drafting Now and Then
Prior to the advent of computers, drafting, considered an art as well as a skill, was usually performed by artisans with pencil and drawing board. These artisans spent hours and hours designing structures, floor plans and other layouts by hand in pencil with only the drawing board between them and the greatness of their talents. In the "old" days, a blue printing machine relied on chemically treated paper, usually called Diazo, and an electrical reproduction process via the use of ammonia that would turn their hand-drawn designs into "blue" prints based upon the original in black and white. When light struck the chemically treated paper, along with assistance from the ammonia, the result was a "blue" print...literally. Too much ammonia, and Diazo paper would be midnight blue. Too little and the result was a seasick green color.
The most tedious part of drafting in this manner was having to stop, use the T-square to frame out the sizings and then calculate distance between walls, floors, etc.
Enter computers and computer software such as AutoCad, a drafting designer's dream. No more ammonia odors. No more Diazo paper, no more stopping to configure calculations. Not even a T-square was needed. Drafting stepped into the new century with more bells and whistles than most older draftsmen felt were needed or wanted. Most didn't balk about the drafting software's ability to immediately calculate distance and configure structure simply by "picking" a line and moving it anywhere on the computer screen. Then, when the draftsmen were satisfied that their designs were complete, an inkjet or laser printer in large format printed it. Could drafting get any better?
Sure it could. How about drafting software that added print legends at the bottom of each print? Or, drawings in a full range of colors? Could drafting possibly exceed itself to the level of 3-D? Why not? Drafting techniques have radically changed as computer technology changed. Drafting software of today includes the ability to change "drawings" into photographic representations with a few keystrokes of the computer. Then, it's transferred via email to the client's computer for review and comment.
Draftsmen interface with clients, computer to computer, for design changes at the preference of the client. And, that old 3-D? How about Virtual Reality computer aided drafting design? As easy as installing the software on any drafting computer.
The world of drafting has advanced in the same way that all printing has since the days of Guttenberg. But, there is one unalienable fact: Draftsmen create and design. Without them, design would just be lines and axis points on a computer screen.
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