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Chapter 3. Board- Drafting Equipment. Drawing Board True Edge T- Square Protractor Scales Irregular Curve Template Vellum Case instruments Dividers Compass Media Minimal. Vocabulary. Is usually a large, flat board on which you attach a drawing sheet to make a drawing.
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Chapter 3 Board- Drafting Equipment
Drawing Board • True Edge • T- Square • Protractor • Scales • Irregular Curve • Template • Vellum • Case instruments • Dividers • Compass • Media • Minimal Vocabulary
Is usually a large, flat board on which you attach a drawing sheet to make a drawing. Drawing Board/ Table
T-square Used for horizontal lines & as a guide for other instruments
Triangles Tool for drawing vertical & inclined lines 45° Triangle 30°-60° Triangle
Protractor Used for drawing inclined lines & angles
Compass Tool for drawing circles & arcs
French Curve Also called an Irregular curve Consists of a variety of curves that can be used when arcs are not satisfactory
Divider Looks like a compass, but both legs have steel pints at the end Tool used for measurement purposes
Templates Used to help in drawing shapes & symbols Templates for producing squares, ellipses triangles, etc.
Care of Tools Store in cabinet when not in use Do not cut against edge of plastic tools Keep wooden tools & boards clean Occasionally check t-squares for blade alignment
Drawing Instrument Safety Pass, do not throw, tools Use tools with points, such as the compass & dividers, only as directed Use knives as directed & store them in proper containers
The Architects Scale • The Mechanical Engineer’s Scale • The Civil Engineer’s Scale • The Decimal Inch Scale • Hand out SCALES
Page 86 • Problems 1-3 • Page 87 • Problem 4 • Complete any drawings on Graph Paper (sketching) Assignment