Technical drawing facts for kids
Technical drawing is also called drafting. It's about making very detailed drawings. These drawings show how something works or how it should be built. They help people understand complex ideas visually.
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What is Technical Drawing?
Technical drawing is super important for sharing ideas in industries and engineering. Think of it as a special language for builders and inventors.
To make these drawings easy to understand, people use common symbols. They also use standard ways to measure things and special drawing styles. These rules are accepted all over the world. This means a technical drawing made in one country can be understood in another.
Technical drawings are a universal way to explain complicated mechanical ideas. They are very different from artistic drawings. Artistic drawings can have many meanings, but a technical drawing has only one clear meaning.
Where are Technical Drawings Used?
Technical drawings are used to create electronic parts and mechanical parts. They are used in building homes and businesses. Roads, bridges, and water systems all need technical drawings. Almost anything that is made needs these special drawings.
Who Makes Technical Drawings?
A drafter or draftsperson is a person trained to make technical drawings. Sometimes, a professional drafter is called a drafting technician.
Drafting technicians help connect engineers with manufacturers. Engineers design things, and drafters draw them so manufacturers can build them. Drafters use their skills and knowledge to help with the design process.
Images for kids
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Sketch for a government building
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A drafting table
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Stencils for lettering technical drawings to DIN standards
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An example of a drawing drafted in AutoCAD
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To plan a renovation, this architect takes measurements, which he later enters into his computer-aided design software.
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Engineering drawing of a machine tool part
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Cutaway drawing of the Nash 600, an American car of the 1940s
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The Wright brothers' patent drawings for their aeroplane (1908)
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View of a CAD model of a four-cylinder inline crankshaft with pistons
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Exploded-view drawing of a gear pump
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In Spanish: Dibujo técnico para niños
