Once one has drafted something on a paper, one would get the design. Isn't 'drafting' quite close in meaning to 'drawing' in this sense? CAD software applications are used to draft or, draw? Please help me. As I'm sure you have already noticed that I'm also an English learner so getting to know the exact meaning is equally important for me. Dana W 4 posts. You're correct But CAD can usually be used for both purposes Many a time the design process is fine-tuned using CAD or similar to get stuff like sizing, proportion, etc.
A hand sketch is easy to fudge, but using CAD makes it more accurate e. Drafting or also called drawing is usually taken as the more technical aspect - i. There are other programs which specialize more in the design phase, and a lot in the in-between-stage of presentation. Mechanical, Architectural, Structural, etc. Drafting is the technique of creating technical drawings. While design, in my opinion, is to conceive or invent. I think that is why, in the past, a distinction was made between being a "draftsman" and being a "designer".
I think there is a difference between being a draftsman and a designer. A draftsman can be said to transfer the ideas of an engineer for instance from a hand sketch to a finished drawing while a designer conceives an idea and follows through with the actual design keeping in mind form and function. The designer imparts knowledge and understanding to the process.
Designers usually wear more fashionable clothes and drive sexier cars. No, seriously Remark said it. Design is the 'art' of figuring out how something will look. Engineering is the 'science' of figuring out how the design has to be fixed in order to function, and drafting is the 'black magic' of figuring out how the thing has to be built in the real world.
When I started out as a draftsman we were considered nothing more than glorified tracers. When it stopped becoming just "lines and circles" and we started to think about how the various pieces should fit together and work properly then we suddenly became designers.
In my world, the designers are the "idea" people. An architect might produce drawings of a beautiful building, and it will be more or less the right size and shape. It will have floor plans and elevations and will convey the intent It then goes to the drafter to produce drawings with sufficient detail that builders and other tradesman can use to actually build the building. There is nothing that says you can't do all of it. You can be the designer and the drafter and any thing else down the line, but there is so much work involved that to get it done efficiently, you really need help, at least on large projects.
Its really hard to design your next project if you are bogged down in drafting the previous one. By the same token, if you are at the site swinging a hammer on this project, you can't draft the next one.
I'm an architect doing all custom houses and rarely come up with the concept for the house using a computer. It's a pencil on a sketch pad or bumwad. I often develop that concept using the computer as a tool sketchup's the program but even then all the creativity is still coming from my head. The program's not saying "Gee, maybe make this space two feet taller". It's me thinking "Hmm, it might proportion out a little better if we had more height in here" and then I can raise the ceiling in the 3D model.
In my response to the clients inquiry of "Why don't you use the computer for all of the design process? K Rowling. The creativity comes from my head". They understand then. Drafting is just developing a set of instructions to tell the workman how to build the house.
Very little creativity there. Hey, I left out Architects on purpose. Except for when we have to try to figure out how to make marvelous glass rooms stand in mid-air with no supporting structure, or magically levitate a 50 ft tall curtain wall without touching the building anywhere except at the top and bottom Yes, I've had all these issues and more. More creativity required than you think there bud.
To me there's a grey area between designing and drafting. Suppose my boss wants me to draw a parking lot. He can give me dimensions to every curb, the exact number of parking spaces, and so forth. In effect he's working out all the details of the drawing and leaving me to transcribe them into a digital form. CAD designer ". Architectural and Civil Drafters. Drafters, All Other.
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Both the sketch and the exact mechanical drawing, or design drawings for building engineers, are parts of designing, and both belong to the field of drafting.
After establishing the design, drafting skills help represent the design graphically. In construction, thousands of drawings may be needed to fulfil the requirements of the finished building. To ease the workload, CAD drawings can help design and communicate the design to project shareholders. These drawings and the included details can make earlier hand sketches clearer, helping the decision-making process. Drafting practice lays great stress on maintaining drafting standards.
Thus, drawings will convey the right data to properly execute a project by using standard practices. These standards can be set within regions or by international organisations, depending on the scale of the project. Working to recognised standards and using CAD computer-aided design software, the drafting process can include dimensional calculations and the listing of material properties in addition to graphical representation.
The set of drawings necessary for construction involves a number of processes, such as:. What differentiates drafting from design development is the strictly utilitarian nature and goals of drafting, while reflecting accuracy and clarity.
Design development involves considerably more layers. During design development, the design team must visualise, analyse and prioritise elements of the design while keeping materials, manufacturing and fabrication processes and standards in mind. Workers on site involved in manufacturing, fabricating or construction can follow drawings and specifications with no deviation and no questions, as the design team has taken the effort to create clear, accurate and detailed drawings.
These drawings will also observe regulatory restrictions in the area where construction takes place. In the process of developing the design, the set of drawings can contain:. These drawings are also necessary to estimate costs. For instance, detail drawings have relevant data on elevators, stairways, cabinetwork and the framing of windows and doors for designers to check whether they are within budget. Design development also includes making decisions on which standard building services should be used, how they can be adapted, integrated and planned to design a building that meets the approval of both the client and the government.
While developing the design, systems for foundations, structure, atmosphere, enclosure, space division, electrical distribution, water supply and drainage and other building functions are also selected. Once these components are selected, a set of documents, with text and drawings, to describe building data and its expected performance is generated. Once project stakeholders agree on design scope, there are many details to work out. Using CAD software helps represent exact dimensions and shows how components and systems fit together.
At this point, decisions can be taken regarding materials, finishes and fixtures, and the search begins to find suitable vendors.
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