Why Study Drafting?

Drafting is frequently called the “language of industry.”

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• false

All fields of drafting use the same types of equipment and techniques

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• false

In most cases, postsecondary training is required to become a drafter.

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• false

Drawings can be completed manually or with a CAD system.

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• false

Standardized symbols are used on drawings to describe product assemblies.

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Aerospace drafters are also known as civil drafters.

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• false

Drawings provide a good way to describe design ideas that are hard to describe in words.

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A form of graphic communication concerned with the preparation of drawings needed to manufacture products is known as ____________________.

• sketching

• drafting

• writing

Because standardized symbols allow people around the world to understand drawings, drafting is often called a(n) ____________________ language.

• english

• standard

• universal

Drawings made with a CAD system may be output using high-speed printers or ____________________.

• Plotters / Pen Plotters

• Cell Phones

• Drafting Paper

• Sketching Pad