PREPARE ARCHITECTURAL JOB
REQUIREMENTS
Architectural Drafting tools,
materials and equipment. Their uses and Care
Architectural drafting tools, materials and 11. Technical pen – a pen used for inking lines in
equipment drawing. It comes in
A. TOOLS different points/sizes.
1. T-Square – it is used to draw horizontal lines and 12. Templates – a flat piece of plastic with standard
serves as guide for symbols and used as
triangles. guide for drawing architectural images on plans.
2. Triangles – it is an instrument used for drawing 13. Ruler – it is the most popular type of tool for
vertical or inclined measuring sizes and short
lines at a given angle (30x60 triangles and 45x45 distances.
triangles). 14. Divider - this is a drawing instrument used when
3. Drawing pencil – mainly used for drawing. It is one transferring
of the most measurements, dividing lines and arcs into the desired
important tools in drafting. number of equal parts. It can easily transfer accurate
4. Erasing shield – this tool is made up of metal with measurements by adjusting the
irregular holes. It is divider points.
a useful tool to protect the rest of the drawing when B. MATERIALS
clearing up 1. Tracing paper – thin transparent paper used for
smudges, unnecessary pencil lines and other erasures. reproduction in
5. Protractor – it is a semi-circular instrument divided blueprint
into 180 equal 2. Masking tape – used to hold and fasten drawing
parts, each of which is called a degree. It is used to paper on the drawing
determine board.
gradations of the degrees when measuring arcs, 3. Eraser – used to remove smears of pencil and ink
angles and circles. lines
6. Triangular scale – this is a tool generally used when 4. Sandpaper block – serves as substitute instrument
reproducing a in sharpening a
drawing in an enlarged or reduced form to some pencil into desired points.
regular proportion. The C. EQUIPMENT
architect’s scale is the most commonly used for 1. Drawing board or drawing table - a board made of
general drawing. Its soft wood but with
main function is to reproduce the measurements of cleats of hard wood where the drawing paper is
an object in full fastened with a
size, reduced size, and enlarged size. draftsman’s tape.
7. French curve –a flat drafting instrument with 2. Drawing stool – a basic tool in drafting use is to
curved edges and several give some height for
scroll shaped cutouts, used as a guide in drawing the drafting table on the user when drawing.
irregular curves when 3. Drafting machine - a high technology machine for
constructing graphs or making technical drawings drawing purposes.
8. Penknife or pencil sharpener – pencil should be
sharpened whenever The importance, uses and maintenance procedure of
they show sign of dullness. Various types and designs these tools, materials
are available in and equipment has been discussed in the previous the
the store for use. Mechanical Drafting exploratory course. It is
9. Compass – this drawing instrument is used when presumed therefore, that you are now ready for a
drawing arcs and series of drafting activities.
circles. It is used in a similar way to a divider. It is
composed of one
with the pen leg and the needle point leg being held
together with a
handle.
10. Dusting brush – a tool used for dusting and
cleaning drawings with
dust and crumbs.
