DRAFTER ON Urban

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1. drafter
A person who drafts drawings using either a computer (CAD) or pencil, pen and paper. Modern
drafter(s) use computers and drafting software (Cad monkey). Drafters usually work under the
direction of a designer or engineer. Drafters are expected to be experts at creating drawings.
An engineer would like to present an idea. He would request a drafter to create a drawing.

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2. cad monkey
A draftsman using computer aided design(drafting)
Look at that cad monkey make magic with a mouse!

by toby vongkoth Dec 7, 2004 email it

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3. cad monkey
An employee who does nothing but CAD drafting - all day, every day - for a architectural,
landscape architectural, engineering, etc. firm.
I studied for 7 years at Harvard and now I'm a cad monkey for Frank Gehry.

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by C dot T dot Jul 21, 2006 email it

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4. cad monkey
1. One who assists a computer aided drafter/designer in carrying out mundane and repetitive
cad related duties such as printing, printer maintenance, and simple text edits.

2. A low level cad person who makes edits with no regard for or knowledge of proper production
methods or standards. syn.- cad hack

3. An actual monkey or ape trained to perform simple cad edits and tasks.

Any combination of definitions 1, 2 or 3.

We'll need to hire a few more cad monkeys if we expect to meet the deadline.

These drawings are so MESSED up! If I find the cad monkey responsible, why I'll....

by kego talbot Mar 19, 2005 email it