ARCHITECTURAL GRAPHICS

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The quintessential element of architectural drawing.

A Line

Straightedges that have a short crosspiece at one end.

T-Square

Inexpensive, lightweight tissue available in white, cream, and yellow or buff color.

Sketch-Grade Tracing

Lightweight, only for soft leads or markers.

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Drawing and CAD programs have this for geometric shapes, furnishings, fixtures as

Electronic Template

well as user-determined elements.

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A tool with one or more sets of graduated and numbered spaces, each set being

Engineer's Scale

divided into 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, or 60 parts to the inch.

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Paper characterized by transparency, whiteness, and tooth or surface grain.

Tracing

A clear, polyester film that is durable, dimensionally stable, and translucent enough

Drafting Film

for clear reproductions and overlay work.

8. Paper facing laminated to a cardboard backing.

9. This has cut-outs to guide the drawing of predetermined shapes.
This has a movable leg that is held in place with a thumbscrew and a scale
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Illustration Board

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A tool essential for drawing large circles as well as circles of indeterminate

Compass

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A tool with graduations along its edges so that scale drawings can be

Architect's Scale

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A tool consisting of one or more sets of graduated and numbered spaces,

Template
Adjustable Triangle

for measuring angles.

radii.

measured directly in feet and inches.

Metric Scale

each set establishing a proportion of one millimeter to a specified number of

millimeters.

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Semicircular instrument for measuring and plotting angles.

Protractor

Rules equipped with system of cables and pulleys that allow their

Parallel Rules

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Drafting aids used to guide the drawing of vertical lines and lines at

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This paper, with 100% rag content is stable, translucent and erasable; may

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What guides the drawing of irregular curves through a series of points?

French Curve

A tool with cutouts of various shapes and sizes to confine the area of a

Erasing Shield

straightedges to move across the drawing board only in a parallel manner.

Triangles

specified angles.
Vellum

be used for finished drawings.

drawing to be erased.