Read the short story below…

1.What do you think happened

to the exam of the four
college students?
2.What do they neglect to do?
3. Relating that to yourself, what do
you think will happen if you do not
have plans for the day, or for the
future?
4. How about in making a house, do
you think planning is important?
TECHNICAL
DRAFTING
WHAT IS TECHNICAL DRAFTING?
Technical drawing, also known as
drafting, is the act and discipline of
composing plans that visually
communicate how something
functions or has to be constructed.
How technical drafting
helps the industry?
What is the importance of
technical drafting?
Architectural Drafting Tools

TRIANGLE RULERS
TRIANGLE RULERS
is used for drawing
vertical and oblique
lines
Architectural Drafting Tools

T-SQUARE
T-SQUARE
is used to draw horizontal
lines and serves as a
guide for triangles
Architectural Drafting Tools

DRAWING PENCILS
DRAWING PENCILS
one of the most important
tools of a draftsman in
drawing that has lead.
Architectural Drafting Tools

ERASING SHIELD
ERASING SHIELD
a thin sheet of metal used
when erasing pencil & inked
lines to protect other drawing
lines
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PROTRACTOR
PROTRACTOR
is used in setting a
line degree angle
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TRIANGULAR SCALE
TRIANGULAR SCALE
is used to enlarge or reduce
measurement and distances to
a regular proportion in the
drawing paper
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FRENCH CURVE
FRENCH CURVE
used as a guide in
drawing irregular
curve
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PENKNIFE & PENCIL SHARPENER

PENKNIFE & PENCIL SHARPENER

shapes long pencil lead

into a conical shape
points
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COMPASS
COMPASS
is used to draw
arcs and circles
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DUSTING BRUSH
DUSTING BRUSH
is used for dusting &
cleaning drawings with
dust & crumbs
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TECHNICAL PEN
TECHNICAL PEN
is a pen used for inking
lines in drawing. It comes
in different points/sizes.
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TEMPLATES
TEMPLATES
is used as guide for
drawing architectural
images on plans
Architectural Drafting Tools

RULER
RULER
is used for measuring
sizes and short
distances.
Architectural Drafting Tools

DIVIDER
DIVIDER
is used when transferring
measurements, dividing lines or
arcs into the desired number of
equal parts
Architectural Drafting Materials

TRACING PAPER
TRACING PAPER
is a thin transparent
paper used for
reproduction in blueprint
Architectural Drafting Materials

MASKING TAPE
MASKING TAPE
is used to hold and
fasten drawing paper on
the drawing board.
Architectural Drafting Materials

ERASER
ERASER
is used to remove
smears of pencil and
ink lines
Architectural Drafting Materials

SANDPAPER BLOCK
SAND PAPER BLOCK
serves as substitute
instrument in sharpening a
pencil into desired points.
Architectural Drafting Equipment

DRAWING BOARD/TABLE
DRAWING BOARD/TABLE
is where the drawing
paper is fastened with a
draftsman’s tape.
Architectural Drafting Equipment

DRAWING STOOL
DRAWING STOOL
is used to give some height for
the drafting table on to the user
when drawing
on the drafting table
Architectural Drafting Equipment

DRAFTING MACHINE
DRAFTING MACHINE
is a high technology
machine for drawing
purposes
 Activity no. 1- DRAFTING TOOLS,
MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT
Directions: The following are sample pictures of
different drafting tools, materials, and
equipment required in the preparation of
architectural layout and details. Name the tool,
materials, or equipment based on the specific
tasks by writing it on the space provided.
1.

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2.

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3.

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4.

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5.

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Direction: Given the uses, identify
the materials, tools and equipment.
Write the answer together with the
category.

Example:
6. Hammer - tool