Technical Drawing - Traditional Drafting Techniques

With some imagination, traditional drafters could actually produce a true 3-dimensional drawing.

The parallel straight edge can be used for aligning the paper as well as drawing horizontal lines.

Both the drafting machine and the parallel straight edge were used on specially designed tables to aid the drafter in producing technical drawings.

When using a technical pencil to create a drawing the drafter would usually select a soft lead to create a very light line.

A line to be drawn perpendicular to a horizontal line can only be drawn with a 45 degree triangle.