Chapter 1 - Technical Drawing

Computer-Aided Design

software is used by architects, engineers, drafters, artists, and others to create precision drawings or technical illustrations.

Civil Drafters

Prepare drawings and topographical and relief maps used in civil engineering projects, such as highways, bridges, pipelines, flood control projects, and water and sewerage control systems.

National Society of Professional Engineers

The National Society of Professional Engineers is an American professional association representing licensed professional engineers.

Drafting

To select a group or person for something

Architectural Drafters

is a person who makes detailed technical drawings or plans for machinery, buildings, electronics, infrastructure and sections

Drafters

is a person who makes detailed technical drawings or plans for machinery, buildings, electronics, infrastructure, sections

Engineering Graphics Mechanical Drafters

make detailed drawings, specify design dimensions and construct models of mechanical devices and parts

American Society of Mechanical Engineers

promotes the art, science, and practice of multidisciplinary engineering and allied sciences around the globe

Aeronautical

relating to the science or practice of building or flying an aircraft

In which field must a drafter be familiar with roads, bridges, water and wastewater systems, and surveying techniques?

B

Mechanical

4

Electronics

5

Design Technicians

A design technician is a specific type of engineering technician who works with engineers who create designs for electrical or mechanical products or large structures such as buildings, highways and bridges.

Bachelor's

1

Process piping

2

Associate's

3

according to the U.S Department of Labor Statistics (2008), which field of drafting has the highest median salary?

B

the acronym AIA stands for what?

C

Pipeline Drafters

Create pipeline alignment sheets, exhibits and permit drawings used to construct pipeline projects.

Designers have a higher salary than drafters because:

D

Which of the following attribute labor most employers value?

D

Electrical Drafters Electro

Electrical drafters prepare wiring and layout diagrams used by workers who erect, install, and repair electrical equipment and wiring in communication centers, power plants, electrical distribution systems, and buildings.

American Institute of Architects

a professional organization for architects in the united states