Mechanical Drafting- drafting with your hands. A means of communicating ideas and plans.

Gives an
idea of the overall look of what is being made. They need measurements/ scale for proportion.

Plate- the drawing

Drawn to scale
Scale rule- a ruler with many different sides for proportions
½” = 1’-0”
¼” = 1’-0”

Drafting Table or Board- a flat surface in which to draw on.

T-square-used to draw horizontal line running along the edge of table or Parallel- used to draw
horizontal line, page needs to be aligned with parallel. Use dots to secure the page to the table
Drafting Triangle- a triangle piece of plastic
8” – 45 degree triangle
12” – 30-60-90 triangle
Pencil compass- creates circles and arcs, can create many sizes

Eraser- erases things on the paper

Erasing shield- plate of metal, stamped with little openings that allows us to erase portions of drawing
but also allows to protect areas we do not wish to erase.

Drafting pencils-
Wood - need to be sharpened
Mechanical push-point- a constant line width can be held
Clutch- like mechanical but you take out tip of the head
Lead hardness scales- leads in the H’s are used drafting, do not use B lead. They’re softer and used
for art.

Drafting tape- holds media that were drawing on down on board.

Templates- work like a stencil.
Light- we need good light on board so we can see
Light box- light underneath, also can be used to copy something. Used to see what you’re drawing.

Velum or Clearprint- old school paper we used to draft with. Very thin piece of paper.
“bluelined”- process of creating the copy

Computer Aided Drafting- CAD we are drafting on a computer

Vectorworks -
AutoCad-
These are the two most common computer drafting systems
Plotter- large format printers. How we print our drafts

The Drawings
Ground Plan: horizontal offset section, looking down at it
Center-line Section: Vertical offset section, looking one way or another, vertical information
 Front Elevations: Finish appearance of vertical components of scenic design, all information
can be seen as you look directly at it.
Detail: “blown-up” view of specific finish appearance of scenic component
Orthographic Projection- (front, top and side views of an object)
Isometric Drawing(object drawn at an angle to the viewing plane so that multiple sides are seen)
Schematic drawing- gives information about layout
Paint Elevations: color detailed finished look on all scenic surfaces. Informs the scenic charge
Working Drawing: TD engineers execution plan for scenery
Light Plot: Horizontal offset detailing all lighting equipment and hanging positions
Sound Plot: Horizontal offset detailing sound equipment locations and wiring diagram

Drafting conventions

USITT drafting guidelines- working to have guidelines for how we create our communication (drawings)
so anyone can understand a drawing when they look at it.
Lettering- put text on the page
Single-stroke Gothic style printing- is nice and clear
Line weight- thick on the far outside as we work the lines into the movement
Thick outside -> Thin inside including dimensions and lettering
Title Block- area on page that tells what the drawing is all about. Who is working on it etc.
Dimensioning-

Symbols
Hexagon – object labels or circuit/ dimmer numbers
Circles – elevation measurements or channel numbers
Lighting – profile of instruments