drafting tools
Technical illustration equipment
Drafting tools are instruments used for technical drawing and design work—compasses, protractors, T-squares, triangles, French curves, and the like.
Before computer-aided design, architects and engineers relied entirely on these precision instruments: She still keeps her grandfather's drafting tools in a leather case.
The term now sometimes includes digital equivalents.
- T-squareRight-angled drawing guide
- rulerOne who governs
- protractorAngle-measuring instrument
- set squareTool for drawing angles
- pencilGraphite writing instrument
scale · French curve · stencil · compass · technical drawing · graph paper · tracing paper · vellum · template · eraser · drafting table · divider · lightbox · drawing instruments · blue pencil · geometry · drawing board · caliper
- professional toolstoolkit, medical bag, field kit, lab equipment, surgical kit
- toolsscrewdriver, wrench, pliers, hammer, saw
- mapmakingcartographer, map scales, mapmaker, map projection, compass rose
- draftingblueprint, blueprints, technical drawings, dimensions, engineering drawing
- engineering toolstheodolite, level, transit, tape measure, caliper
- CAD softwareAutoCAD, SolidWorks, SketchUp, 3D modeling
precision vs. freehand
drafting toolspastels
Pale, muted hues
finger paints · paintbrushes · crayons · chalk · charcoal