draftings
Technical design drawings
Draftings is the plural of drafting, which most commonly refers to the act of creating technical drawings or plans, especially in architecture and engineering.
It can also denote preliminary versions of written documents the various draftings of the contract showed how negotiations evolved or the process of selecting people for military service or sports teams.
In cycling and racing, drafting means riding closely behind another to reduce wind resistance.
Before the main part
- roughUneven in surface
- freehandDrawn without mechanical aids
- thumbnailsReduced preview images
- conceptualOf or relating to ideas
outlines · tracing · pencil · charcoal · shading · rendering · storyboards · compositions
Detailed technical drawing
- elevationHeight above reference point
- schematicSimplified technical diagram
- floor-planOverhead architectural diagram
- sectionDistinct divided part
façade · column · arch · dome · gable · lintel · buttress · cantilever
Technical drawing technology
- specificationsStated requirements and parameters
- dimensionsMeasurable spatial extents
- tolerancesAllowable limits of variation
- schematicsTechnical drawings of systems
diagrams · details · scale · grid · template · prototyping · structural · load-bearing
preliminary
Before the main part
- roughUneven in surface
- freehandDrawn without mechanical aids
- thumbnailsReduced preview images
conceptual · outlines · tracing · pencil · charcoal · shading · rendering · storyboards · compositions · detailing
blueprint
Detailed technical drawing
- elevationHeight above reference point
- schematicSimplified technical diagram
- floor-planOverhead architectural diagram
section · façade · column · arch · dome · gable · lintel · buttress · cantilever · masonry
CAD
Technical drawing technology
- specificationsStated requirements and parameters
- dimensionsMeasurable spatial extents
- tolerancesAllowable limits of variation
schematics · diagrams · details · scale · grid · template · prototyping · structural · load-bearing · cross-section
proposal
Formal plan for consideration
- outlineSummary of key elements
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- schemeCalculated strategy, often secretive
project · roadmap · strategy · schedule · program · procedure · protocol · guidelines · logistics · milestones
legislation
Official enactment of statutes
policy · wording · clause · revision · committee · reading · ratification · redlining · markup · version
draftingsfinished products
Manufactured items ready for use
publications · finalizations · master copies · published works · finals
draftingsenlistments
Acts of joining service
self-selections · opt-ins · resignations · exemptions · discharges
draftingsfinalizations
Acts of completing officially
completions · end products · culminations · realizations · executions
- drafting tablesInclined desks for technical illustration
- drafting toolsInstruments for technical drawing
- drafting compassInstrument for drawing circles
- drafting boardFlat surface for technical drawings
- drafting roomWorkspace for technical plans
- drafting pencilFine-lead instrument for precision drawing