draughtsman

Blueprints and schematics creator

A draughtsman is a person who draws plans and sketches, especially technical drawings for engineering, architecture, or manufacturing.

The term also applies to someone skilled at drawing generally, or to a piece in the game of draughts (checkers).

British spelling; the American equivalent is draftsman.

artistic

sketch

Hasty informal drawing

shading · linework · inking · figure · anatomy · illustration · rendering · freehand · hatching · crosshatching

technical

blueprint

Detailed technical drawing

tolerance · specification · elevation · section · floorplan · scale · protractor · compass · T-square · linework

architectural

architect

Building design professional

floorplan · section · rendering · perspective · axonometric · isometric · massing · zoning · building · structural

checkers

piece

A portion or segment

  • kingMale crowned ruler
  • crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
  • jumpPropel oneself airborne

capture · men · squares · diagonal · opponent · board · move · strategy · checkerboard · gameplay

engineering

mechanical

Operated by machinery

manufacturing · prototyping · simulation · BOM · tolerances · cross-section · cutaway · industrial · specifications

Opposites
technical precision vs. artistic freedom

draughtsmansketch artist

Draws faces from descriptions

fine artist · impressionist · painter · illustrator · muralist

design/planning vs. execution/construction

draughtsmanbuilder

One who erects structures

construction worker · carpenter · machinist · fabricator · craftsman

skilled professional vs. unskilled role

draughtsmanmanual labourer

Worker using physical effort

apprentice · trainee

Family

draughtsmanship, draughtsmen

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G