Drafting Board- A large, flat board on which you attach a drawing sheet to a a drawing.
T-Square-A drafting instrument made up of a head that lines up with a true edge of a drafting board and a blade, or straight edge. that provides a true edge.
30-60-90 Triangle- Used to make various angles and draw line
Engineering/Civil-Scale- Used to lay off and measure distances.
Mechanical Scale- Used to measure the length and balance of an object
Template- A thin, plastic sheet with holes cut in various shapes a drafter might need to draw.
Dividers- Divides line, arcs, and circles into equal parts and transfer distances from one place to another.
Drafting Pencil-Used to draw the pictures you make.
Electric Erase- Used to clean soiled spots or light pencil marks from drawings.
Eraser Shield- Allows erasing a specific area of drawing without jeopardizing the rest of the drawing.
Brush- To remove unwanted eraser shavings from work station.
True-Edge- Provide a straight edge, and a scale for measuring.
45-45-90 Triangle- Used to make various angles and draw lines.
Protractor- An instrument that is used to measure or lay out angles.
Irregular Curves- To draw non circular curves such as spirals and ellipses.
Vellum- Paper that has been treated to make it more transparent.
Compass- Used to make regular curves.
Technical Pencil- Used to draw with various different points.
Drawing Ink- Used for technical drawings to add specific line-weight colors.
Vinyl Eraser-Used to erase unwanted lines from sketches and drawings.
Architecture Scale- Divided into proportional feet and inches.
Drafting Tape- Used to hold a paper in place.
Components of a CAD Workstation
Computer- Boot component to allow your to start working on CAD software.
Printer- Prints your CAD work.
Desk- Holds the CAD workstation.
Monitor- Displays CAD software.
Digitizer- Allows digitizing CAD related work into the computer.
Workspace- Space that allows a substantial space so CAD work can be done with organization and ease.