Drafting, Modeling and 3D Printing with Lydia Sloan Cline
Hand drafting for Interior Design, SketchUp, Autodesk 123D and MakerBot
The proportional scale doesn’t get much mention in drafting classes, but it’s a handy tool. With it, you can enlarge or reduce a picture by a specific percentage. Examples of uses: to copy/reduce a photo to fit in a mat, or Continue reading The Proportional Scale
Beginning drafters, this is how to draw a straight line. Use a parallel bar! To draw a straight vertical line, rest a triangle directly on the parallel bar. DON’T do this: This “eyeballing” will not result in a straight line, much less Continue reading How to Draw a Straight Line
This photo shows drafting and clutch pencils. The drafting pencils are on the right. They come in .03, .05, .07 and .09 mm sizes (the size of the hole at the tip). They’re filled with sticks of graphite that come in different degrees Continue reading Drafting pencils
These drawings, from my book Architectural Drafting for Interior Designers, show how to draw multiple parallel, angled lines using two triangles. This technique also works to draw perpendicular lines. Handy for when you don’t have an adjustable triangle. Align a Continue reading Drafting parallel, angled lines with triangles
You need the right tools to do the job! This photo, from my book Architectural Drafting for Interior Designers, shows most of what you’ll need to do a drafting project. Your instructor will have personal preferences, such as as French Continue reading Drafting Tools