Drafting and Geometric Construction Vocabulary

Vocabulary flashcards covering drafting fundamentals, instruments, lettering principles, and geometric constructions based on the lecture notes.

Drafting

The process of communicating technical ideas through technical drawings.

Drafting Technician

A career or person involving the preparation of technical drawings for buildings and structures using drafting instruments or computer-aided drafting systems.

Line

A basic element in drafting used to create and describe forms, show visible edges, construction details, and dimensions.

Object Line

A line commonly used to represent visible edges of an object.

T-square

A drafting instrument used for drawing accurate horizontal lines.

Compass

An instrument used primarily for drawing circles and arcs.

Protractor

An instrument used to measure or construct angles.

Divider

A tool used to transfer or compare distances from one location to another.

Drawing Paper

A material commonly used as a surface for technical drawing.

Computer

A machine-operated device or equipment commonly used in modern drafting to produce drawings digitally.

Lettering

The process of producing letters, numbers, and symbols clearly on a technical drawing.

Guidelines

Lines used to establish and maintain uniform height and alignment in lettering.

Legibility

The quality of lettering that makes letters easy to read and understand.

Geometric Construction

A method of creating geometric figures accurately.

Right Angle

An angle that measures exactly $90^\text{o}$.

Triangle

A closed plane figure with three sides.

Square

A polygon with four equal sides and four right angles.

Hexagon

A regular polygon having six sides.

Cube

A three-dimensional solid with six square faces.

Geometric Solids

Three-dimensional geometric figures, including the cube, cone, and cylinder.