What is a computer-aided drafter?
[top] Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Technicians use computers to draft layouts, line drawings, and designs. They may work on an architectural design from a single arch to an entire building. They may draw or change the design of a car, airplane, or bridge. They select the appropriate computer file for the design program on which they are working, and then type commands in order to get the appropriate display on the screen. They type commands on a keyboard, use a light pen on the screen, or use a digitizer to move, rotate, and zoom in on the display to draw, redraw, make changes to, or delete parts of the design. When the drawing is finished, a graphics printer produes a completed blueprint. Computer-Aided Design Technicians work with computers and computer printouts, graphics printers and plotters, keyboards, light pens, and digitizers, drawings, schematics, and blueprints.
[top] Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Technicians use computers to draft layouts, line drawings, and designs. They may work on an architectural design from a single arch to an entire building. They may draw or change the design of a car, airplane, or bridge. They select the appropriate computer file for the design program on which they are working, and then type commands in order to get the appropriate display on the screen. They type commands on a keyboard, use a light pen on the screen, or use a digitizer to move, rotate, and zoom in on the display to draw, redraw, make changes to, or delete parts of the design. When the drawing is finished, a graphics printer produces a completed blueprint. Computer-Aided Design Technicians work with computers and computer printouts, graphics printers and plotters, keyboards, light pens, and digitizers, drawings, schematics, and blueprints.
