| Architectural Drafters find huge demand in today's | | | | - Use CADD software or manually produce designs, |
| ever growing construction industry and are employed | | | | detailed drawings and documentation |
| acrossed different verticals such as building | | | | - Prepare working drawings showing plans, elevations, |
| construction, product design, urban development and | | | | sections, materials and finishes, as well as other |
| non-building business. | | | | aspects such as layouts, plumbing, drainage, car |
| Architectural Draftsmen, also termed as Architectural | | | | parking and landscaping |
| Drafters, analyze the design sketches and concepts | | | | - Estimate the quantity and quality of materials |
| provided by architects and convert them into detailed, | | | | required, material and labor costs and project schedule |
| dimensionally accurate and measured architectural | | | | dates |
| drawings. They apply their insight of architecture | | | | - Clarify client briefs and develop sketch plans for client |
| design, construction materials and building codes to | | | | approval |
| generate plans for buildings that are structurally stable. | | | | - Help prepare building plan specifications to suit |
| These drawings are then used as guides in | | | | individual customers |
| construction. | | | | - Represent or help architects on building sites to |
| Most drafters today create architectural drawings | | | | ensure that plans and specifications are strictly |
| through Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) | | | | adhered |
| software. Some Architectural Draftsmen have a | | | | - Negotiate with regional/local government authorities |
| specialization in the areas of residential buildings, | | | | - Evaluate relevant codes and by-laws in the course |
| industrial plans, commercial buildings or structures using | | | | of executing project documentation |
| particular standards, codes and material. | | | | Deep insight structure design and analysis along with |
| Typical duties of an architectural drafter: | | | | an eye for accuracy are key components of |
| - Produce architectural and working drawings showing | | | | becoming an Architectural Draftsman. Architectural |
| plans, elevations, sections, materials, finishes and other | | | | Drafters use computer aided design (CAD) software |
| features such as landscaping, interior and exterior, | | | | tools such as ArchiCAD, AutoCAD, 3D Max and |
| layouts, drainage, car parking and plumbing | | | | Microstation to draw technical and working drawings |
| - Investigate architects' or other designs, and prepare | | | | for buildings. |
| primary sketches, scribbles and detailed instructions | | | | |