I know there are folks who hate drafting work. I am very glad I have CAD instead of having to hand draft.
I have also seen some very detailed ship plans from the late 1800s an early 1900s. Incredibly well drawn, but must have been very tedious to say the least.
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I began hand drafting when I was 16yrs old because people thought my writing skills were worthy.
Everything from poems, hymns and any catchy text in various styles were put on parchment paper and hung in homes, schools and church.
After entering college did I put those skills to surveying drawings.
I can remember the bed sheet sized sheets of linen used for subdivisions around Lake Tyler that were drawn at 1"=100' with some of the smaller lots being 100ft x 300?ñft.
It paid for my room and board and gas and beer money in college.
But when it lags or crashes I still get upset.
Or when draw order goes out of order.
Or XREF.?ÿ
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Wearing a tie for that job had to be a terrible inconvenience.
Licensed Land Surveyor
Finger Lakes Region, Upstate New York
I worked for an small government agency in the last century as a photogrammetrist / analyst.?ÿ We had to were our security clearances on lanyard for all to see.?ÿ At the time the lanyards available were the little metal ball chains.?ÿ We also wore ties.
In my small group we did a bit of work using electric zoom transfer scopes that were powered by un-insulated low voltage running through the rails the scope traversed the imagery on.?ÿ One day we were working away until someone notices a strange smell.?ÿ Turns out one of my colleagues lanyard had draped across the rails and set his tie on fire.
Check out drafting with splines and ducks. ?ÿWorked with a couple of fellows who had worked in the aerospace industry in the 1950's--1960's who had experience with them,
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_spline
My, oh, my. ?ÿThe things you learn while searching for something else.
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Those blasted ducks would be too noisy for me, a real PITA.?ÿ Almost as bad as wearing a tie.
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