Describes and illustrates set-up procedure for a two-point perspective and two methods for finding vanishing points of inclined lines. Angular or two-point perspective is the type of perspective drawing most often used by architects, draftsmen, and illustrators and therefore important for students to know. (MF)

Suggests building models as a way to reinforce and enhance related subjects such as architectural drafting, structural carpentry, etc., and discusses time, materials, scales, tools or equipment needed, how to achieve realistic special effects, and the types of projects that can be built (model of complete building, a panoramic model, and model…

Two years' experience in sponsoring a real-life project for drafting students has convinced the sponsoring firm that both the firm and the students benefit. (Author)

Four drafting teachers give their opinions on how to teach metric measurement and conversion and other matters. They are Jeffry T. Lufting, James E. Kelso, L. Dayle Yeager, and Michael B. Atkins. Computer graphics, modular structures, communicative drafting, and microfilm reproduction are also discussed. (MS)

Seven different drafting courses are going on at one time in this ungraded" classroom. (Editor)

Drafting courses at the Beverly Hills High School, California, are taught with the aid of checksheets providing step-by-step instructions of how to proceed through the course, with student work and grade records for each step. The drafting laboratory, courses, and the checksheet system are described. (MF)

Computer graphics systems typically produce a single, machine-like character font. At most, these systems enable the user to (1) alter the aspect ratio (height-to-width ratio) of the characters, (2) specify a transformation matrix to slant the characters, and (3) define a virtual pen table to change the lineweight of the plotted characters.…

Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) programs are used to teach drafting at an Indiana high school. The school system's maintenance department shared use of the software and equipment to produce original drawings of school buildings. (MLF)

This competency based drafting curriculum is presented in seven specialization sections with units in each section containing a competency statement, performance objective, learning activities, evaluation, and quiz or problem sheets. Some units also contain answer sheets and/or handout sheets. Sections and number of units presented are (1) basic…

The curriculum guide for drafting occupations is one of five guides written and field tested in a project to develop statewide articulated competency-based curricula in selected vocational education programs. Contents of the guide are divided into eight curriculum levels, and students should be able to enter the program at the appropriate level of…

This document is a workbook for drafting students learning advanced print reading for electricity applications. The workbook contains seven units covering the following material: architectural working drawings; architectural symbols and dimensions; basic architectural electrical symbols; wiring symbols; riser diagrams; schematic diagrams; and…

This article describes the AutoCAD Laboratory at Hawaii's Kamehameha Secondary Schools, offering the perspective of the AutoCAD instructor and Technology Department Head, looking at a day in the AutoCAD Laboratory, and explaining how teaching students about computer-assisted design and drafting can prepare them for college or careers. (SM)

The curriculum outline is designed to aid the instructor in developing a more complete course of study and in presenting a more consistent drafting and design program for intermediate and secondary school students. The guide is introduced by a discussion of objectives fundamental to a sound program of industrial arts education, followed by an…