Technological advances can bring about the demise of some professions. However, in the case of drafting technicians, it only made their desks tidier and smaller. AutoCAD was released in 1982. By 1994 750 training centers were using it worldwide. Before that, drafting required pencils, t-squares, erasers, and much more time. And the pictures below really show it. Look at them, and you will almost hear the rustling paper. Scroll down to check out what the old days were like.
(h/t dyt, vintageeveryday)
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ReplyDeleteBegan as apprentice in 1962 in shipbuilding, along with aircraft design as the most difficult drafting career; hardly a straight line or right angle anywhere. Our final test exam was "develop a plate longitudinal with curvature & twist" which even with computers requires great knowledge & experience. 'Laying-off' was transcribing ship's 'lines plan' full size to the 'scrieve board' a huge timber floor that would then be inscribed with the frame curves. Slide rules & 7 figure log tables, no calculators- computers made life infinitely easier and faster, nothing like a 3D model to get 100% fidelity without any manual calculations. MicroStation was my weapon of choice, far ahead of AutoCAD which has by now equalled it; SolidWorks was fantastic for mechanical design.
ReplyDeleteRetired, I miss the endless challenges [and the rewards!]
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