If you love using computers but also love drawing and art, then a career in drafting and design allows you to combine these two skills. Computer aided drafting and design enables drafters to produce technical drawings that provide accurate visual guidelines of the structure. These drawings will include specific technical details including dimensions, materials, and procedures.

They are drawn according to calculations made by architects, surveyors, engineers, or even scientists. These drawings don’t just relate to buildings, but are used to construct just about anything you care to think of, from skyscrapers to microchips. The drawings produced during drafting and design can be stored electronically, printed, or even programmed directly into an automated manufacturing system.

Drafting and Design Specialties

If you want to work in drafting and design then there are many specialties to choose from. You can choose to work for the aeronautical industry preparing drawings for engineers which will be used in the manufacture of aircraft, aircraft parts, and missiles, or you could choose to work in an architectural firm, preparing drawings for new construction projects. You can even specialize further by working on commercial or residential properties.

Drafting and design is also very important in civil engineering, and is used to prepare drawings which are used in major construction projects such as new highways, pipelines, or bridges. Electrical drafters will prepare wiring and layout diagrams, while electronic drafters will draw assembly diagrams and layout drawings which are used in the manufacture of electronic components and devices.