Is there any helpful info on hand drafting plats?
Is there any helpful info on hand drafting plats?
(OP)
I took a drafting trainee job at a land surveying company. The plats are done by hand. Is there any books or web sites that would help me. I have the basics down...like angles. My problem is the multible curves and how to plot them. I saw a book listed on the internet by Wattles (Drafting Practices in Survey and Engineering Offices) Would this book help me?





RE: Is there any helpful info on hand drafting plats?
Hope this helps you out.
Tim
RE: Is there any helpful info on hand drafting plats?
Lettering guides for hand lettering plans and a standard template for titles are essential. I am sure you are aware that hand drafters in our field are a dying breed (my Dad is one and I formerly was). AutoCAD has taken over and there is no turning back.
A good hand drafted plan is beautiful and I loved preparing them until being asked to change the scale forcing a start from scratch to create a new plan. Once plans become complicated with many notes, hand drafting becomes too time consuming. I do not miss licking erasers!
I agree with Tim that you should beg for CAD and a plotter to perhaps become the person that brings the firm into the 21st century!
RE: Is there any helpful info on hand drafting plats?
Jason Sr.
RE: Is there any helpful info on hand drafting plats?
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