Artistic drawing vs. Technical drawing

What’s the difference?

Multiview vs. Isometric

Cavalier vs. Cabinet oblique

Perspective vs. Oblique

Media: surfaces upon which an engineer or technologist communicates graphical information. Different types include: Tracing paper (a thin, translucent paper used for

detail drawings) Vellum (tracing paper chemically treated to

improve translucency) Polyester film (transparent, waterproof, and

difficult to tear, “Mylar”) The American National Standard Institute

(ANSI) has established standard sheet sizes and title blocks for media used in technical drawings

Pencil Grades

Line Weight

Remember that Accuracy, Neatness, and Speed count in technical drawing