A drafting board is a very useful device and can be most helpful in those circumstances where one is required. A drafting board can be purchased via eBay.
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Interior Design, Architecture, and Engineering have traditionally been the industries where a manual drafter would be needed. AutoCAD has replaced the need for "hand" or manual drafting.
I would use something like Tilex.
A T-Square is a drafting tool for drawing straight horizontal and vertical lines, relative to the edge of the drafting board.
Taped, yes, tightly, no. Use enough drafting tape to make sure that the paper or film does not bulge or wrinkle or move when you draw. It should stay smooth.
Ronald Lutz has written: 'Applied Sketching and Drafting/Solution Manual'
2D CAD = two dimensional computer aided drafting. 2D CAD is like drafting on paper on a drafting board. 2D CAD is a old way of doing CAD. Nowdays, The new way is three dimensional CAD.
Manual Drawings are hand drawn, with the help of drawing instruments like pencil, T-scale, set squares, etc. For manual drawings, a drafting table is compulsory to get a precised drawing.
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