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> Well, actually we do take a drafting course in first
> year. Or we did, when
> I went through chemical engineering school 20mumble
> years ago. I also took
> drafting in high school.
> Of course, when I took drafting, it was with pen and
> vellum, not a PC. But
> the idea is the same -- we learned the TOOL and its
> application in our
> first year of engineering.
No, you didn't learn a tool, you learned a technique.
You used a tools in that learning process. There's a
big difference there.
They didn't sit there and only teach you how to hold
the pen, why you use a different sized pen for
different elements in the draft, how to use a
protractor or slide rule. Maybe in high school, but in
college I would think, I would hope, you applied the
drafting toward some sort of throry or practical
assignment.
BTW, I also learned drafting in college, both on the
slanted tables and in front of the computer. We never
in that time were taught just how to draft... we used
the tools in conjunction with completing an assignment
based on theory, science, and design knowledge taught
in the class.
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