Drawing and Marking Tools
One of the draftman's most important tool.
Wooden Pencil
Used as a guide in drawing horizontal lines on a drawing board.
T-square
Used for drawing small circles
drop-bow compass
Used to remove construction lines, drafting errors, and pencil smudges from the drawing surface.
Eraser
A 12 inch straightedge usually made of plastic or metal used for taking small measurements
Rule
This type of pencil needs no sharpening.
Mechanical Pen
A tool for drawing lines at a certain angle.
Triangle or set square
Used to draw circles and arcs
compass
Used to protect the rest of the drawn elements when erasing a small part or area in a drawing.
Erasing shield
A long, flexible steel measuring tape that is rolled inside a plastic or metal casing.
Pull-push rule
Used for final and permanent working drawings.
Technical Pen
A tool with straight edges that is very similar with T-square.
Also called a French curve, used as a guide in drawing irregular lines, arcs, and smooth curves
Irregular curves
Dusting brush
A thin semicircular plastic sheet that is used to measure angles
protractor
Softest pencil grade
9B
This tool is equipped with wires and wheel mechanism
parallel straightedge
A thin sheet of plastic or metal punched with circles of various sizes.
Circular template
A kind of eraser that is best for most line work.
Rubber eraser
Used to take measurements, adjust dimensions, and enlarge or reduce sizes in a drawing.
Scale
Hardest pencil grade
9H
It is used to support triangles in drawing vertical lines
T-square
Used for drawing large arcs or circles
beam compass
A kind of eraser that is good for light lines and smudges
Soft vinyl eraser
Divider