Drafter, Architectural

WORK PROCESS

DRAFTER, ARCHITECTURAL

O*NET/SOC CODE: 17-3011.01 RAPIDS CODE: 0126

 

APPROXIMATE HOURS

1. LETTERING

120

1. Letter styles and fonts
2. Mediums
3. Lettering devices

 

 

2. FREEHAND SKETCHING

150

1. Three (3) view sketches
2. Pictorial sketching
3. Sketching

 

 

3. COMPUTER DRAWING

2,000

1. Use & care of equipment & materials
2. Two (2) dimensional drawing techniques
3. Architectural geometrical problems
4. Three (3) dimensional drawing techniques

 

 

4. INTERSECTIONS AND DEVELOPMENTS

100

1. Roofs
2. Surfaces
3. Sheetmetal

5. STANDARD FRAMING DETAILS

500

 
6. SIMPLE ARCHITECTURAL PROBLEMS

500

1. Frames structures
2. Masonry
3. Brick
4. Stone

 

 

7. GENERAL COMPUTER OPERATIONS

500

1. DOS
2. Windows
3. Graphics
4. Spreadsheets
5. Databases
6. Word processing
7. Communications
8. Networking

 

 

8. PLANNING OF COMMERCIAL AND PUBLIC STRUCTURES

1930

1. Preliminary consideration
2. Plot plan
3. Basement plan
4. Roof plan
5. Floor plan
6. Elevation
7. Foundation plan
8. Architectural Model
9. Stair plan

 

 

9. ALTERATIONS

600

1. Field sketching
2. Structural survey
3. Planning

 

 

10. SECTIONS

300

1. Staff
2. Cress
3. Longitudinal

 

 

11. STRUCTURAL DETAILS

900

1. Millwork (Interior & exterior)
2. Mill construction
3. Steel construction

 

 

12. SPECIFICATION WRITING

100

1. Architectural terms

 

 

13. TRACING

100

1. Pencil
2. Ink

 

 

14. CHECKING

200

1. Use of check list:

1. Content
2. Accuracy
3. Symbols

 

 

TOTAL HOURS

8,000