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Drafting Related Sites
University of
Arizona
This site has
information on threads and fasteners.
American Design
and Drafting Association
The ADDA is a
professional organization for designers, drafters, architects,
illustrators, and technical artists.
American National
Standards Institute
ANSI coordinates the efforts of standards
developers. This site provides information about those efforts and the
standards.
American Society of
Mechanical Engineers
ASME is a resource for career information,
products, and drafting-related education and training.
Autodesk,
Inc.
Autodesk produces AutoCAD® computer-aided drafting
and related software.
Autodesk User
Group
AUGI is a professional organization of Autodesk users. This
site provides information about the services provided by AUGI and about
how to join.
CADalog.com
Explore this site for
CAD information and resources.
Cadalyst
Browse this online
magazine for CAD-related news and other types of information.
CADENCEweb
Go to this online CAD
magazine for resources such as articles, links, forums, and downloads.
CADinfo.NET
This site provides daily
news updates and other types of CAD-related information and resources.
CalComp
Graphics
Visit this site for supplies for plotters and printers,
etc.
Computer
Graphics World
This online graphics magazine contains many useful
articles about CAD and solid modeling.
Design
Community
Visit the Design Community site for free forums for
public communication related to drafting and design.
Dick Blick Art
Materials
This site is a source for vellum, tracing, graph, and
other drafting papers.
International
Organization for Standardization
Visit this site for information
about the ISO standards.
Machine
Design
For information on various topics related to drafting and
design, visit the Machine Design site.
Mayline
Group
Mayline provides furniture and equipment for the drafting
office.
MSDS-SEARCH
This site provides
information related to material safety data sheets.
National Skill Standards
Board
The NSSB provides information about CAD skill standards and
certification.
NICET Online
The
National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies issues a
certificate to people who have demonstrated technical mastery of the
skills needed for their profession.
Society
of Manufacturing Engineers
SME provides information about industry
events, as well as other services for members only. Student memberships
are available.
Staedtler,
Inc.
Go to this site for drafting equipment and supplies.
Tech
Directions
Tech Directions magazine provides information for trade
and technology educators. You can subscribe at the site and explore the
links to other resources.
U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office
This site provides information about patents and
trademarks.
Groove Pin
This site provides information about groove pins,
their uses, and applications.
Drafting Articles
AutoCAD’s Object Snap Tracking
Jay D.
Helsel
Technical drawing often involves placing points, lines, or
other geometry precisely relative to other geometry. Read
more...
AutoCAD’s Plot Styles, Part I:
Introduction
Jay D. Helsel
CAD files are now commonly used
directly to drive various manufacturing equipment and
machinery. Read
more...
AutoCAD’s Plot Styles, Part II:
Color-Dependent Plot Style Tables
Jay D. Helsel
When you create
a color-dependent plot style table, AutoCAD automatically sets up a table
with 255 plot styles. Read
more...
AutoCAD’s Plot Styles, Part III: Named
Plot Style Tables
Jay D. Helsel
When you create a named plot
style table, AutoCAD sets up a table with a single plot style named
Normal. Read
more...
