A sketch is a quickly executed freehand drawing that is not intended as a finished work. In most cased a sketch is a quick way to record an idea for later use. Architect’s sketches primarily serve as a way to try out different ideas and establish a composition before undertaking a more finished work, especially when the finished work is expensive and time consuming. Architectural sketches for example are a kind of diagram. These sketches like metaphors are used by architects as a mean of communication in aiding design collaboration. This tool helps architects to abstract attributes of hypothetical provisional design solutions and summarize their complex patterns, hereby enhancing the design process.

The old basic drafting procedure is to place a piece of paper or other material on a smooth surface with a right angle corners and straight sides-typically a drafting table. A sliding straightedge known as a T-square is then placed on one of the sides allowing it to be slid across the side of the table and over the surface of the paper. Parallel lines can be drawn simply by moving the T-square and running a pencil or technical pen along the T-squares edge. Drafters also need to draw curves and circles with different radius. The tool that is primarily used is the compass. Another tool used to draw curves is called a Spline. A Spline is a rubber coated articulated metal that can be manually bent to most curves.

Today the basic functions of the drafter have been accelerated through the use of Computer Aided Design systems or CAD. Computer aided design is se of computer technology to aid in the design and particularly the drafting of a part or product, including entire buildings. It is both a visual and symbol based method of communication whose conventions are particular to a specific technical field. Drafting can represent two dimensions(“2D”) and three dimensions(“3D”) although the representation itself is always created in 2D(architectural model). Parts and models can be drawn with 3D characteristics with this new software. All the drawings done at Eline Design are modeled in 3D.

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