If you want to have your part designs fabricated, you’re going to need to provide the manufacturer with a technical drawing. Yes, 3D printers and many modern machine tools rely on toolpaths ...

Background elements should be clearer and thinner. Anything that is 'cut' (as in a section) must be drawn with thicker lines. This is true of all technical drawings, even those made on the computer.

Technical drawing is taken largely by male students, many of whom are interested in a career in engineering or architecture. John O'Sullivan, of the ASTI and a teacher in the Christian Brothers ...