A drafter can use the 45 degree triangle to draw a 30 degree line.

More Questions from Traditional Drafting Techniques

• Every drafter and engineer continues to utilize both the architect and engineer's scales.
• An architect's scale is divided into 10ths of an inch.
• With some imagination, traditional drafters could actually produce a true 3-dimensional drawing.
• When using a technical pencil to create a drawing the drafter would usually select a soft lead to create a very light line.
• Both the drafting machine and the parallel straight edge were used on specially designed tables to aid the drafter in producing technical drawings.
• A line to be drawn perpendicular to a horizontal line can only be drawn with a 45 degree triangle.
• Prior to the development of computer aided drafting, drafters relied on drawing boards, paper, and pencils to create technical drawings.

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