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The first step in creating a traditional technical drawing is to ________.

draw a series of guide lines
set up the miter line
align the paper so that it will be positioned square to the parallel bar
sharpen the leads in the technical pens

Correct Answer: align the paper so that it will be positioned square to the parallel bar

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Several of the tools used in traditional drafting include the following:
The parallel straight edge can be used for aligning the paper as well as drawing horizontal lines.
A 15 degree line can be easily created by arranging both the 45 degree and 30/60 degree triangles.
A drafter can use the 45 degree triangle to draw a 30 degree line.
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.

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