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Job Description
Prepare detailed drawings of architectural designs and plans for buildings and structures according to specifications provided by architect.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-3011.01
Also Known As…
- Project Manager
- Intern Architect
- Draftsman
- Drafter
- CAD Technician (Computer-Aided Design Technician)
- Architectural Intern
- Architectural Draftsman
- Architectural Drafter
- Architectural Designer
- Architect
- Truss Designer
- Structural Draftsman
- Structural Drafter
- Steel Detailer
- Project Architect
- Plumbing Drafter
- Plumbing Designer
- Oil and Gas Drafter
- Marine Drafter
- Landscape Drafter
- Heating and Ventilating Drafter
- Drafting Technician
- Detailer
- Designer
- Computer-Aided Design Drafter (CAD Drafter)
- Computer-Aided Design Designer (CAD Designer)
- Computer Aided Drafter
- Commercial Drafter
- Checker
- CADD Operator (Computer-Aided Design and Drafting Operator)
- CADD Drafter (Computer-Aided Design and Drafting Drafter)
- CAD Draftsman (Computer-Aided Design Draftsman)
- AutoCAD Designer
- Assistant Drafter
- Architecture Technician
- Architecture Drafter
- Architectural Technologist
- Architectural Technician
- Architectural Computer-Aided Design Technician (Architectural CAD Technician)
- Architect in Training
Tasks for “Architectural Drafters”
- Analyze building codes, by-laws, space and site requirements, and other technical documents and reports to determine their effect on architectural designs.
- Reproduce drawings on copy machines or trace copies of plans and drawings, using transparent paper or cloth, ink, pencil, and standard drafting instruments.
- Prepare cost estimates, contracts, bidding documents, and technical reports for specific projects under an architect's supervision.
- Prepare colored drawings of landscape and interior designs for presentation to client.
- Determine procedures and instructions to be followed, according to design specifications and quantity of required materials.
- Calculate heat loss and gain of buildings and structures to determine required equipment specifications, following standard procedures.
- Analyze technical implications of architect's design concept, calculating weights, volumes, and stress factors.
- Check dimensions of materials to be used and assign numbers to lists of materials.
- Obtain and assemble data to complete architectural designs, visiting job sites to compile measurements as necessary.
- Build landscape, architectural, and display models.
- Draw rough and detailed scale plans for foundations, buildings, and structures, based on preliminary concepts, sketches, engineering calculations, specification sheets, and other data.
- Supervise, coordinate, and inspect the work of draftspersons, technicians, and technologists on construction projects.
- Lay out and plan interior room arrangements for commercial buildings, using computer-assisted drafting (CAD) equipment and software.
- Create freehand drawings and lettering to accompany drawings.
- Operate computer-aided drafting (CAD) equipment or conventional drafting station to produce designs, working drawings, charts, forms, and records.
- Coordinate structural, electrical, and mechanical designs and determine a method of presentation to graphically represent building plans.
- Represent architect on construction site, ensuring builder compliance with design specifications and advising on design corrections, under architect's supervision.
Related Technology & Tools
- Three-dimensional laser digitizers
- Triangles
- Flexible curves
- Computer aided design CAD multi-unit display graphics cards
- Plotters
- Compasses
- Estimating keypads
- Three-dimensional motion controllers
- Desktop computers
- Wide-format document scanners
- Print servers
- Three-dimensional stereoscopic projectors
- French curves
- Pressure-sensitive graphic tablets
- T-squares
- Protractors
- Graphics tablets
- Architects' scales
- Large-format digitizers
- Sonic digitizers
- Backlit digitizers
- Electronic scales
- Handheld calculators
- Motion graphics software
- Corel Paint Shop Pro
- Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
- Microsoft Visio
- Microsoft Outlook
- Sun Microsystems Cobalt
- Microsoft Excel
- ARCOM Masterspec
- Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator
- UGS Solid Edge
- Microsoft Office
- Logitech 3D Pro
- Microsoft Paint
- Animation software
- Autodesk 3d Studio Viz
- Document management system software
- C
- Adobe Systems Adobe LiveMotion
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Autodesk Revit
- Non uniform rational b-splines NURBS software
- Google SketchUp
- Digitizing and photogrammetric software
- Adobe Systems Adobe InDesign
- Autodesk Revit Architecture
- AutoDesSys form Z
- VectorWorks ARCHITECT
- Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat
- Bill of materials software
- Scanning software
- McNeel Rhino software
- Adobe Systems Adobe After Effects
- Microsoft Word
- 100 Plus Hatch Pattern Library
- Landscape modeling software
- Autodesk Architectural Desktop
- Graphic presentation software
- Geomechanical design analysis GDA software
- Graphisoft ArchiCAD
- Bentley MicroStation
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- ERP software
- Alias Wavefront Design Studio
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
- Microsoft .NET Framework
- Softimage Extreme
- Dassault Systemes CATIA