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These are drawings I made
when my hands were young and steady
with Rapidograph and parallel bar.
I impress myself. I had a knack
for rendering in two dimensions
a visible sense of a third.
The line weights are spot on
and the snap of lines is textbook
for a discipline that died with AutoCad
and was entombed by Revit.
Handcrafts disappear along with the love
that hands expressed across the vellum.
Glossary
Rapidograph: a brand of ink pens used in manual drafting from CA 1960 — 1980.
Parallel Bar: a system of cables, pulleys, and a horizontal drafting bar
popular in engineering and architectural drafting rooms prior to the advent of
Computer Assisted Drafting (and Design- which the computers never mastered).
Line Weights: the relative visual importance given to lines in a two dimensional representation of a three dimensional object. Variance of line weight can suggest
shade, shadow, and the strength of silhouette in a two dimensional drawing.
Snap of lines: In traditional architectural drawings, a slight extension of lines at intersections and a slight increase of line weight at that point clarifies and amplifies
the character of the object being drawn.
Auto Cad: the predominant drafting software used in architectural and engineering studios/drafting rooms in the USA.
Revit: a theoretically three dimensional drafting software that has begun to supplant AutoCad in architectural and engineering studios/drafting rooms in the USA. The software company for AutoCad and Revit are the same corporation. Fancy that.
when my hands were young and steady
with Rapidograph and parallel bar.
I impress myself. I had a knack
for rendering in two dimensions
a visible sense of a third.
The line weights are spot on
and the snap of lines is textbook
for a discipline that died with AutoCad
and was entombed by Revit.
Handcrafts disappear along with the love
that hands expressed across the vellum.
Glossary
Rapidograph: a brand of ink pens used in manual drafting from CA 1960 — 1980.
Parallel Bar: a system of cables, pulleys, and a horizontal drafting bar
popular in engineering and architectural drafting rooms prior to the advent of
Computer Assisted Drafting (and Design- which the computers never mastered).
Line Weights: the relative visual importance given to lines in a two dimensional representation of a three dimensional object. Variance of line weight can suggest
shade, shadow, and the strength of silhouette in a two dimensional drawing.
Snap of lines: In traditional architectural drawings, a slight extension of lines at intersections and a slight increase of line weight at that point clarifies and amplifies
the character of the object being drawn.
Auto Cad: the predominant drafting software used in architectural and engineering studios/drafting rooms in the USA.
Revit: a theoretically three dimensional drafting software that has begun to supplant AutoCad in architectural and engineering studios/drafting rooms in the USA. The software company for AutoCad and Revit are the same corporation. Fancy that.
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Fascinating
*, Gary. Excellent unusual verse that relies on a sophisticated knowledge of retro-tooling.
*I do fancy that. All a dat.
I wish all glossaries were so well detailed ...
"shade, shadow, and the strength of silhouette in a two dimensional drawing."
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:) *
Gary I use to prepare musical scores using the same tools. The skills and subtleties of line weight are complex as a good line of poetry. Brought a tear of nostalgia to the eye.*
This is wonderful, Gary. Really lovely *
Thank you, Matt.
Thank you, David.
Thank you, Nonnie.
Thank you, Erika.
Thank you, Felicia.
Thank you, Daniel. Glad to know music and architecture share technologies.
Thank you, Arturo.
The only things that is inevitable is change.
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"for a discipline that died with AutoCad" *
And what Bill said. **
Thank you, Bill.
Thank you,Rachna.
What Bill said.
Thank you, Kitty.