Drafting technician

thumb|upright|Traditional drafter at work thumb|A drafter in Portugal in the 1970s, using a drafting machine A drafter (also draughtsman / draughtswoman in British and Commonwealth English, draftsman / draftswoman, drafting technician, or CAD technician in American and Canadian English) is an engineering technician who makes detailed technical drawings or CAD designs for machinery, buildings, electronics, infrastructure, sections, etc. Drafters use computer software and manual sketches to convert the designs, plans, and layouts of engineers and architects into a set of technical drawings. Dra

profession

specialist who is trained in the skills and techniques related to a specific branch of engineering