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Drafter

This article is about technical drafters. For the mechanical instrument called a drafter, see drafting machine.
"Draftsman" redirects here. For other uses, see Draftsman (disambiguation).
Traditional drafter at work
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. Drafters operate as the supporting developers and sketch engineering designs and drawings from preliminary design concepts.

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