You remember how to control lineweights by rolling the pencil
as you draw
John Cabrall
You remember that a spline is something you rest weights
(ducks) on, to draw a curve
Bob Doncom
You are asked if a Leroy Lettering Set is a package of fonts
for AutoCAD (and where they can be downloaded)
S. Yoder
You remember coming home after a good hunt, having a well done
mammoth steak for dinner, laying out a new design of dinosaur trap on the wall of your
cave
Vladimir Makarkin
You know how to dress a ruling pen
Dennis Shinn
You are asked why there is sandpaper on a stick in your drawer
S.Yoder
You think you should own stock in the plastic's industry
because of all the templates you own
S. Yoder
You rue the day they quit making drafting linen
Dennis Shinn
A compass was for drawing arcs and circles and not finding the
North pole
Dennis Shinn
You know that some pencil sharpeners only remove the wood and
don't sharpen the lead
Carl Taylor
You know that the little piece of thin metal with all of the
holes is called an erasing shield
Carl Taylor
Your drafting table still has drafting powder in the seams
Anon.
You still have a drafting table!
Anon
You keep your electric eraser out and visible just because
it's been such a good friend
Anon.
you can start out with a completely blacked out sheet of
negative paper and scratch out a drawing with a razor blade or scalpel
This collection of memories developed spontaneously over
period of time in a CAD newsgroup early in 1997 under the subject of "Old CAD
Drafters". As technology continues to accelerate with no rest in sight, it seemed
like a good idea to rescue this collection from being lost forever.
If you have any other drafting-related reminders of the
passage of time, feel free to address them to the webmaster.
We'll be glad to add them to the list.
Thanks to the people who continue to contribute
to this list.
