Technical drawing

1521 Italian translation of De Architectura Libri Decem (The Ten Books on Architecture) by Marcus Vitruvius Pollio.

Technical drawing, also known as drafting or draughting, is the act and discipline of composing plans that visually communicate how something functions or is to be constructed.

History

Early civilisation

Middle Ages

Renaissance

15th century
16th century

17th century

18th century

19th century

20th century

21st century

Types of technical drawings

 See also category: Technical drawings by type.

Technical drawing by field

Technical drawing by theme

 See also category: Technical drawings by theme.

Technical drawing discipline

 See also category: Technical drawing.

15th-18th century

19th century

20th century

20th century, first part

20th century, second part

21st century

See also

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Category:Early information visualization Category:Galleries initiated by User:Mdd Category:History of technical drawing Category:History of visualization Category:Technical drawing