{"id":3719,"date":"2017-11-17T19:22:44","date_gmt":"2017-11-17T19:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/isabelbarrosarchitects.ie\/blog\/?p=3719"},"modified":"2017-11-20T09:41:12","modified_gmt":"2017-11-20T09:41:12","slug":"before-cad-a-trip-to-memory-lane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isabelbarrosarchitects.ie\/blog\/before-cad-a-trip-to-memory-lane\/","title":{"rendered":"Before CAD – A Trip to Memory Lane"},"content":{"rendered":"

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CAD stands for Computer-Aided Design. CAD software has been widely used by Architects to create two-dimensional (2D) drawings or three-dimensional (3D) models.<\/p>\n

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It was in the early 90s when I started using CAD software (possibly AutoCAD R10 !) but things were very different before CAD.<\/p>\n

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The drawings were done by hand using technical pens\/Rotring rapidograph pens on tracing paper. Some examples below.<\/p>\n

\"Window<\/a>

Window detail – note the different line thicknesses, the text and numbers.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Rotring<\/a>

Rotring rapidograph pens with different thicknesses<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Market<\/a>

Market – Lower Ground Floor Plan, hand drawn<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Different<\/a>

Different technical pens, note the VERY old ones to the right hand side<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Restaurant<\/a>

Restaurant – Floor Plan, hand drawn. Note the different symbols (tables, doors, etc)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mistakes or changes were painful to correct. The ink had to be rubbed off or scraped with a blade, then the tracing paper to be made smooth again and then new lines could be drawn (if we were lucky enough not to make a hole in the paper!).<\/p>\n

\"Different<\/a>

Different tools to remove ink from tracing paper<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"3D<\/a>

3D of Science Museum, hand drawn. This sheet was nearly 3 meters long!<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Urban<\/a>

Urban scheme overlaid to map, hand drawn<\/p><\/div>\n

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Patterns had to be cut to size from a special pattern sheet.<\/p>\n

\"Patterns<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Apartment<\/a>

Apartment block – Floor Plan, hand drawn<\/p><\/div>\n

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Letters and numbers were done using\u00a0template letters rulers like the ones below.<\/p>\n

\"template<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Apartment<\/a><\/p>\n

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Curves and symbols were done with template stencils.<\/p>\n

\"Template<\/a>

Template stencils<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"\u00a9<\/a>

Can you imagine how long it took to design 12 storeys with these stairs?<\/p><\/div>\n

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The all design process was very time consuming and our necks suffered immensely, but the end result was somehow a\u00a0 piece of art.<\/p>\n

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What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger,<\/p>\n

Isabel<\/div>\n
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All images in this post are subject to copyright.<\/p>\n

\u00a9 2017 Isabel Barros Architects<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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