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I believe loftsmen prepare full size drawings or patterns at 1 to 1 scale, whereas a blueprint may be at a reduced scale. I.e. a blueprint fits on a drafting ta
by inetsee 7y ago
I believe loftsmen prepare full size drawings or patterns at 1 to 1 scale, whereas a blueprint may be at a reduced scale. I.e. a blueprint fits on a drafting table; the pattern created by a loftsman would go on a factory floor.
- NegativeLatency 7y agoComes from the ship building industry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lofting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lofting
- rwmurrayVT 7y agoNow it is common to use a laser tracker to take measurements and create full-size drawings. Spacial Analyzer really changed the game. NNSY has over 90 API laser trackers that they use.