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Digital Drafting

Interior Design · Level 6  ·  6 Chapters

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What Digital Drafting covers

Digital Drafting takes Interior Design Level 6 students from software setup to printed layout sheets, with 2D drawings in between. Principles cover computer aided design and drafting, its advantages, the interface, software types, file formats and creating files. Setting up the drawing environment covers units, scale, templates, layers, colours, line types, grids, snaps and workspace layouts. 2D drawing covers walls, doors, windows and partitions, floor plans, elevations, sections, details, hatching, fills, line weights and layer organization. Modification covers editing tools and revisions. Dimensioning and annotation covers dimension and text styles, leader lines, tags and callouts. Presentation covers layout sheets, title blocks, exporting and printing.

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Careers after Digital Drafting

Digital drafting skills open doors to a vibrant world of design and construction careers across Kenya, enabling you to bring architectural ideas to life with precision and creativity. Mastering these skills means you can confidently contribute to building the homes, offices, and public spaces that shape our communities.

  • In the construction sector, firms working on county infrastructure projects or private developments rely heavily on digital drafting to create accurate building plans. Skilled drafters are essential for preparing detailed blueprints that contractors and engineers use on-site.
  • The jua kali industry increasingly adopts digital tools to design and fabricate custom metal works, furniture, and fixtures, where drafting skills help artisans produce precise designs and improve product quality.
  • Companies like KenGen and Kenya Railways use digital drafting for planning and maintaining power plants and transport infrastructure, offering roles for drafters in engineering and technical teams.
  • The matatu industry benefits from custom vehicle design and branding, where digital drafting helps in planning vehicle modifications and advertising wraps.
  • In agribusiness, organizations such as KTDA use digital drafting for designing processing plants and storage facilities, creating opportunities for drafters in rural and urban settings.
  • The hospitality sector requires interior design drafting skills to create inviting and functional spaces in hotels and resorts, with opportunities for both employment and freelance design consultancy.
  • Beyond employment, mastering digital drafting empowers you to start your own design or consultancy firm, serving clients in construction, interior design, or manufacturing, turning your skills into a sustainable business.

By mastering digital drafting, you position yourself at the heart of Kenya’s growth and innovation, turning ideas into structures that improve lives. Your skillset is not just about drawing—it’s about building your future and transforming the spaces around you. Keep learning, keep creating, and watch your career soar!

Chapters

1
Apply digital drafting principles
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2
Set up drawing environments
9 topics
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3
Create 2D drawings
7 topics
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4
Modify and edit drawings
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5
Apply dimensioning and annotation
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6
Present drafted drawings
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What Digital Drafting covers: 41 main topics in 6 chapters

1. Apply digital drafting principles

  1. 1.1 Introduction to computer aided design and drafting
  2. 1.2 Principles of digital drafting
  3. 1.3 Types of architectural and interior design software
  4. 1.4 Advantages of CAD
  5. 1.5 CADD interface
  6. 1.6 Architectural software operation
  7. 1.7 Architectural software file formatting
  8. 1.8 Creation of files

2. Set up drawing environments

  1. 2.1 Preparation of software environment
  2. 2.2 Drawing units and tools
  3. 2.3 Scaling of drawing
  4. 2.4 Template configuration
  5. 2.5 Layer systems, colours and line types set up
  6. 2.6 Dimensioning drawings
  7. 2.7 Grids, snaps and reference settings configuration
  8. 2.8 Workspace layouts are customisation
  9. 2.9 Save files in editable formats

3. Create 2D drawings

  1. 3.1 Tools and commands for constructing 2D drawings.
  2. 3.2 Walls, doors, windows and partitions drawing.
  3. 3.3 Floor plan drawing
  4. 3.4 Elevations and sections production.
  5. 3.5 Details in 2D drawings
  6. 3.6 Hatching, fills and line weights applications.
  7. 3.7 Layers and drawing organization

4. Modify and edit drawings

  1. 4.1 Modification of drawings
  2. 4.2 Modification tools and commands application
  3. 4.3 Design proposed concepts
  4. 4.4 Revision of drawings
  5. 4.5 Save file into editable formats

5. Apply dimensioning and annotation

  1. 5.1 Dimension styles.
  2. 5.2 Annotation text styles configuration
  3. 5.3 Dimensions application.
  4. 5.4 Annotations application.
  5. 5.5 Leader lines, tags and callouts insertion
  6. 5.6 Documentation of drawings

6. Present drafted drawings

  1. 6.1 Layout sheets creation
  2. 6.2 Title blocks customization.
  3. 6.3 Drawings arrangement.
  4. 6.4 Drawings exportation
  5. 6.5 Drawing printing
  6. 6.6 Project presentation.

Revise this unit

Exam-style questions 84 Written to CDACC standard, with answers Test yourself 238 Multiple-choice, one at a time Practise questions 157 Quick recall — check you know the facts
3 more for this unit
Oral exam preparation 55 What the assessor asks, and how to answer out loud Worked calculations 44 Step-by-step maths with the common mistakes Quick cards 1,174 Myth busters, skill tips and scenarios

Beyond the syllabus

Decision simulator 6 On site, what would you do? Workplace scenarios 102 Real site situations — what would you do? Turn this into income 60 Where this skill earns — what to charge, how to find clients

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