Profession heating, ventilation, air conditioning (and refrigeration) drafter
Heating, ventilation, air conditioning (and refrigeration) drafters create prototypes and sketches, technical details, and aesthetic briefings provided by engineers for the creation of drawings, usually computer aided, of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and possibly refrigeration systems. They can draft for all kinds of projects where these systems can be used.
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Personality Type
- Realistic / Conventional
- Realistic / Investigative
- Artistic / Realistic
Knowledge
- CAE software
The software to perform computer-aided engineering (CAE) analysis tasks such as Finite Element Analysis and Computional Fluid Dynamics.
- Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of topics such as quantity, structure, space, and change. It involves the identification of patterns and formulating new conjectures based on them. Mathematicians strive to prove the truth or falsity of these conjectures. There are many fields of mathematics, some of which are widely used for practical applications.
- Heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts
The different parts constituing heating, air conditioning and refrigeration systems such as the different valves, fans, compressors, condensers, filters and other components.
- Engineering processes
The systematic approach to the development and maintenance of engineering systems.
- Manual draughting techniques
Techniques used for creating detailed drawings of designs by using specialised pencils, rulers, templates and scales.
- Technical drawings
Drawing software and the various symbols, perspectives, units of measurement, notation systems, visual styles and page layouts used in technical drawings.
- CAD software
The computer-aided design (CAD) software for creating, modifying, analysing or optimising a design.
- Engineering principles
The engineering elements like functionality, replicability, and costs in relation to the design and how they are applied in the completion of engineering projects.
- Design drawings
Understand design drawings detailing the design of products, tools, and engineering systems.
Skills
- Use technical drawing software
Create technical designs and technical drawings using specialised software.
- Create technical plans
Create detailed technical plans of machinery, equipment, tools and other products.
- Use computer-aided engineering systems
Use computer-aided engineering software to conduct stress analyses on engineering designs.
- Use manual draughting techniques
Use non-computerised draughting techniques to make detailed drawings of designs by hand with specialised tools such as pencils, rulers and templates.
- Read engineering drawings
Read the technical drawings of a product made by the engineer in order to suggest improvements, make models of the product or operate it.
- Use CADD software
Use computer-aided design and drafting software to make detailed drawings and blueprints of designs.
- Liaise with engineers
Collaborate with engineers to ensure common understanding and discuss product design, development and improvement.
- Use CAD software
Use computer-aided design (CAD) systems to assist in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimisation of a design.