ENGINEER'S GRAPHIC WORKSHOP - HISTORICAL REVIEW

摘要

The scope of the paper is to introduce the history of development of graphic engineer workshop within European culture. In each historical epoch graphic workshop was different as well as its role in engineering practice. The fundamentals of scientific approach to this subject are dated back to the XVIII century. Owning to Gaspard Monge's works descriptive geometry rose to the rank of branch of mathematics. As time passes we observe the endeavours aiming at accelerating and automating the process of engineering drawing. Instruments such as pantographs, perxpectographs, elipsographs and others came into being. Since the XX century technical drawings have been treated as official documents and as such they were standardized. However the real revolution in engineering graphic workshop was initiated by CAAD/CAAM.