Because there are many different people working on a construction project, from engineers to professional contractors, and even third party suppliers, they would need to be well coordinated to make a project run smoothly. This is where drafting comes into the picture. It puts together all of the important aspects such as the materials needed and its specifications and measurements into detailed drawings for a wide range of construction projects. Within these detailed drawings, you will also see that regulations in the area are met with the right standards. 

As technology gets more advanced in how it can supplement traditional processes, Computer Aided Design (CAD) became extremely popular with how it managed to simplify that process into what we know about it today. Drawing by hand is still pretty viable for simpler projects but as the difficulty and complexity grows, computerizing the process proves to be much more efficient with CAD. Less resources would be wasted and results would be more accurate. 

The biggest difference is being able to view models in 3D as compared to the 2D drawings of traditional drafting. This is a big help especially in producing realistic rendering of certain aspects of infrastructure which all add to making the process of drafting not just seamless but also simpler. 

Since its introduction, CAD has been widely used for a vast majority of construction and building projects. Knowing how to use CAD can be greatly beneficial because it is a tool widely used across many projects, making it an invaluable expertise to learn. 

Mechanical engineering is a broad field with numerous applications apart from just vehicle systems. Because of the nature of that field that focuses on the visualization, planning, and design of different components, systems, and engines, CAD is particularly very useful to these engineers in making their job easier. 

With a CAD system, they can seamlessly create designs and foolproof these designs for any errors immediately. These allow for more productivity on their part as they get to save on time and effort. Other benefits of drafting with CAD in mechanical engineering include having better design quality, an easier documentation process, saving on costs, being able to save data for future use, and compliance with international standards. 

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