DRAFTING TEMPLATES are timesaving devices that are used for drawing various shapes and standard symbols. They are especially useful when shapes and symbols must appear on the drawing a number of times. Templates are usually made of transparent green or clear plastic. They are available in a wide variety of shapes, including circles, ellipses, hexagons, triangles, rectangles, and arcs. Special templates are available for symbols used on architectural drawings, mechan-ical drawings, and maps. Templates for almost every purpose are available from the well-known drafting supply companies. Figure 2-30 shows only a few of the more common types of drafting templates. One set of commonly used is included in the EAs drafting templates draftsman kit. 

Figure 2-29.-Typical graphic scales.

Figure 2-30.Drafting templates.