A CAD drafter straddles two worlds, the traditional world of paper drafts and the modern technology of CAD. In a typical day, a CAD drafter may be asked to translate a set of paper plans to CAD, update or fix an existing CAD plan or complete a design. CAD drafters are in communication with master architects as well as the estimating offices of contractors implementing the design. A CAD drafter may be asked to translate a design concept over several stages of media.
