A Comparative Study of Manual and Computer Aided
A Comparative Study of Manual and Computer Aided
In Partial Fulfillment
Of the Requirements
In Practical Research II
Presented By:
Gazulto, Raziel
October 2023
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Chapter I
The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of teaching technical
Introduction
The study's problem was to compare CAD and manual methods on second level
Mechanical Drawing students utilizing the sectional view and supplementary view
techniques of Technical Drawing. The researcher presented the fundamentals of the two
technical drawing styles, sectional view and secondary view drawings, as the teacher.
Throughout the study, one group was assigned to prepare designs utilizing the computer
assisted drafting approach, while the other group employed manual equipment and
into distinct components for use in additional test) was used to calculate data on drawing
tests, written tests, and total time to complete drawings and written tests for each section's
approaches. Based on the findings of this study, it is possible to infer that both manual
and CAD methods of teaching sectional and auxiliary view drawings are suitable.
is a language used to express concepts using lines and symbols, and it has shown to be a
"Drawings have evolved along two distinct lines: artistic and technical. The artistic
line includes artists who use drawings to express aesthetic, philosophical, or other
abstract ideas, while the technical line includes people who use drawings to represent the
technical drawing.
The use of technical drawing was first documented in writing in 30 B.C. When the
must be skillful with the pencil and have a knowledge of drawing so that he can readily
make the drawings required to show the appearance of the work he proposes to
construct."
usually known as drafting. There are some in the drafting language. There are numerous
subcategories, including (but not limited to) the following. Mechanical drawing,
computer graphics are all examples of technical drawing. Many of these concepts may be
Although basic drafting principles must be taught for both manual and computer-aided
drafting, a discussion is currently taking place within the industry. Drafting community
As CAD technology has become an essential part of the design process in industry and
education, a debate has arisen among concerned trainers concerning whether students can
learn and visualize differently with CAD than with traditional methods. Restraints
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believes that students can learn the principles and concepts of drafting equally well by
This is a research study aims and objectives of Dr. Ramon de Santos National High
School Grade 12-TVL students to determine or discover the impacts of manual and
computer drafting. The purpose of this study was to compare the impact of manual
1.1 Age
1.2 Sex
2.1 Manual
computer aids?
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Students - Students have access to the same design software that the world's top
professionals use to help them develop the skills and knowledge needed for a successful
career.
Teachers - Many required technology teachers teach design and design processes
Future Researchers - Using the CAD technology as opposed to hand drafting allows the
The Scope of the study is focused on the "Comparative Study of Manual and Computer
Tech-Draft Students”. This study is delimited only for 12-TVL students of Dr. Ramon de
Santos National High School at Brgy. San Antonio, Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija, and
specifically aimed to gather data through questionnaire answered by the twenty five (25)
students from Grade 12 Pascal. The main purpose of this study is to determine the
dofference of manual and computer aid design used by 12 TVL students to quickly and
Theoretical Framework
This study was related to the "The comparative effects of manual drafting and
computer assisted drafting on secondary students' sectional view and auxiliary view
drawings." This study provided the tools of CAD which allow students to create the fate
of an product or project which it’s uses the manual to computer. This is quite hard to
determine among these procedures: in some sense, the information that receives a deeper
study from the students is the information that retain and getting knowledge, study hard,
Conceptual Framework
“A Comparative
What is the Study of Manual
demographic profile and Computer
of the respondents in Survey design Aided Technical
terms of; Drafting on the
1.1 Age Survey questionnaire Academic
1.2 Sex tool Performance
1.3 GPA Techniques of
Data Analysis Grade 12 TVL
Tech-Draft
Students”
The Researchers adopted the Input Process Output (IPO) model. It includes all the
materials and the information that are needed in the process. The concept model, as
shown in the figure 1 indicates the demographic profile in terms of age, sex and general
point average. For the process, it demonstrates the research design which is descriptive
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design and a survey questionnaire tool will be used. And lastly, the output contains the
Comparative Study of Manual and Computer Aided Technical Drafting on the Academic
Definition of Terms
Comparative Study - The act of comparing various things in order to learn something
Computer Aided - This software is used to increase the designer's efficiency, improve
for manufacturing.
Manual - The term "manual" refers to any hand keyboard on these instruments, as
Technical Drafting - Often known as drafting or drawing, is the act and discipline of
doing.
illustration.
Chapter II
This chapter presents many related literature and studies sourced from various web
publications and publishing sites. The following literature and research may be useful in
Local Literature
over traditional drafting techniques for teaching pictorial and multiview designs. The
study's subjects were 37 full-time and part-time male and female undergraduate students
Jersey.
multi view and pictorial view drawings. This class met three times. Two of three intact
classes were randomly assigned to either the CAD group or the traditional drawing
section of the study, one with seventeen students assigned to computer aided drafting and
the other with twenty students assigned to traditional drafting. Both classes were taught
by the same instructor. Prior to the experiment, each class was given six weeks to master
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their individual tools without being exposed to the concept of pictorial and multi-view
drawings.
technical drawing course. The subjects of the current study were secondary school pupils.
The Kashef study used two separate classes, whereas the current study included one class
Students in both studies received the same education regardless of the technology
(computer or drawing instruments) utilized because the same instructor and textbook
In 2001, Becker conducted research on the content and tactics for Computer-aided
drafting is being taught. The study's major goal was to establish if selected drafting topic
methods, or both.
The Becker study used a survey of CAD teaching specialists, with an emphasis on
secondary curriculum practices and material. The current study sought to comprehend
curriculum.
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Although the study had no direct influence on the current investigation, it did
explore some extremely significant concepts for teaching technical drawing that were
discussed in the Becker study and applied in the current study. Traditional lectures,
CAD training should emphasize concepts and know-how over quality and motor
Both the Becker study and the current studies reveal that CAD is required in a
unified curriculum, technology, software, and other resources are also required services
in secondary schools.
For more than a half-century, computer-aided design (CAD) software has been alive
and available to designers (Architects) in a practical helpful form (Botchway, Abanyie, &
Afram, 2015). CAD evolved from an artistic simulation application available only on
being available to anybody with a Personal Computer (PC). In current era of young
people who have practically grown up using computers and adapting to emerging digital
technologies without finding it a complexity (digital), CAD plays a very important part in
natives). In general, CAD software is used not only in architecture but also in other fields
also urged engineers and construction workers to produce technical designs for diverse
hypotheses can give designers with fresh approaches to hunting. More solutions can be
found in schematic design procedures. Architectural design, like every other type of
design, entails design. Manal and Abowardah (2016) characterizes design as a process
1 is the equivalent of "Codex Rules" and "Invention". CAD, unlike other technologies,
allows for any design process. A product could be depicted graphically with complete
details and precision utilizing lines Layers, three-dimensional (3D) shapes, and objects
should do well in order to have a good performance in class. There are pupils that are
skilled in manual drafting. There are also pupils that excel at Computer Aided Design and
those who excel at manual drafting and computer-aided drawing. Furthermore, it takes a
number of practices to develop the skills and techniques that may be employed in manual
drafting, as well as familiarity with the commands and shortcut keys in computer-aided
In contrast, some students are having difficulty obtaining those skills because they
have not been fully instructed on how to be conversant with manual drafting and
accuracy, tenacity, and patience. Being excited about planning and carrying out a CAD
project is essential; being interested and eager is the key to producing a good AutoCAD
project. AutoCAD does not have an exact strategy for how things will seem; it all
depends on how and what technique you apply. It helps to develop strategic abilities.
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drawing processes allowed for the planning and sharing of design concepts and
construction information. To generate precise drawings of the space for the design
project, manual drafting instruments include specialized pencils, rulers, templates, and
scales. The benefits of manual drafting include the lower cost of equipment compared to
CAD hardware and software, the clarity that can be achieved by seeing all shapes, sizes,
and angles on one sheet, the ability to add creative style and expression to drawings, and
a degree of depth and weight that can be easier to convey with 'analogue' rather than
One must be aware of their own strengths and flaws. It is necessary to concentrate on the
area in which one lacks understanding. As an example, in the Technical Drafting topic,
followed by a general examination of the field. 2015 (St. Georges). You build plans to
bring projects to life in a technical drafting career. Technical drafters use computer-aided
design (CAD) to become an essential member of any design team. In industry and
common symbols, viewpoints, units of measurement, notation systems, visual styles, and
This subject introduces the student to the information basis and technical abilities
required for all Drafting focus programmes. Tools and equipment, measurement, basic
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basic computer abilities, and drawing techniques are all areas of study. Personal and
Raining in technical drafting can assist prepare persons for a variety of related
Technicians, and Surveying and Mapping Technicians. As a result, drafting tries to obtain
knowledge now in order to effectively apply knowledge and skills in the future.
Foreign Studies
stems from the fact that this course is an essential component of architecture education,
and many students in this discipline struggle to understand and draw working drawings
when only the CAD method is used in coursework preparations. However, because hand
writing needs more effort and time, it is impossible for these kids to rely only on it.
Except for the working drawings coursework, the majority of prior studies contributed to
the study of CAD's impacts on architectural design practice and education. This paper's
scientific contribution is that it assists in selecting the most convenient drawing method
students. The findings of this study are useful for architecture program organizers and
educators. This research will aid educators and students by reshaping the working
Due of the widespread usage of personal computers (PCs) and commercially scaled
CAD in the mid-1970s and mid-1980s, the use of CAD emerged in the mid-1970s and
mid-1980s. Furthermore, until the early 1990s, CAD expertise was not required for
graduates to obtain jobs. Architects relied on traditional pen and paper drafting methods
prior to its introduction and application. This drawing method was thought to be time-
consuming.
Computer-aided design (CAD) was defined as "the process of creating virtual three-
specialist software." Another study defined CAD as computer software used by computer
accurate drawings. This precision refers to the software's ability to record lines as vectors
Augmented Reality are examples of CAD software. The productivity, speed, flexibility,
dispersion among architects and engineers, license availability, license price, and stage of
the design process all influence which software applications are chosen.
The early concept stages do not necessitate accuracy or usefulness, but they do
necessitate software that does not limit designer creativity and promotes good design.
Later on, depending on the size and budget of the project, the architect may select
primary CAD software for minor projects or building information modeling (BIM)
In the early stages of the design process, it is common in interior design to utilize
investigate the requirements and conditions of the problem space and the solution spaces
(Cross, 2000). Other more structured forms, such as plans or sections, become a part of
the process as the design evolves (Purcell & Gero, 2008). This stage of the process is
disciplines.
design disciplines to become more organized and compliant with the criteria of the
understanding the difficulties and for the implementation phase. Drawing has been
recognized in higher education since the early 1900s. as a useful tool, but also as a
Hand drawing skills were the most basic. Until the 1960s, drawing abilities were
required for design disciplines. The mid-1960s saw the computer-aided drafting (CAD)
approach was established as a tool for producing drawings sketches without the use of
typical drafting instruments. Technological progress have encouraged a steady shift away
buildings methods that are mechanical or computerized. Drawings can be abstract, like
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the multi-view drawings shown in, or more concrete, like the highly advanced computer
model shown in. technological drawing, on the other hand, is used to portray complicated
technological ideas with enough precision for the product to be mass-produced and the
Kabouridis (2010), technical drawings have been used to express concepts since ancient
times. Technical design, drafting, and drawing are fundamental components of all
A study was done to determine the efficiency of traditional ways of teaching multiview
and pictorial drawing against computer-aided drafting (CAD). The study employed a
were divided into two groups for the same drafting course, and both groups were
pretested. The control group was taught the traditional drafting method, while the
experimental group used AutoCAD. There was no significant difference in either group's
ability to make multiview and pictorial drawings after 7 weeks of the courses, according
to performance tests administered after students completed the courses. The study
Synthesis
investigation. Runnemede Regional High School in New Jersey was chosen. 17 students
in the second period students were split into two groups. The pupils were in their second
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year of mechanical drawing. Students, including sophomores, juniors, and seniors, who
have all achieved achievement finished the level one course that covered the
fundamentals of manual drafting tools and techniques. A designer can simply scale drafts
and drawings of designs using computer assisted design. He or she can also employ pre-
existing templates and established formats to help with the actual design. A designer
would have to perform things one at a time via manual drafting. Scaling can also be time-
consuming. Layers of the design can be done separately or simultaneously with CAD. It
all depends on what the design requires. Designs are also more approachable.
A study comparing CAD and manual drafting discovered that CAD took longer to
finish than manual drafting. However, adopting CAD software made it easy to update and
The report also recommended that CAD software and equipment be improved for
future usage. Thus, we may anticipate that as CAD improves and more people learn and
master it, the use of CAD design will take less time than manual drafting in the early
stages.
With the help of CAD, designs may be easily updated. There should always be room
for error when it comes to product design. Never, ever is the first draft the final draft. As
a result, designers should use a method that is more tolerant of modifications and errors.
When done often, manual re-drawing can become tiresome and repetitive.
Furthermore, it is less efficient and takes more time. CAD reduces the need to redo things
from the ground up. Designers may quickly load up a specific stage of the draft or shift
Chapter III
Methodology
This chapter focuses on discussing the research techniques and procedures that the
performance. The research design, research environment, sample selection process, and
research instrument of the data used for the precise data analysis and interpretation
Research Design
Think of an descriptive design that compares two groups of TVL Tech-draft students in
grade 12. Both groups utilize computer-aided drafting software, while one uses manual
drafting methods.
Research Environment
This study was carried out at Dr. Ramon de Santos National High School with the
Grade 12 TVL TECH DRAFT students. The aforementioned school is located in Brgy.
San Antonio, Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija. TVL TECH DRAFT strand will in future use in
computer and will also enhance skills in programming, animation, drawing, drafting and
many more.
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Research Respondents
The data for this study gathered and collected from Grade-12 TVL learners of Dr.
Ramon de Santos National High School, from Grade-12 Pascal. Only students with a
general points average of 85 last school year can participate in this study because the
researchers believed that those students may have developed their own understanding
based on their final average of their previous school year. This study aims to obtain 25
respondents and in order to reach the 25 respondents needed for this study, 25
survey questionnaires.
Randomly selected Grade 12 TVL students of Dr. Ramon de Santos National who
obtained a general average of 85 or above were the participants in this study, and they
provided the data required for the success of this research. This study adopted
convenience sampling because the information to be acquired will come from the
researchers' fellow TVL students who are also studying at the same school. This indicates
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that the researchers would find it simple and convenient to gather information because
they were already familiar with the respondents and can easily approach them.
Research Instrument
In this study, the researchers made survey questionnaire and it was distributed
online. The questionnaire consisted of questions that gave the necessary data. This
survey questionnaire was answered by the respondents in which they will read the letter
first.
including the age, sex and the general points average last school year. It was also
included the strategies of the students wherein knows the comparison in manual and
computer aided.
This certifies that the questionnaire that will be used by researchers from TVL-
ICT Technical Drafting Students of 12-Pascal on their research proposal entitled “A
Comparative Study of Manual and Computer Aided Technical Drafting on the
Academic Performance Techniques of Grade 12 TVL Tech-Draft Students” is
hereby approved and is now ready for distribution to their target respondents.
REYNALDO D. DADULLA
Signature over Printed Name
Member of the Panel
FLORIELYN LIWANAG
Signature over Printed Name
Member of the Panel
MINERVA V. ALCON
Signature over Printed Name
Member of Panel
VIVIAN S. RAMOS
Signature over Printed Name
Research Teacher
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Appendix B
Self-Made Survey Tool
Part II.
Direction: Read and analyze the following statements. Put a check on the box that
corresponds to your answer.
1. Strongly Disagree (SD) 3. Agree (A)
2. Disagree (D) 4. Strongly Agree (SA)
The strategies to enhance quickly using manual SA A D SD
drafting 4 3 2 1
1. The computer-aided drafting helps you
understand technical concepts better.
2. The manual drafting helps you understand
technical concepts better.
3. Manual drafting provides a better understanding
of the principles and fundamentals of technical
drawing.
4.Manual drafting requires more patience and
precision compared to computer aided drafting.
5. Computer aided technical drafting is more
efficient and accurate than manual drafting.
6. Computer aided technical drafting enhances the
creativity and design skills of Grade 12 TVL Tech-
Draft students.
7. Manual drafting helps students develop better
spatial visualization skills.
8. Computer aided technical drafting allows for
faster completion of projects.
9. Computer aided technical drafting prepares
students for future careers in the field of design and
engineering.
10.Doesn’t pressure too much while making a
plate.
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