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Freelance Drafting

I work freelance remotely for many companies throughout The United States. I build virtual prototypes on the computer. The best of both worlds is a 3D model and an orthographic projection on the same sheet of drafting.

The 3D model clarifies details that are not clear on the original design drawings. Whether the project is scenery for the theatre or architectural millwork having hands-on experience is crucial for the technical designer to be able to draw accurate plans. I spent many years building what I now draw for my clients.

Freelance Draftsman

Freelance Design and Construction Drawings
John Romeo Technical Designer
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Sketchup

SketchUp is one of my favorite drawing program because it gets rid of the problem with perspective. Many design students, including myself when I was a student, can not master perspective. Sketchup, in my opinion, is the drafting board for Set Design 101. Teaching Stage Carpentry at Purchase College inspired me to create an interactive iBook that takes you through the process of drawing and lighting a complete set with all the construction detail in the model.

Setting up scenes for quick navigation is great for doing live demonstrations in a meeting or sending a mp4 animation to a client for review.

Create Scenery &Props with Sketchup
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AUTOCAD Drafting

AutoCAD drafting for Events, Scenery, Millwork, Architecture, Theatre, Film and Fabrication Drawings.

My experience with using AutoCAD is both extensive and intensive because I used it for so many projects. I do most of my preliminary work in AutoCAD and use it to produce many of my 2D drawings sets. The import and export functions in AutoCAD make working with other CAD programs possible. AutoCAD is the glue that ties together the SketchUp files, VectorWorks files, Rhino files, PDF files, and Illustrator files that I get from project managers.

Model Space Screen Shots Working in AutoCAD