The following is a list of supplies intended to aid those who wish to purchase items prior to the start of the sophomore year. (These supplies are not needed by incoming freshmen.) Each sophomore student is provided with a desk. The items below are needed for drafting on the desk. Students continue to use these supplies in subsequent studio courses at Notre Dame. This list is not all-inclusive. Projects will be assigned requiring the use of different media.
DRAFTING EQUIPMENT
• 42" Mayline parallel straightedge (with wire and
hardware)
• Borco board cover
• Four C-clamps
• Plywood board (to attach to the Mayline)
• Lead Holder (a spare is helpful)
• Lead: H, 2H, 4H and 6H are recommended. Lead is sold in “packs”
of twelve sticks.
• Lead Pointer (sharpener)
• Fine-tipped Markers of various line thickness. Micron pens are
very popular.
• Triangular Scales: both engineering and architectural
• Drafting Brush
• Drafting Tape or Dots
• Rolls of Trace Paper: 12” and/or 18” rolls
• Triangles: 30/60 and 45 degrees. Triangles are available in
different sizes. They are also available with an inking edge, which
is helpful when drafting with technical pens.
• Adjustable Triangle
• Circle and Ellipse Templates
• Compass: extension kits and pen holder attachments make things
much easier, but are not necessary to start
• Dividers: used for proportional measuring
• Erasers: white Staedtler eraser (or similar) and a kneaded eraser
• Erasing Shield
• Lamp: make sure that it includes hardware to attach it to your
desk
ADDITIONAL ITEMS
• French Curves or an Adjustable Curve
• Sandpaper blocks: used to sharpen leads placed in a compass
(or for creating a chisel edge on a lead pointer)
• Lettering guide
• Dry cleaning pad: “bag” full of eraser bits that
prevents lead smudges
• Exacto knife, with extra blades (#11 or similar)
• Metal straightedge: look for one with a cork backing
• Staple gun and extra staples: for stretching all of those watercolor
plates
"SAVE OUR SOPHOMORES
(SOS)" SUPPLY PACKAGE
To save sophomores some expense and hassle, the American Institute of
Architecture Students-Notre Dame (AIAS-ND) has instituted a program
where they order some of the more cumbersome and expensive supplies,
and have them waiting for the students when they return to campus. The
SOS package includes:
• 42" Mayline parallel straightedge (with wire and hardware)
• Borco board cover
• Four C-clamps
• Plywood board (to attach to the Mayline)
The total cost is $190 --- $140 for the supplies and $50 for the AIAS membership. With the $50 AIAS membership, sophomores also receive the official AIAS-ND T-shirt. The deadline to receive payment is Friday, August 10.
Please email Cindy DuBree (dubree.1@nd.edu) with questions.
Two helpful online sites to shop are Utrecht (www.Utrechart.com)
and Drafting Deals Online (www.draftingdeals.com).
In South Bend, some supplies may be found at SBD Reprographics (www.sbdrepro.com).
