From 1400 to 1600, technical drawing began emerging, thanks in large part to artist and architect Filippo Brunelleschi.

Why was technical drawing invented?

Designers needed to more accurately portray the working mechanical elements of increasingly complex systems of machinery. During this period, how technical drawings were draw began to become standardized.

Who invented orthographic drawings?

A drawing on the back of an envelope showing how to get from one street to another is the most universal and ancient type of drawing a flat outline known as orthographic. The full value of this system was not realised until Gaspard Monge invented multi-angle orthographic projection in the late 18th century.