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Resourcefulness and Versatility of Light Tables in Distinct Industries
by Chris G. Work in Internet Business industryA light
table is a viewing device by definition that is used to review artwork
or photographic film by placing it on top of it. They are largely used in
industries or trades of photography, graphics to trace designs like cartoonists
or people who create comics etc.
Light tables provide illumination to the subject from
underneath through a translucent cover which contains the light for the
illumination. Now you may wonder why anyone would need this device in the
modern-day of technology. Irrespective of how the world progresses, the need to
carry out physical craftsmanship and review of art pieces will never go out of
style. Therefore, light tables will continue on their journey of never becoming
replaceable which is also because of their versatility.
Light tables are resourceful in many known and some
unknown disciplines. But with each passing day, month, and year, its popularity
seems to be catching up with the general public as well. And with that being
stated, here are some uses of light tables in distinct fields that will help
you understand its importance and need:
- Detecting Flaws/Clashes
Light tables are widely used in the construction
business for the inspection and clash detection purposes. Drawings from various
disciplines can be compared on a light table to detect flaws and clashes. If
the drawings are illustrated in the same scale, they are placed against a light
table to detect if any of the systems are in clash with the other such as
plumbing lines, ducts from mechanical plans etc. Therefore light tables are
often preventing major mechanical and engineering disasters from occurring.
- Graphic Designing
This is probably very obvious and perhaps the most
appreciated utilizations of light tables. If you are a graphics designer of any
kind such as a cartoonist, a comic book creator etc you know how important
light tables are for your work. Almost every individual in the graphics
designing industry has used or urgently requires a light table because it is
very useful for drawing purposes. Graphic designers use it to lightly trace any
image or original design onto a different or sometimes a more expensive sheet
of paper like a watercolor paper using a pencil. Tracing helps the designer
create drawings with utmost precision. Light tables with support are an ideal
choice for graphic designers so that it gives them the freedom to sit and
create.
- Medical Field
In most medical fields there is a need for inspection
light tables. Do you remember the box type light wall mount that a doctor uses
to show you and examine an x-ray? Now that is also a light table and one of the
most popular uses that people know of, even outside the industry. Irrespective
of where it is mounted, whether on the wall or on a horizontal surface they are
all light tables. When doctors place the negative photographs of their patient
on a light table they are able to examine the patient’s problem closely.
- Architecture & Drafting
This is one discipline that demands the need for light
tables almost on a daily basis. Even today, irrespective of how far computers
and technology have taken mankind, many architects swear by handmade sketching
and drafting and that needs a light table for accuracy and efficiency. It is not
just the architects but several clients as well; especially the ones getting
their homes-built demand hand-drafted floor plans. Such demands by clients also
result in architects sticking to using light tables for their sketches.
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About Chris G. 
Work in Internet Business industry
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