Unpopular opinion: I think manual drafting still beats CAD for certain jobs

I tried switching fully to AutoCAD for a recent residential floor plan in Columbus. Spent about 6 hours fighting with layer settings and line weights. The final printout looked fine but I could have done the same thing by hand in 3 hours with a parallel bar and a 0.5mm lead holder. What I learned is that for quick one-off projects where you don't need to share files, paper and pencil is still faster. Has anyone else found a tipping point where digital just isn't worth the hassle?

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seth_martinez214d ago

Did you factor in the three hours of rage-quitting and restarting the computer into that CAD time? That's the hidden cost they never mention in the tutorials.

jamie_clark3d ago

My buddy Tom spent 45 minutes chasing a ghost wire in SolidWorks before realizing his mouse was unplugged lol.