Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] CAD VS Drafting Table Re: Names

My wife, who was dragged kicking and screaming from paper to CAD (space
planning / architect) still maintains that paper is faster for preliminary drawings,
sketches etc. while one works out a design, then CAD becomes faster doing
"real" drawings.

I also have difficulty drawing by hand (an understatement) & once I got AutoCAD
(about 15 years ago) found that drafting wasn't a chore anymore ...... I could
concentrate on what was being drawn, rather than the problem getting lines straight,
not smudging the drawing etc. (being left handed never helped).

However, after using CAD for so long, I find that I can now make drawings by hand
much easier than before I began CAD, as I have gotten much better at "visualizing"
my drawing .... knowing what it should look like, before it gets into the computer or
on paper.

Regards,
George Potter
Placerville, California

Wayne Bengtsson wrote:

> Assuming equal proficiency with a drawing board and a CAD system, is there
> any type of drawing that is suited to the manual process, as opposed to the
> CAD process?
>
> Personally, I find manual drawing a chore, so I opt for the easy way out
> whenever possible.