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nathanb71•13h ago

Showerthought: the lineweights on my foundation plans came out way cleaner once I set all the wall lines to 0.35mm

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linda335•1d ago

Switched my line weights on a 40 sheet set and the plotter guy noticed

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wright.finley•1d ago

Appreciation post: I used to draw every line by hand on vellum, now I just fix the model at lunch

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fionaa35•4d ago

Switched from 2D CAD to a quick 3D model on a kitchen remodel and the boss noticed

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kaib18•4d ago

Caught a busted rebar detail 2 hours before a pour in Reno, do you flag it to the GC or fix it yourself?

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clairem38•5d ago

Spent 4 hours last Friday redrawing a whole floor plan because I left model space in meters, not feet

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averym82•6d ago

The 1:1 scale detail on a stair section that finally clicked for me

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barbaraschmidt•6d ago

Pro tip: my third try at text sizes on a 1:50 site plan finally clicked and I sat there grinning

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rivera.christopher•7d ago

Switched my layers to one company's standard and my RFIs dropped to almost nothing

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jana584•7d ago

Unpopular opinion: draw your dims in model space instead of paper space

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rayc89•8d ago

Swore I'd never use a dimensions layer in my CAD files until a lead drafter called me out

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aaronlee•9d ago

Spent 2 days fighting a title block that kept shifting on every print, turned out my viewport was snapped to a hidden grid point

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the_miles•9d ago

Paid $45 for a drafting stool with a backrest and my lower back finally quit yelling at me

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riverowens•10d ago

Thought CAD mouse pads with the buttons built in were a gimmick for a whole year

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sandra693•10d ago

Vent: my dimension text kept flipping upside down in AutoCAD and I finally got it sorted

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