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re: Engineering Drawing HW help
Posted on 2/14/14 at 7:50 am to TigerHam85
Posted on 2/14/14 at 7:50 am to TigerHam85
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And that's why your kind are being phased out.
That's fine...I'll need to be phased out at some point, but as long as kids keep coming to me with questions that I can answer, I'll believe I still have a little worth.
You can say what you want...Sure "automated" methods are faster, and to a point, more accurate, but there is a lot to be valued in being able to do something by hand, and that goes for more than just drawing and calcs.
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Posted on 2/14/14 at 8:01 am to Boudreaux35
I'm not disagreeing with you. Your experience is somewhat valuable.
For instance, I have a 60ish year old man that works under me (I'm 25) now. He was a very talented draftsman for 15 or so years. His company went belly up in about 2007. He came to my company and applied as a draftsman. Well, with his great résumé of course they hired him. Brought him into drafting and told him he'd have to learn a Solid Edge, but with his experience it shouldn't be that bad.
The man now breaks out parts and runs our hardness tester and has for 7 or so years, and I have not once gone to him with a question.
Gotta get up with the times and keep innovation high to keep a job in this industry IMO.
For instance, I have a 60ish year old man that works under me (I'm 25) now. He was a very talented draftsman for 15 or so years. His company went belly up in about 2007. He came to my company and applied as a draftsman. Well, with his great résumé of course they hired him. Brought him into drafting and told him he'd have to learn a Solid Edge, but with his experience it shouldn't be that bad.
The man now breaks out parts and runs our hardness tester and has for 7 or so years, and I have not once gone to him with a question.
Gotta get up with the times and keep innovation high to keep a job in this industry IMO.
Posted on 2/14/14 at 9:05 am to Boudreaux35
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That's fine...I'll need to be phased out at some point, but as long as kids keep coming to me with questions that I can answer, I'll believe I still have a little worth.
And you will.
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You can say what you want...Sure "automated" methods are faster, and to a point, more accurate,
They are.
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but there is a lot to be valued in being able to do something by hand, and that goes for more than just drawing and calcs.
And you need to realize that most of these people could also do it by hand, but probably not as quickly as you. But there is tremendous value in using technology as a tool. It not lazy, or less specialized. Its exactly the opposite. The fact that I don't have to spend three days taking off drawings for a bid allows me to spend more time in the drawings, scoping subcontractors, and delivering a better product to the owner.
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