CorsAsh
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Depends on the software. I use Alias, it's NURBS based and far more intuitive than AutoCAD or Catia.
In general I use a combination of both sketching and computer. Initial ideas and so on are sketched quickly, then CAD for the more accurate design work.
Just whatever works best in a given situation tbh.
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Jules S
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Originally posted by AndyKent
One downside is that being able to zoom in so much, you loose the overview that you get with drawing full size.
With a pen to stop and look at the overall design as well as the details, whereas I find with CAD you can often overlook major details because you're so concentrated on the minor details.
Dual/multi screens 
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sand-eel
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If its just for drawing any laptop/pc will work fine, if your running an analysis program you need a fast Mhz computer and with a lot of RAM.
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CorsAsh
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For Alias and Maya I use a Dell Precision T7500.
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a_j_mair
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is the pdf underlay just in the full version or on LT aswell?
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ed
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Sketching for communication. CAD for work.
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Bart
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Another thing to consider is document issue, if you need to send drawings for approval/comments, you dont want to be farting about scanning in etc you just want File -> PDF -> email
CAD everytime for me, even sketching Ed, its still quicker IMO
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ed
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Depends on your job. I'm a designer and i'd look a twat if I couldn't sketch out an idea in front on a client in a conversation...
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CorsAsh
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Especially if the person you're talking to doesn't understand a word you're saying.
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Bart
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I suppose it really depends on what your designing...
Im more electrical based and dont really have a need to hand sketch.
What do you guys do?
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ed
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Industrial design. So a lot of 3D cad and
making stuff pretty  
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CorsAsh
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Originally posted by ed
Automotive design. So a lot of 3D cad and making stuff pretty
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Bart
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what sort of things guys?
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CorsAsh
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Cars, Audis to be precise.
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ed
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I've a job in August which is designing some headphones. Not sure what's special about them because they're some secret design and there will be non disclosure stuff there. I'm going to be doing a medical device again as part
of my research project.
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Tiesto
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I just draw Straight lines and very occasionaly arcs. Don't use half of the commands available, I haven't a clue how they work or what they do!
Design Roads and Drainage btw.
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Jules S
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I've yet to meet a designer that jumps straight onto any sort of CAD package to envisage their design in 3D.
It's always pen to paper, a few sketches then handed over to a cad monkey to model it. Every single architect i work with has a drawing board...they fiddle with every aspect of their designs endlessly before letting another bod do some presentation/models.
I dont doubt that will change in time, but i cant see it in this generation.
To put an analogy to this (and I believe this will happen in time) I watched a BBC news bite that stated that handwriting will become obsolete in the future as every kid will be typing letters etc. to me that was reality, my boss (an architect) argued that if he did nothing else he would hand write birthday/christmas cards and his signature on letters.
It was my mums 75th birthday today, I got her a card and visited her to say hello and hand deliver it.
She thanked me for that, adding that everybody else in the family had sent her a 'happy birthday' text message.
Something is very wrong in the digital age if you ask me 
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Simon
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I work in an architects practice and we have one drawing board which as someone has said before has become a pinboard. Our work starts being sketched out and then drawn up in autocad and then sketched over again and this goes on and on. Its rare that drawing by hand is taken as far forward as to drawing boards.
I think they both work well next to each other, the initial idea as a sketch and then working it out on the computer which can then be sketched upon again to develop the idea further etc. most of my sketches and idead happen on postit notes littered across my desk
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micra_pete
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quote:
Originally posted by CorsAsh
Cars, Audis to be precise.
knobhead.
 
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CorsAsh
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 I design cars for cocks.
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Daveskater
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Originally posted by micra_pete
its like an x-ref, but with a pdf, plus if the pdf was made in autocad (not a scan) you can snap to the god damn lines!
Greatest thing since cad moved to windows.
No wai  Do you attach it like normal? X-ref's are involved in every job I do and sometimes some architects forget to send us dwg's and just send pdf's
My company does building services, I mainly do mechanical things so heating and ventilation etc Have made a few 3D models in a different program for heat loss and cooling load calculations
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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Simon
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quote:
Originally posted by Daveskater
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Originally posted by micra_pete
its like an x-ref, but with a pdf, plus if the pdf was made in autocad (not a scan) you can snap to the god damn lines!
Greatest thing since cad moved to windows.
No wai Do you attach it like normal? X-ref's are involved in every job I do and sometimes some architects forget to send us dwg's and just send pdf's
My company does building services, I mainly do mechanical things so heating and ventilation etc Have made a few 3D models in a different program for heat loss and cooling load calculations
Your damn 3D modelled trees giving us bad daylight factors!
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Daveskater
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Hey, that's not my department Someone else has been dealing with that  It's been a topic of discussion again round our place though, gas and water supplies I think.
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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RichR
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quote:
Originally posted by Jules S
I've yet to meet a designer that jumps straight onto any sort of CAD package to envisage their design in 3D.
It's always pen to paper, a few sketches then handed over to a cad monkey to model it. Every single architect i work with has a drawing board...they fiddle with every aspect of their designs endlessly before letting another bod do some presentation/models.
I dont doubt that will change in time, but i cant see it in this generation.
To put an analogy to this (and I believe this will happen in time) I watched a BBC news bite that stated that handwriting will become obsolete in the future as every kid will be typing letters etc. to me that was reality, my boss (an architect) argued that if he did nothing else he would hand write birthday/christmas cards and his signature on letters.
It was my mums 75th birthday today, I got her a card and visited her to say hello and hand deliver it.
She thanked me for that, adding that everybody else in the family had sent her a 'happy birthday' text message.
Something is very wrong in the digital age if you ask me
Its very, very rare that we'll sketch; occasionnaly we'll relay a sketch to a customer during a meeting etc but the only time Ireally skecth is fag packet designs to sort out shop floor fuck ups; everything else is entirely 3D modelling and structural testing along with calculations
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RichR
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quote:
Originally posted by CorsAsh
quote:
Originally posted by ed
Marine design. So a lot of 3D cad and not really thinking about how it looks so long as it works
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