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Originally Posted by kach22i View Post
The thing to remember is that any drawing is 2D even the 3D ones on your computer screen. Nothing beats a model - the only true 3D. It's just so literal and the tactile experience of building something is irreplaceable. The medium might be clay, fiberglass, cardboard, foamcore board, rigid insulation foam, or whatever.
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I helped my dad build this. The real one sits on the beach in Malibu. Building that house was a great time. Swam in the ocean every day..



What you say about tangible results is critical.. It does make things easier..

I'm of the last generation to learn how to manually draw plans. I learned from my grandfather, dad and in high school. Still got all my dad's templates. I remember it took a while to shift to AutoCAD. For him, longer. He couldn't grasp Xrefs. He'd draw everything on a single layer...
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