Originally Posted by 67SATisfaction


I hate to say it, but hand drafting is gone from educational and commercial use, except for us dinosaurs.. I'm 56 and still enjoy handdrafting my drawings..

..but everything can be done better digitally at a desk with a keyboard and mouse, or drawing tablet and stylus..
- Art


I'll be 56 next month. Not sure things are done better digitally. We had to do the work to figure it out, today not so much, it's more akin to doing arithmetic with a calculator rather than learning how to cipher in your head.

Originally Posted by ro23_j
I could tell who did the drafting on a drawing by the style of hand lettering without looking at the initials in the revision block, CAD changed that. Also, the annual performance review had a evaluation of line work and lettering.


I will admit my penmanship really improved once I took drafting classes.