Had a chat with a senior CAD guy that really made me step back

He told me I was too focused on perfect lines and not enough on how the assembly actually fits together in real life. Showed me a drawing I did that looked clean but had a 2mm interference I missed. Anyone else realize they're prioritizing looks over function without noticing?

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murphy.blair1mo ago

Man, that hits close to home. Used to spend hours making lines look like museum pieces and completely miss the fact that a bolt hole was a millimeter off. Ended up with a prototype that looked beautiful but wouldn't even close because I forgot to account for paint thickness. Embarrassing as hell when the shop guys brought it back with a sticky note that just said "pretty drawing, bro.

emmaj331mo ago

Wait, a STICKY NOTE?! Bruh. That's cold. I can't believe they actually wrote that and stuck it right on your print.

jesse_fisher1mo ago

HOLY crap @murphy.blair, they actually wrote that on there?!