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Re: pic: Schreiber Take on West Coast Drive

I'm in total agreement Andrew.

One of the HUGE things that I think the cad monkeys miss out on (and I'm one myself now), is the gut feel you develop of how this stuff works out and the talent of visualizing this stuff in multiple views in your head.

Being able to close your eyes and actually see the views, rotate the components, and then say "yep, that'll work" rather than having to cad it is a talent that is only developed through use.

If you're used to sitting down and drawing something every time, you'll never develope the visualization skills to do it. Heck, I spend nights in bed when I'm falling asleep doing exactly this during first season. Especially with control board layouts.
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