Need help drawing my ideas

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I will be the first to admit it, I suck at drawing... (Free hand technical sketches that is)

That's why I actually use my 3d or 2d cad skills to make the simplest things!!

And it really doesn't matter if you are the worst artist in the world, as long as the image or sketch conveys the correct plan for the final product or idea!!

Use lots of notes, make a basic shape (who do you know that can draw a perfect circle?), and maybe learn how to hatch or shade different parts if it is an assembly type drawing (more than just one piece involved)

I can tell you first hand that as a CAD Drafter I have to deal with all types of sketches from engineers (some) with really bad artistic skills. True it is nice when you can tell right away what something is, but if time is a concerning factor (which it almost always is) then it doesn't matter what it looks like as long as the person viewing the sketch can tell what it is.