How do you know when to CAD vs draw up on paper quickly

[Akash Rastogi]

Originally Posted by CamFam1

Thanks for all your guidance everyone. Please consider another dimension to the question.

If you are running short on time, when would you come to a point where you would say do it in paper and pencil and forego putting pressure on CAD so you can have a robot rather than possibly risking not having a robot?

I see how it's ideal to CAD. When do you let it go and try using paper and pencil? Have you had any experiences like this? How did it go?

If you think about it, having full CAD of all the components can save the time you are losing by perhaps figuring out dimensions on paper. The fabrication process goes a lot faster, which is what Adam basically said.

We learn how to create properly dimensioned tool assisted drawings too though.

Graph paper is the shizzz.