Most of my time as an architect is spent doing this...

[@30by40]

Download the drawing templates in both AutoCAD + Revit (if that’s your thing per 09:17): architect-entrepreneur.teachable.com/courses/category/digital-drawing See the detailed drawings here: thirtybyforty.com/blog/revising-updating-the-drawing-set

[@justinbradshaw5112]

Eric, any chance metric versions could be created?

[@30by40]

@@justinbradshaw5112 Of course, metric + Imperial versions are both included!

[@ceooflonelinessinc.267]

0:01 I like that you have a book of Draplin. Good Taste in Graphic Design.

[@justinbradshaw5112]

Many thanks Eric, I should have read the description first . Assume is doom.

[@mohammadyassersabtal6501]

Do you know drafting software with standard dimensions? Im kinda worried about having dimensions too big/small with existing standards/regulations.

[@avicohen2k]

"I enjoy drafting" keeps echoing through my mind...

[@lerotoculteux2139]

I’ve been watching your channel for about 3 years now. I’m about to start architecture school! Thanks you so much for all the great videos and the inspiration. This means a lot for me:)

[@30by40]

Cheers...Archi-school is an amazing experience...enjoy it!

[@baconator678]

It's my dream to go to that I really wanna be one

[@TheFisherLarry]

@@baconator678 Do it. Worth it.

[@baconator678]

@@TheFisherLarry you think I should?

[@TheFisherLarry]

@@baconator678 Why not?

[@justinbradshaw5112]

This channel has helped me loads. I'm seating my exams this year to become a fully chartered UK Architect and this channel and your books have been a great resource. I wish this channel existed when I was studying at the Welsh School of Architecture. Many thanks, Eric.

[@ayaanalamin4538]

Hi bruv..I'm 17 interested to study architecture in UK..don't mind me asking where did u go in uni?? How do u carry the study expenses ?? 😅😅 im actually still making decisions

[@30by40]

Cheers mate...good luck with your exams...! Was in Cardiff just before lockdown...what a fantastic place Wales is...

[@markr8604]

@@30by40 Didn't expect to see this comment! If you don't mind me asking, Work or pleasure?

[@justinbradshaw5112]

Wow...you weren't joking when you said you like to travel. I'm glad you enjoyed your stay. Did you try a pint of Brains Dark? Frank Lloyd Wright's mum was born was in Ceredigion. I was shocked when I originally found out.

[@justinbradshaw5112]

Hi Ayaan, I was lucky, I received a grant from the Welsh Government and they paid my Uni fees. I also had a part time job.

[@robthewaywardwoodworker9956]

You know, Eric, I have been designing homes in AutoCAD for over 30 years and your CAD work embarrasses me. I really need to step up my game. Thanks for the kick in the pants, I mean, inspiration! Cheers.

[@surajseepersad7558]

Oh my god, what is it with everything being planned on AutoCad, I am doing Mechanical Engineering at School and I am just 16 and I am a golfer aswell but I have discovered allot of things because I need the skills for CSEC but I still rather make my sketches on paper in a golf course then Apply it on AutoCad Because I can't take a computer on a golf course

[@surajseepersad7558]

@ambright the thinker I Asking if everything needs to be AutoCad based for those managers to acknowledge

[@30by40]

Kaizen...continuous improvement...I stand alongside you, my friend. Always seeking better. Cheers...

[@robthewaywardwoodworker9956]

@@30by40 I have found that teaching has made me up my game. If I expect things from my students, I should expect it from myself.

[@AlDeB_]

@@surajseepersad7558 get a laptop lol

[@jaquelinequeiroz1233]

I just love to see how you organize the information and how you show everything, I'm from Brazil, and here we're turning more to the 3D now, and using sketchup together with layout, or ravit, aniway, I just love the way you show everything, and how it's so clean and easy to understand.

[@JthaEngineer]

I've been browsing your content and I really appreciate it & your willing to put yourself out there. It's been helping me understand your mindset & your approach so I can understand how I can serve architects I work with better. Not that you represent all architects, but it's another breath of knowledge to add to the collection.

[@engineersujit]

Quality content as always. Always loved & admired your way of presentation. Every time I find myself more curious about you & your way of doing things. Keep growing 👍🏼👍🏼

[@barnesrm76]

shout out to all the tradesmen and women with boots on the ground who not only recognize the need for changes based upon their own working knowledge and experience, but implement these changes as they arise. cant tell you how many job sites i've been on where it's been a framer/plumber/electrician/concrete guy looking over plans who's had to bring to the attention of the suit and tie guys how and why something in a design won't work. it's a beautiful thing to see the collaboration between so many professionals to see a build through to it's completion.

[@fullcircle6345]

It's like I am watching a film! Such an incredible way of being immersed in Architecture.

[@may091985]

Off topic, but here are a few things I’d like to know. Do you take only one project at a time? If you do engage in more than one project at a time, how do you work on drawings? Do you outsource them? How do you address take off and quantity calculations, especially when there are multiple iteration in design even at advanced stages? How do you educate your client about timelines for delivery of drawings, documentation, etc to your client? (it’s hard to convince a client about time required for drawings and BOQ etc, always find myself in a squeeze with this)

[@30by40]

My A+E Course would be perfect for you (it addresses each one of these topics), here are the details: thirtybyforty.com/a-e-course

[@nadaabdullah9738]

I really wish I could work in your practice..I know I'd be feeling elated every day with that luminous architectural soul that shines through your videos. Years working for a consultant and not many encounters with true architecture still..thank you for rekindling my passion for architecture 🌸

[@tiagopariol]

Sir... not only are your videos great on Architecture... they are true masterpieces on video production! Congratulations!

[@30by40]

Thanks so much, I really appreciate that!

[@katrinatalbot4789]

listening to your videos all night!! I’m an architecture student in the province of Quebec, Canada, and your videos helped me a lot with my motivation and gave me good tips for current projects! Love it!

[@ibrahimkalejaiye4314]

haha... I really loved what you said about not caring less what software anyone chooses to use. As long as it works for the individual and is effective for his/her design culture/method. thanks for this, Eric

[@rolandoianenarnacion4766]

whenever i wanna start doing on my projects, i always watch first any of your videos to give me a boost. i've been a fan since your long house design videos

[@davidmoneda]

From a Revit user (previously cad) I really love your content! At the end of the day drawings are graphic instructions, usually for a contract on site. Even in Revit, I also try to achieve that level of graphic contrast that you show in your videos. Although, one of the main benefits of using Revit (BIM) is for example to avoid reference everything again as your mentioned in the video. Great video again, waiting for the next one!! Cheers

[@planesundew5851]

It is kinda fitting that you post a video today. I just got my Associates in Architectural Studies. I plan to continue on to get my Bachelor's and eventual Masters, but I feel very happy with where I am and what I have done. I have been watching your videos since I started architectural studies classes as a Junior in high school; it has been four years. The videos you post are both inspirational and informative and have really helped me through some of my design courses. For the next three years, plan on me to continue watching! And I want to thank you, and commend you, for the great work that you have been posting here on youtube. P.S. I don't like Revit either.

[@MandagMiss]

To begin studying Architecture in university this year has been a challenge to say the least... Thank you for keeping on inspiring! :) With few classmates' work to see, we easily (especially as first-years) have no idea where to go - but these videos in particular help create drive and something to work for. Thank you :)

[@lologan1723]

I'm a architecture school student in Taiwan. Your channel inspiring and encouraging me a lot.Very like the way you work and the out come. Thank you.

[@glowingeye]

I'm still thinking about studying architecture, I just can't decide. If your channel didn't exist, I'd be completely lost, thank you so so much! Luckily there's still about 8 months before I need to know what to do with my life...

[@balauceaalex8991]

Unless you want to be underpayed for the huge amount of work you gonna have to do, do not choose architecture

[@craigkeller]

Do what you love.

[@iamfitniss]

Honestly everyone presses that you have a deadline to choose a field to study but there is no deadline. You have your whole life to decide. You have plenty of time to figure out you as person first and from there to get to know yourself and what you’d actually enjoy doing. Be patient & kind to yourself. Don’t force yourself into something just because you feel like you’re suppose to have it all together already like society so hardly pushes onto everyone. Take your time.

[@martijnruitenbeek]

Been sketching for years and absolutely love architecture but didn't ever start a relevant study. Your vids changed that! I enrolled for Engineering and I'm starting this September! Planning on specializing in Architecture after! Your work reminded me of how much I love this. Thanks a million!

[@Marishebert]

Maybe a library rolling ladder attached to the bookshelf so you can reach the top shelf of books and also have easy access to the display shelf above it. Just a short architect over here :). I love your lighting design and beautiful drawing style.

[@woodsmokeWS]

Or run the front bookcase up to the ceiling pitch, besides an aperture through to the mezzanine, and bring the rolling-ladder's top higher, as high as the pitch allows anyway. Then you've a 'cubic' bedroom space, and a reading alcove, with a hidden source of light permeating through the books from behind.

[@dusramirez]

Your job and your passion for details are extremely amazing, greetings from Peru 🇵🇪 your videos help me a lot!

[@musicinveins]

Me too, great contribution for the architecture community, I'm also from Perú

[@kirchiftara3836]

Muchachos que tablet usa el arquitecto.

[@kirchiftara3836]

I'm also from Peru xd

[@blglti]

Love your drawing plan! Would be nice to see the master bedroom finished as a final result after this!

[@mikaelritvos9910]

That’s perfect. I love working with these kind of small adjustments and redesigns. It’s satisfying when you find an optimal solution. Can’t wait to start in architecture school this fall

[@Alan_allmighty]

I’m in the process of going back to school for architecture so this is some great insight that I hope will give me a leg up before I start! Thank you.

[@sanantoplic5396]

my favorite inspired architect still love you - to not forget things i use gtd from david allen with professional workflows extracted from Reference books an a set of checklist for the most kind of drawings.

[@terryrichardson5493]

Eric. Your drawings style is phenominal! I see you are using the Original Granite Bracket to support your fixed shelves. We just discovered these not long ago and will not go back!

[@jeankarlodeleon852]

Enjoyed everything about the video. I don’t know why, but I am always fascinated when designers and professionals share their thought process. It’s very comforting that they go through the same process as most of us, even though the results look unreachable to the majority of us. PS. I also love UpCodes. Great tool and very helpful. Free too! Great to see it on the video.

[@yorarchitects3469]

Thanks Eric another brilliant video. Please keep them coming, your a big inspiration to me across the pond in the UK.

[@saraa7117]

As soon as I heard where the new update is, guessed a small readings room and it will be the perfect space. I cant wait to see this project at the very end, gives me a lot of excitement.

[@nickshats]

thanks for sharing this. sharing the design process to the public can be quite scary because everyone will have a different opinion on what could have been - just turns the comment section into a crit panel. but I think it's so valuable since very few designer actually go through how they get there. just wanted to express the appreciation and hope you stick with it, cheers

[@deathblade909]

man your drawings are beautiful, so cool seeing lineweights in the sea of Revit.

[@warrior_of_liberation]

Is he working on Revit or CAD?

[@lorraineborgesmiranda4976]

@@warrior_of_liberation CAD

[@thumDerr]

I just can't believe how good these drawings look. Great inspiration!

[@elshanumgannalupramusana7708]

This lesson is easier to understand. I know very well how boring college education can be, you make it easier and more interesting to learn. That's something very few people have, good work.

[@ela7893]

Agreed about the Revit comment ;) I've been pressured to make the switch, but like you, I actually enjoy the drafting aspect and feel like I have more control over design and detailing with AutoCAD

[@chadholland6523]

I love your graphic style. So much so that I bought your template. In the video, you moved a door opening that was a polyline but didn't have to move the nodes attached to the perpendicular lines. What magic spell was that. Thank you for the great content.

[@30by40]

Cheers my friend...here's the trick: simply select the line, your grips will appear, click the grip and move to where you'd like it (I typed 12 to move it 12" to the left).

[@ModernMountainLiving]

Inclination to make things better or Go Build It Better. While the Loft conversation made me recognize how nice to work with clients that really understand themselves and how they respond to a space, (ie cleaning vs access) my mind was still waiting for the explanation of the collection of bearings and their use. Good stuff as always.

[@jessicapignataro7214]

Greatly appreciate your videos. As a student of architectural lighting and advocate of healthy light, I'm requesting that you address the subject of lighting ( daylight included) as much as possible :) there's noticeably still a disconnect with lighting design and architecture in many cases. Thanks for being so holistic in your approach.

[@mathiasoliveira4705]

Cada momento e processo dessa obra é eletrizante! Precisamos de legendas para Língua Portuguesa do Brasil!

[@BusinessofArchitecture]

Love the view out to the water. Incredible!

[@roosevelturieldiaz5273]

I like your brief rant, xD the only think I have to say is, what makes your style, is not driven by the tools you use, is your style ,language of desing and representation techniques that makes your work stand out from the bunch....

[@tomaspavelka4623]

great ending of the video!!! Thanks for doing these videos so interesting and visually pleasing!

[@30by40]

cheers...thanks for watching (until the end!)

[@brunopecego5297]

very important video. architecture schools never teach workflow examples. its very hard for me to star my own methodology. having your example is great

[@paulomarchipoffo3804]

I respect so much of your drawings, so clean and pure, i learned a lot from then, Cheers from Brazil!

[@harshangkale8588]

As always!! Amazing and the process seems so streamlined and solution driven.. Keep it up. Keep inspiring us.

[@marvanbee]

As a carpenter & designer, I'm dying to see this one done! :)

[@rikgrime]

Came to see practical uses for procreate. Stayed because architecture is awesome to watch apparently.

[@kingkong2427]

Thank you sir , I enjoy each video, your knowledge is appreciated.

[@krishnan0586]

More of such content please! Love watching the whole process! :)

[@priyankshroff4379]

you can remove the roof of loft and let it be open so it creates a deck or a terrace which can be used more efficiently. Thank you for all your informative video it helps me a lot

[@WERTY4572]

Awesome as always! I love your methodology! It's amazing to see you working! Could you show us how you keep your files, or how you organize your folders? thanks for your videos.

[@HugoRafael2407]

Amazing content as always, Eric. Your design process is very inspirational.

[@mrcxko4218]

Is it weird I find designing and creating beautiful practical buildings extremly relaxing and satisfying?

[@renatolemus]

I love your graphics. Watching your videos is really inspiring

[@iamDarrennn]

Love this series of understanding drawings and thought processes. Keep up the good work and keep impressing us!

[@samh5550]

I'm a mechanical engineering student, and it's always fun interesting your video. Actually what I love the most that you somehow teaching us how to think like engineer and how to get the the engineer mind set. Thank you very much. I'm just curious to ask and I will deeply appreciate it if you could replay my comment, If do have any friends provide engineering content for mechanical engineers in construction field. Thank you again!

[@JonWilliams-bu6ff]

The eternal dimensioning debate!! Dim to stud or dim to finish face?! I understand the argument for dimensioning to studs, but my preference is to finish face...to each their own I say! The key is clear, consistent and concise drawing and detailing. Always love the process vids! Cheers!

[@blairparkinson3593]

I would agree. Especially if minimum internal clearances are to be annotated. Let’s put it this way - when dimensioning vertically, we don’t dimension to the rafter / ceiling purlin, why do we annotate differently with walls?

[@rozinant1237]

Good way to drive your framer insane, why make someone in the field do the math, when you are a click away from a more usable dimension?

[@JonWilliams-bu6ff]

@@rozinant1237 I'm a member of the Architects for Contractors Doing Simple Math group!! We accept members...In 10 years and several markets, I've only had 1 contractor complain or even request To Stud dimensions and he could not layout a simple radius.

[@Andrew-dg7qm]

It’s really not either or. It’s architecture and (or) interiors. Both are important, especially for residential. Try floor plan with framing dimensions (so the builder can perform) and add a floor finish plan for your finish dimensions (so the cabinet maker can produce shop drawings…why make them wait until framing is finished???) and you can use the enlarged plan (1/2” scale finish plan) to check measurements as they come in from the builder

[@nadstunes77]

This is amazing...all of your content is...lighting design process was super helpful and its just really therapeutic watching you draw 😊

[@30by40]

Thank you so much!

[@casparroofingchannel]

Wow. I admire you very detailed. Thanks for sharing. A new friend here from Philippines

[@Dreamfuture1]

I really love your videos and admire all your work. As an architect, it really inspires me! I wish I could apply for your firm! Anyway take care and keep the great work!

[@sergiorezaavendano7187]

It´s great that you still use autocad, cheers.

[@Jimbo-qd5zz]

Thank you for another great video! Always the highlight of my KZbin viewing!

[@30by40]

appreciate that! \m/

[@barrystott-brookes5883]

So over revit been trying to get to grip for a year and graphically I just can’t get what I want out of it. So I should switch back now. However would love to come and have a tour of the house when complete. Have a Q&A day with the client and walk around the site and views. I hope you are putting a book together this looks stunning and I love the refining work with the client. Keep up the great work my friend.

[@randomCADstuff]

You'll see people give Revit a lot of praise. Often times those are managers who don't put in the huge amounts of overtime dealing with Revit's sh*t. Even advanced users experience graphical glitches; and quite often at that. I threw in the towel myself. I could get what I wanted from the program but found that the time required increased exponentially with the complexity of the projects I was working on. Using a 'freerer' program worked much better for myself.

[@massaalbesher2220]

definitely the best architecture content creator! thank you a dozen

[@pondsmcgee]

Your comment about AutoCAD, REVIT, etc. had me chuckling. It's funny to get blasted with the "best programs" from all-knowing (usually well meant) folks. My comment to the folks pushing their programs...They are all just different pens...you still need to know how and what to draw. Thanks for the great content, Eric. Best.

[@30by40]

Couldn't agree more! Cheers...

[@ilungawandelewe5782]

Great Content and thank you for sharing this with us. PS: I love how drawings were part of the music; linking them to the change of chords 14:12

[@30by40]

cheers mate...good eye...!

[@Mufaddalezzi]

Love the idea. I personally would have loved to add a tv console in the center of the bookshelf.

[@BenKurth]

Been using AutoCAD for the last 20+ years and I still continue using it everyday today. Currently a project manager at a E/A firm. I couldn’t agree more with your opinion of Revit 💯👌. I seriously did not enjoy the time that I spent learning Revit and would always rather draft/design using ACAD instead.

[@jamiemarkel6654]

Autocad is my No. 1 choice too, been using it since 1998

[@chrisnovelli-n3architecture]

I really enjoy how you take the time to show shading, hatching, entourage on your CD's and Details - also noticed the LSL framing - very nice! Do you get pushback from the contractors on that - or given your location and shipping to the island is it easier, more economical or even just for a straighter, truer structure based upon the elements? As always, there are important lessons for the young architects out there - such as taking the time to archive and update the complete set / spec - rather than just issuing an sk. This keeps the documents clear and consistent and avoids potential confusion on if they are looking at the most updated information in the field.

[@30by40]

The materials shipped by the lumberyards to the islands are very low quality because they can...shipping back to the mainland often exceed the cost of the raw material. Engineered lumber pays for itself very quickly. Cheers, Chris, thanks for watching as always!

[@chrisnovelli-n3architecture]

@@30by40 That is a definite plus for using the engineered framing then. Good to know.

[@randomCADstuff]

I love your little piece about Revit. Perfectly worded. People seem to defend Revit as if it's an extension of themselves; they even seem to take any critique of Revit as a personal insult. I'm still trying to figure out the psychology/motivation behind that. A person once told me that "they think in 3D, therefore they prefer to 3D model everything". That seemed counter-intuitive from my perspective. I thought that if they can think in 3D, then they could simply create 2D representations of their work. When I draft in two-dimensions I am able to picture my work in 3 dimensions (most of the time) and don't necessarily need a 3D model. My own personal results don't lie: I can produce better plans faster using AutoCAD. Individuals should use what program works best for them and ignore all the marketing hype. I've seen great construction drawings created in AutoCAD, Revit, and even Sketchup (there are a couple firms that have had really good success using Sketchup but they rely heavily on their own proprietary plug-ins). The best-presented drawings I've ever seen were actually created in Sketchup believe it or not (how much time it took to create those drawings is up for debate however).

[@veronicaalessandrello1022]

Your work is amazing. Top-Notch!

[@lanest.2733]

i love seeing your process. thanks for showing it to us :)

[@alaeddine4279]

I love the way you work

[@ryanwhite1443]

Great video as always. I would have loved to see a couple of skylights instead of the additional window. Could have really drawn your eye up to the void and interesting roof form.

[@30by40]

So many options...! Alas, skylights were ruled out by the owner...

[@anubot1936]

Hey i just want to say thank you for always inspiring me for designing structure for my college projects i just want to request a guide or the way you use the autocad video it will be very helpfull for all of us who are willing to be architects in futue thank you again ❤❤

[@andreduarte3]

Another informative and very inspiring video for us fellow architects (and non-architects of course!) as always! Keep up the great work!! Ps. Also, agreed! I love the ability to draw that Autocad allows, tried both Revit and Archicad and still I come back to good old Autocad 😅

[@المقداديعقوب-د5ج]

I'm in love with your style of drafting....

[@hisamyouhana]

Brother you inspire me a lot. Thank you so much. Make an Q&A video

[@30by40]

cheers...are there enough questions for a QnA?

[@hisamyouhana]

@@30by40 i think so people are following your works from last 2years and i guess we have many question in mind

[@lululuar]

Like how many drawings the outpost set has lol

[@imadasmone8915]

I was surprised on my own excitement of seeing the notification 😅😅

[@martijnruitenbeek]

Same!!

[@MasKFacE]

design methodology is perfect, exactly how my design principal teaches.. learnt something useful.. thanks for sharing the insight interior design student here, from India.

[@kelvinndungu2437]

Hi Eric, love your content as always. Just a quick comment the empty space above the master washroom that's exposed to the master bedroom feels weird to me. I would in-cooperate that volume into the master bathroom and have the master bedroom as one clean volume without the empty unused space. Anyways really nice work am loving the outpost house series. Cheers

[@30by40]

Cheers mate...appreciate the ideas...!

[@mohammadyassersabtal6501]

How would you deal with plumbing? Pipes expose or rough-in? Its not attractive for a house to have them expose but rough-ins kinda takes the structural strength of a house. Did you made a video on that?

[@jonericlindstrom]

Finally! I love your videos!

[@zainabaleemart]

His soothing and informative videos >>>>>>

[@davidmicah4233]

Can u give a more detail on how you set up your layers on your cad software. I'm always inspired 🙏

[@BB-lk2rs]

So inspiring Eric!

[@jalaluddinshafi9397]

Please make an tutorial of interior fit-out detailing drawing ( joinery )

[@abdxfilms]

Awesome as always.

[@KhayalJalilov]

As always, "Magnificent"

[@ashelyanderson2370]

Love that rant on using Revit. Definitely and option but not for me either.

[@johnkellett7797]

Please do have a look at BIM software other than Revit. In the past 20 years (and 3D modelling before that) I have used numerous software and that provided by AutoDesk has been, consistently, the worst. ArchiCAD and Vectorworks are far superior for me, but perhaps not everyone. But the mossy popular of anything is rarely the best !

[@30by40]

Definitely considered ArchiCad but it's $6K USD and when you add in the learning curve, foregone income and time it's just a deal-breaker for a practicing sole-practitioner like me. Totally get that it works for others though!

[@ashelyanderson2370]

@@johnkellett7797 I have a friend that loves Archicad.

[@johnkellett7797]

@@30by40 Do have a look at Vectorworks. Here in the U.K. it is quite US focussed (the English spelling is atrocious) and cheaper than AutoCAD. Plus no additional add-ons needed as everything is included in the US software. Initial learning curve is very steep but short as the way it ‘thinks’ is very like how I think as an architect. I ditched 2D CAD 20 years ago and not looked back :-) The gains in productivity are huge and there is good online training for those converting from AutoCAD.

[@VIA-studio]

@@30by40 Hey Eric! First of all: Thanks for the video! I am getting excited every time I see, that you uploaded a new video. Interesting to know that Archicad is more expensive in the US, than it is in Europe, but don't forget, that Archicad costs you once and you keep the license forever, while Autodesk has the subscription model. Archicads 2D tools are equal to Autocad, Archicads Morph tool is equal to Sketchup Pro, Archicads BIM tools are equal to Revit and Archicad has all the building services and structural engineering included if you want to. There are no upcoming cost traps.

[@shubhamkarki8939]

Amazing video and really nice drawings. Any ideas on how all lines black expects text and annotations but the layers colors are in index colors with white model space?

[@euanclarke987]

Hi great video I myself as a architecture student still use AutoCad as I also can’t stand many other packages. Could you please make a video about the best tools you use on auto cad or your auto cad work process? Would be great to get an insight into that

[@castaarq]

Thanks for all you share

[@robertsmithdesignllc4623]

3D CAD programs are great (I use one that works for me) but the issues I experience with most 3D CAD programs is level of difficulty. Most are way too difficult to learn in a reasonable time period, and also most are extremely time consuming to set up initially. Most self-employed designers cannot take months to learn, navigate and set up a productive CAD system - so 100% understand and agree about using 2D AutoCAD for the most basic of design and drafting tasks.

[@Adolar]

I’m in a masters program right now and I think it’s fascinating how often I hear people say that they don’t like Revit, in the same breath that they tell me how important it is for me to learn. It’s the standard, it’s the future, it’s awful.

[@simpson1672]

I used to think that about Revit also, but, now, having used it for over 10 years, I love it & its strengths. What I do hate is people who do not know how to use it being on my projects. I’m constantly having to clean up or correct poorly drawn components. The large firms use Revit. If you want a job with a large firm, it is best to learn Revit. I have found that young people grasp the Revit concepts fairly quickly.

[@30by40]

Totally fine to taste, try and decide for yourself. I worked for a firm of 7 where drawing tools/software were a personal choice, we had three hand-drafters, two on AutoCad and two on Vectorworks.

[@henryglennon3864]

To clarify, BIM is excellent, and the fastest and most efficient way of producing design documents. Revit is the worst BIM tool that exists, despite being the industry standard.

[@ivangalik7848]

@@simpson1672 revit is old technology. just parametric blocks aka families put together. just static geometry with attributes thats it, nothing special. for future we will need something next gen which would integrate geometry+physics engine+more into one

[@randomCADstuff]

Revit really isn't much fun to use. If Revit was released today (meaning zero users), as-is, few people would buy it. It's too expensive and too clunky. Literally the only reason so many people use Revit is because so many people use Revit. It could be surpassed in the near future if one of it's competitors can actually learn how to tie their shoes.

[@adeebnaveen5694]

You should try to work on the Microsoft surface desktop it's a hole new level of innovation and improvements for traditional drawing methods

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Thank you this wonderful video Eric. I was wondering how do you manage changes and amendment coming from clients ? Do you let them know before you start the changes that you'll charge extra money or is it included in your design package ?