From my landscaping drafts: Why I still start with paper

There's a big push in drafting groups to go fully digital from the get-go. Most folks think jumping straight into CAD is the only way to work now. I disagree, especially for site plans and initial layouts. Just last month, I sketched out a patio design by hand and caught a grading issue before it hit the software. That little drawing saved a client's project from a major redo. Sometimes the old ways just make sense. Not everything has to be on a screen to be right.

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iris_jones897mo ago

Actually it's not about the "old ways", it's that paper forces you to see the small details. The physical connection to the drawing just works differently for problem solving.

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the_noah7mo ago

Never considered it until I switched back.

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anthonyp917mo ago

But is it really that big of a difference? Feels like people just like to make a thing out of it.

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