CAD tiredness

[SheetWise]

CDBarry -

You're right. There is a magical synergy between music and creativity -- as well as rhythm and productivity. I once worked four months straight listening to Pink Floyd "Wish You Were Here" -- I couldn't believe how much work I was getting done. After work, I would listen to Ella and Louis.

[Raggi_Thor]

Originally Posted by SeaSpark

...In the beginnings it was exiting to see a drawing or model grow on my screen. Nowadays, even when working on a really good project, i just don't like making drawings this way anymore....

I think I understand, I enjoy the early phase more than the final detailing. It's more fun to do the 3D modelling than solving a details and producing drawings. I try to automate tedious tasks though.

[Sander Rave]

Hi Jeroen,

I understand what you mean, and the parallel with the screwdriver does not work... You can use a screwdriver intuitively, but try this with a leatherman to the 100th square root, because that is what you do on a CAD system. There is always at least one step between intuition and action. More when your CAd software is more sofisticated.

Only one advice that comes to mind this late hour; use the right tool at a certain moment of your design process. Don't let the computer limit you in conceptual drawings, but whet you have the picture clear, start transferring to the program. In my oppinion its unwise to start in the computer, because you let yoursel limit your design by what you know of the program, and by the limmitations you have.
When you make a translation from paper to PC, you force yourself to make the design you intended to.

I can talk a long time about this, in fact the reason I'm here is because I'm working late on a project that should be finished in some days, but it could have been finished two weeks ago if I was as sharp and focused as a year ago when starting this project. Bottom line is the CAD program bores me to death, and I know what problems lay ahead of me, and I know what error messages I'm gonna get next moment when I pick up my project again...
And don't call me a massogist ;-) I'm back to work, good luck!

[SeaSpark]

Sander, you exactly describe how i feel sometimes.

Bottom line is the CAD program bores me to death, and I know what problems lay ahead of me, and I know what error messages I'm gonna get next moment when I pick up my project again.

Heb ik niet eens een kolibrie met heel veel stickers gezien?

[ABoatGuy]

CDBarry,

You really nailed it! When things need to get done, on go the headphones and the music! Whatever music works for you.

[yipster]

i do paper, cad AND bilge exercise
do recognise most issue's tho guy's

[goolawah]

Building/ restoring boats, or going sailing is a great antidote for computer exhaustion.

[ludesign]

Originally Posted by Sander Rave

Hi Jeroen,
Bottom line is the CAD program bores me to death, and I know what problems lay ahead of me, and I know what error messages I'm gonna get next moment when I pick up my project again...
And don't call me a massogist ;-) I'm back to work, good luck!

Perhaps you are using the wrong program. In my opinion, there is a huge difference between the available marine design programs in terms of ease of use and shape feedback to te user. A good program should provide at least as quick feedback as on paper. If it doesn't, I agree, working on paper helps. Nowadays I rarely use paper at all for sketching, even though I did at least ten to fifteen years of working just on paper.