Overheard a young apprentice say 'drafting is just copying lines' and it really got under my skin

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What does that kid think is holding up the roof over his head right now? Those lines are a set of instructions that turn into real things that have to work. It's not copying, it's translating an idea into something a person with tools can actually build. Get one angle wrong and the whole thing is just a fancy, expensive mistake.

the_lisa4d ago

Exactly. My uncle's a carpenter, says the same thing.