I really admire the cartographers of the past!
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I really admire the cartographers of the past:victory:. In the past, drawings were made by hand; all the pipes and fittings depicted had to meet standards, and even the text used had to be of the same size, in Fangsong style. All the piping layout drawings and axonometric views were drawn by hand. We’re all using CAD for drawing now, so there’s no reason to complain about this and that~
The duration of projects varies; in the past, it took a year to complete one project, but now several projects can be finished in just one year, so naturally there’s a difference.
In the past, the senior engineers would draw axonometric drawings by hand; I really envied them； Now they envy our computer-generated 3D graphics; technology is advancing so fast!
In the past, engineers could use a blade to scrape the same spot on a sulfuric paper (base map) three times in order to make changes to the drawing! ! ! It’s not just delicate work; it’s also technical work!
Let’s enjoy together the benefits brought about by technological progress, while maintaining a proper attitude and striving to do our best in our respective jobs – perhaps over 10 years. Maybe 20 years. Looking back, our mapping is just as backward as manual drawing used to be. Yet we may not possess the patience and attention to detail of the older generation of designers, nor may we have their humility and authority! ~! To quote a belief from our company’s CEO: Adapt to whatever comes your way~! ~
I started college in 2001, and the sample drawings that the teachers used were all created by seniors from the 70s and 80s. Those drawings looked exactly like those produced with CAD – there was no trace of any manual work. But when it came to us drawing, either the line thicknesses were inconsistent, or the straight lines weren’t straight and the curves weren’t curved, with marks from erasing everywhere. When you finally manage to finish drawing a picture, you find that the paper is all dirty, haha. With computers available for drawing, everything has improved significantly.
I still want to go back in time~~~
Yes! The veteran engineers are truly amazing! Worthy of our respect!
Yes! The pace is so fast these days! How can one find the peace of mind to do it!
I move forward on the foundation laid by those who came before me
I move forward on the foundation laid by those who came before me
Restlessness; P (System message: violation of rules: lol)
A few years ago, when I was in school and working on designs, I also drew a few A1 and A2 size drawings by hand; it took a long time, and the results weren’t very good-looking.
I no longer do drawing for sales work; but thinking back to my school days, it was really interesting – spending over a week drawing a set of A0 drawings, under the pretense that it was part of a course project.
I remember during the process design course, some teachers required students to submit hand-drawn A1 process flow diagrams. When I heard that, I thought it would take forever to complete such tasks. Thankfully, our teacher didn’t have such a requirement; CAD is much better – it’s fast and efficient.
The draftsmen back then were really amazing. . I admire the senior predecessors
The same goes for operators. The experienced operators rely at all times on manual control instruments. The device can be fully controlled. The current operator is facing a DCS failure. . . . . .
Actually, these days, hand-drawing is also a skill. Although we have software like CAD available, we still can’t ignore hand-drawing. Would you really bring a notebook and use a mouse to draw on site? It must have been drawn by hand
I’m still at level 1 in descriptive geometry and mechanical drawing! Hehe~~~
It proves a truth: when you gain something, you must lose something else!