Hot take: my best drafting day came after a total screwup

Last Tuesday I spent 4 hours redoing a whole HVAC duct layout for a school in Phoenix because I forgot to account for the return air path. Ended up finding a simpler route that saved 30 feet of sheet metal and the foreman actually bought me lunch.

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williamhenderson3mo ago

I read something similar from a guy on another forum. He said his best layouts came from fixing his own mistakes too. Sometimes that extra pressure makes you think clearer.

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the_alice3mo ago

My buddy spilled coffee on his blueprints and drew a better route out of spite.

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lunar893mo ago

Right? @williamhenderson I've totally done that too, made a wrong turn and found a way better shortcut.

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