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Are you looking to improve the quality, clarity and graphics of your CAD drawings? In this step-by-step tutorial, the Founder of 30X40 Design Workshop and new Vision Awards Juror Eric Reinholdt takes plan sketches that were hand-drawn on paper and translates them into drafts on AutoCAD. Along the way, he shares his tips, tricks and best practices for turning flat, dull and lifeless CAD drawings into presentation quality, professional documents.
A strong graphical style not only sells your idea to your client but it helps the tradespeople better understand — and construct — exactly what you’ve designed. Eric discusses:
1) When CAD enters my workflow (and why)
2) Why you need to be using a drawing template
3) Tools + software
4) Tips for achieving clear line weights + styles
5) How to use contrast to your advantage
6) Why you should be printing your drawings regularly
Eric Reinholdt is an architect, founder of the residential architecture practice, 30X40 Design Workshop, author of Architect + Entrepreneur, innovator of progressive practice models, and the creator of the eponymous YouTube channel, 30X40 Design Workshop. From his remote island studio, Eric makes videos about architecture, designs simple, modern homes, and shares his process online.
