Hand drawn sketches

[TC]

I'm willing to bet that those of you still drawing by hand are plus 50 years.

TC

 

[Joe Birrell (NY)]

I'm willing to bet that those of you still drawing by hand are plus 50 years.

TC

Your right ! I'm closer to 55 than I am to 54. It works out OK since all my clients are also in the stone age (no need for EDI).

 

[Restrain]

I use DCSketch. Very quick, very easy, multiple angles to move lines through, easy-to-use arc mode. I can do a 4000 SF house with second floor in 15 minutes max and have all the calculations done. It's cheaper than Apex, much easier to use. It imports like other programs. If you want, e-mail me and I'll give you their phone #.

 

[Charlotte Dixon]

I'm willing to bet that those of you still drawing by hand are plus 50 years.

TC

I resemble that remark! 8O

I'm over 50, WAY over 50, rise at 4 a.m., jog 2 miles, ride my bike 4 miles, do 20 push-ups a day and.....use APEX. :!:

actually, I'm over 50 and use APEX. :wink:

 

[Jo Ann Meyer Stratton]

I'll spoil your bet. I love Apex and haven't considered a hand drawn sketch in 15 years---and I am 66.4166 years old. Also I have down an Apex sketch of a two story 4,000 square foot home with bay windows, angles, bridge over the two story height rooms, with interior walls, closets, doors and plumbing fixtures in less than 20 minutes. And although my hand drawn sketch could have be beautiful, it would have taken longer, had erasure marks, different shades of lines, not near as neat looking as Apex and integrated into my file so I could email the package very easy.

Try Apex and experiment with the free form before trying to calculate areas. It is as much fun as an etch a sketch!

 

[Francois K. Gregoire]

I'm willing to bet that those of you still drawing by hand are plus 50 years.

TC

TC,

Sorry, you lost the bet.

Born 1952 and have not yet had my birthday this year.

 

[larryhaskell]

The best sketch program ever is the DOS version of Dynamic Computing. Still have it on an old 486 computer for the real tough jobs and then scan it in. Also have Winsketch but Alamode won't support it anymore. Alamode forced us to switch to Apex but haven't used it yet. May have to start using Apex if its as easy as some you indicate. I'd be curious to know how those of you that sketch by hand calculate an arc.

 

[Tim Hicks (Texas)]

If you guys are still drawing by hand, how in the world did you find the internet, much less this forum? Do you think this "internet thing" is just a fad and will pass too? Just kidding, I am 43 and gaining on you guys.

 

[TC]

Frank,

But you are in your 50th year, as am I. The big 5 OH hits late this year. I meant no disrespect to those drawing by hand, just a general observation from the appraisers I know.

TC

 

[David C. Johnson]

OK, I confess to some untreated chronic dinosauritus too.

However, since I just spent over $60 on some aerial photographs for a current commercial job (which also took two hours of my time downtown to pick them out), I wish I had first thought of MapQuest which someone mentioned while I was there! Such exhibits are not required at all, but they can be a nice touch. They're unsurpassed in helping the client envision the subject property in context with the greater neighborhood -- particularly for a higher dollar report.

Maybe I could have done nearly the same thing from right here in my favorite office chair (i.e., Lazyboy base rocker / recliner) with this Toshiba Satellite in my lap -- just like right now -- and saved cash and time.

Anyone use it and recommend it? I believe this is the online program I played with about 18 months ago. Could be someone mentioned it here on AppraisersForum -- but I do not remember. Do the prints look good? Do you have to pay for them? Do they take PayPal?

Thanks,

David C. Johnson
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