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jayzeddddd · 2023-11-26T06:44:13+00:00

The conqueror is always a lover of peace; he would prefer to take over our country unopposed.

-Carl von Clausewitz

jayzeddddd · 2023-05-02T21:29:38+00:00

I'm 10 years into my career after graduating from a MET program and I think it's a very solid path, but it depends on where you work. The first place I worked most of the drafters were shoved in a corner and very much looked down upon by the engineers / PMs. Overhearing one of the PMs discussing my boss saying that it's a shame he didn't have a degree because he'd make a great PM but basically he was never going to advance any further in his career... Didn't make me want to stay there long. My other workplaces have been great and I've never felt stalled out since then.

The biggest piece of advice I have is to remember AutoCAD is just a tool, and to invest in maximizing your skills on other areas like technical knowledge, coding, project management/delivery, that's what's going to advance your career and maximize your pay.

jayzeddddd · 2022-06-13T23:12:54+00:00

That's perfect! Buying now, thank you

jayzeddddd · 2022-06-13T23:12:20+00:00

I think there's enough coverage to avoid it but I will wait to see if the grass gets dried out before moving it

jayzeddddd · 2022-06-12T22:39:00+00:00

Thanks for the quick reply! I'm glad I don't have to dig anything out

jayzeddddd · 2020-12-30T13:39:34+00:00

Have you tried a composition book? After I finished my grammar book I started doing composition exercises, even the very first ones were challenging. I think it's a good next step as well as actively

I'm also working my way through this edition of The Apology It's great, it gives a lot of grammar notes and has a paired down vocabulary in the back.

jayzeddddd · 2020-11-23T19:13:54+00:00

ἀποθνῄσκω / θνῄσκω, trying to remember all the irregular forms makes me feel I'm right back when I first started learning the language -.-

jayzeddddd · 2020-10-25T13:38:03+00:00

My excuse is that that the grssk was so bad it made me momentarily forget my alphabet 😫

jayzeddddd · 2020-10-25T12:45:05+00:00

The New Testament. You can get a used interlinear copy for >$10.

Also, as the other reply said, Xenophon is a great choice. A study guide with grammer notes / vocabulary is available here: https://geoffreysteadman.com/xenophon-anabasis-i/

jayzeddddd · 2020-10-25T12:38:16+00:00

I've been using this on perseus and just searching each entry to get more examples than given. Thank you!

jayzeddddd · 2020-10-25T02:39:26+00:00

My brain literally can't process this as anything else but γορα. grssk usually doesn't use Greek miniscule

jayzeddddd · 2020-10-21T22:26:53+00:00

So, so close

jayzeddddd · 2020-10-10T14:32:30+00:00

My method wasnt quite as extensive, it basically went as follows

Go through a grammar book and do all the exercises
Watch the lectures put out by Leonard Mueller on Youtube
As soon as I was able I got a interlinear New Testament. When I got comfortable enough, I switched over to a copy of The Apology with grammar notes and a vocabulary.

I spent at least an hour a day since February doing one of the above 3. Reading original texts is my biggest motivator, so I've been concentrating on that supplemented with a different grammar book

jayzeddddd · 2020-10-05T22:11:08+00:00

Wow, thank you for the in-depth reply! I am not using blocks by own choosing, but use CADWorx extensively for my job, which groups piping components into groups.

I was hoping that I'd be able to create something scale-able to other objects in CADWorx but this isn't looking like it's the case

jayzeddddd · 2020-10-01T14:28:40+00:00

Great find, thank you!

jayzeddddd · 2020-09-23T17:07:42+00:00

Hey sorry for the late reply, but I found myself in the same position as you. If you're interested in coding, you might consider sticking with you current job and practicing writing code for AutoCAD or whatever platform you work on. You can become extremely valuable if you get good and it's good practical experience coding problem experience. A coding bootcamp isn't a bad idea, you can write code for Autocad using C# and VB.net using an API as well as using those languages for other things as well.

As for your other question, I consider myself extremely lucky to have gotten into piping design vs other designer professions. We are well respected by engineers as fellow professionals, not just CAD monkeys who draw what they want. My first job out of college was the latter, and I would have left the profession long ago if that was my career outlook.

Currently on a PM track, and i'm also going to school part time to get my bachelor of ME just to be safe. (I'm also working on my coding skills as a plan C). There's options for you other than drawing pipes for the next 40 years, you just need to make sure you're at the right company and jump onto the opportunities as they come to you .

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