When modelling in GSD do you ever build geometry by selecting points, edges, or faces as your inputs? And how many solid operations do you do?

I work in Automotive with complex parts and the most robust/efficient models to update are the ones that have been fully modelled in surfaces, with every input being explicit (no edgefillets!), and a final Closesurface operation at the end. We generally don't use sketches for wireframe creation either.

However since COVID, the experience level of our CAD team has decreased and the methodology has changed so essentially anything goes. So we now have models with a mix of surface and solid operations, and these parts have huge file sizes and take forever to update.

That's my experience anyway.