I can't even fathom drafting a complete set of drawings by hand. I'm too young to remember professional life without CAD of some sort. I'd be completely lost without the computer... well, actually then we'd just have to hire actual drafters and start redlining more instead of doing design/drafting.
Very true, just look at what happens in an architect's office when power is lost for a few hours. All hell breaks loose and everyone looks around at each other like "I don't know what to do!"
Well it does depend on how big the project is and how many revisions you might need. However, you might be able to have it drawn before the software is downloaded and you learn how to use it.
Sketchup does have a learning curve. My advice to you is to build parts, then save them as components. Then paste all the components together to make your final layout. This is the only way to preserve the original parts because if you just draw it all freehand, the shared edges "bond" together.
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