Sarcastic Comment About the Economy Here

Yes, thanks to the economy there is little to no work to be done at work. Aside from worrying about if I’ll even have a job at the end of the year, how long my savings will last before I have move back in with my parents, and why I can never remember the conversion factor for converting square feet to acres, I now have to keep busy during work hours by reading up on local cities’ drainage ordinances and learning the many complex functions of AutoCAD Civil 3D. This requires a new level of self-motivation and endurance to keep from nodding off, daydreaming about the tastiness of Oreos, facebook stalking, reading Chuck Norris facts, and writing in your blog. I’m only human (on weekdays).

In case you didn’t know, Civil 3D is the greatest. I can say this because I have no knowledge or exposure to any other drafting programs. As I read and work through the various tutorials, I can’t help but conclude that some functions just aren’t worth learning. Like the stuff that takes so long to just set up that you could have easily used a couple of polylines and a calculator to come up with the same result 1000 times faster. Sure, Civil 3D provides a bunch of detailed and specific data about surfaces and volumes, but I don’t need it. I have come to the conclusion that the insane complexities of autocad are the result of a few disgruntled drafters who decided they were smart enough to create a program that only a few people understand so they could feel important. I’m onto you, CAD monkeys. This is why I’m taking the time to learn all your tricks (and because I don’t have anything else to do).