Hit 50 shop drawings in one week last month and felt like a machine

I usually average around 30 to 35 structural shop drawings a week if things are going smooth. But last month I had a rush job for a school project in Phoenix and somehow knocked out 50 in five days. I wasn't cutting corners either, just had a good rhythm going with my CAD settings and templates. It surprised me because I usually hit a wall around 40 and start making dumb mistakes. Has anyone else had a week where you just crushed your personal best without really trying?

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the_kim1mo ago

Bet your lead detailer didn't even know what hit them when you turned those in. Sometimes you just hit flow state and the models line up like they want to be drawn. You think the Phoenix climate or building type had anything to do with how fast it went?

susan6491mo ago

50 shop drawings in one week? That's insane. No way you did that without cutting a single corner. I'd be checking my work twice after 35. Templates and settings carry you but burnout hits fast. I hit 42 once and my brain melted by Thursday. 50 sounds like you were running on pure adrenaline. Bet the school project turned out solid though. Just don't expect to hit that number again. Those weeks are like lightning in a bottle.

adamthompson1mo ago

So were those 50 drawings all small simple jobs or did you have some big complex ones mixed in there?