Shoutout to the free online CAD course that saved me from a $500 mistake

I bought a high-end drafting tablet last year thinking it would speed up my workflow, but the learning curve was so steep it sat unused for months. On one hand, the hardware is top quality, but on the other, the time I lost trying to self-teach was a real cost. Has anyone else invested in gear that ended up being more trouble than it was worth?

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grantw3226d agoTop Commenter

My expensive camera gear became a fancy paperweight for a year.

grace_campbell26d ago

What finally got you to pick it back up again?

stellanelson26d ago

Ugh, my fancy microphone was the same way for me.

adamk9526d ago

Used to believe expensive tools automatically made you better at something. That free CAD course was a wake up call, totally get what @stellanelson is saying about gear gathering dust. My own wallet still hurts from a pro video editing keyboard I barely touch now. Sometimes the simpler or free resource is what actually gets the job done, right?