Here's how you can expedite your drafting process as a CAD professional.

To speed up the drafting process as a CAD engineer, we can start by mastering the keyboard shortcuts and customizing your toolbars for quick access to frequently used tools. Create and use templates for common project setups to save time. Organize your layers effectively to keep your drawings clean and manageable, and use blocks and libraries for elements you use often. Additionally, take advantage of parametric drawing features to make your designs more flexible and easier to modify, and consider writing macros or scripts to automate repetitive tasks.

Templates are important but it is also important to fix parameters of the template appropriately to accommodate different types of drawings

Templates are, of course, absolutely vital to ensuring that you can draft to a standard (be that company or client specific). I would also add that having a bank of standard details and blocks can reduce the time needed to draft something. Obviously, it takes time (and money) to setup templates, particularly in Civil 3D owing to the various styles you can have for each element, but that time will reduce the time taken when drafting/designing down the line. Model templates for each discipline, and drawing templates for commonly used paper sizes ensure consistency on even the largest projects. However, the BIM/CAD manager does need to ensure everybody is using those templates, and perform regular QA/QC checks.

Create and use standardized templates to ensure consistency and save time on setting up new projects. Templates can include pre-defined layers, text styles, and dimension settings.

My background is AutoCAD, I am sure other software can do similar. The provided shortcuts are generally what you want, but the ability to customise shortcuts means you can really reduce the number of key strokes. The ALIASEDIT command within AutoCAD provides a simple way of customising your own shortcuts to what works best for you. If you know some basic LISP, you can take this further by programming new commands. I have a routine called 'clean', it performs multiple purges and an audit, all done by just typing clean. I can lock all viewports by typing VPL, and unlock with VPU. If you prefer to use toolbars/ribbons, you can create your own custom panels with just the tools you regularly use. Ribbon items can also host custom commands.

Utilizing shortcuts in AutoCAD is crucial for enhancing performance and optimizing time management. These shortcuts streamline repetitive tasks, allowing designers to work more efficiently and accurately. By reducing the time spent navigating menus and executing commands, users can focus more on the creative aspects of their projects. Mastering AutoCAD shortcuts not only boosts productivity but also minimizes the potential for errors, leading to higher-quality outcomes and faster project completion.

Learn and use keyboard shortcuts to speed up common tasks and commands. This reduces reliance on menus and toolbars, increasing productivity.

My default output for an AutoCAD file is an A1 PDF, using a company specific style table. I have written a simple LISP routine that when I enter A1, it creates an A1 PDF using the same setup every time. I have taken this a step further by creating a batch file that can process multiple drawings into PDFs by simple dragging and dropping the CAD files onto the batch. If you need to adjust layers on several drawings, write a script for it. It ensures less mistakes (forgetting to change a layer) and saves time.

Utilize scripts, macros, and automated tools to handle repetitive tasks. Automation can streamline workflows and reduce errors, freeing up time for more complex design work.

One thing I've found helpful using Solidworks is Equations. No matter how big the part, if global variables are set correctly, almost any dimensions could be easily changed without worrying about the form and shape of the part.

Layering should be done to a standard. I work within Highways in the UK, and our biggest client is National Highways. They have a CAD standard that includes layering based on Uniclass. It is a requirement to use this on National Highways jobs. When a client, such as a local authority, does not have a defined standard, we suggest using the National Highways standard, as it is well documented and in common use. The National Highways standard is to ISO 13567, which means those familiar with it will be able to work on projects in different countries, where they also choose to use the international standard. In short, having a layering standard, that is defined in the templates used to create models and drawings just makes life easier.

Organize and manage layers effectively to keep your drawings clean and navigable. Use layer standards and naming conventions to quickly identify and manipulate different parts of your drawing.

For SolidWorks users: it is 100% worth investing the time to go from the associate to the professional level. You'll get trained on powerful feature families like Sheet Metal and Weldments. Not only will these dramatically expedite your workflow for fabricated products, but they can be applied elsewhere. For example, I've used "sheet metal" features to model fabric parts. It's very nice for in-context work with mechanical parts and helpful for generating flat patterns for tech packs. Similarly, I've seen weldment features used for woodworking projects.

Continuously improve your CAD skills through training and practice. Stay updated with the latest software features and industry best practices to enhance efficiency and quality.

Using an Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) such as ProjectWise ensures only certain people have access to certain files, until they are at a shared state. This means an errant highways tech cannot go and adjust a drainage model as they want to move a manhole that is in the way. Such a system also ensures version control, and is tied in to the references used on a drawing, so that others can be sure that they are seeing the latest version of a file. It gets away from working in a folder where file have dates, initials, "_final v2" etc. appended to them. Using an EDMS configured as a Common Data Environment (CDE) ensures a 'golden thread' of data. That is, a file is traceable from its inception, through to client handover.

El objetivo de plasmar en 2D las instancias de un modelo 3D es colocar toda la informacion importante y necesaria para fabricar un componente de tal manera que no existan dudas, dado esto lo primero es desde el modelo este creado y contenga las cotas incluidas las tolerancias para exportarlas al archivo 2D, asi mismo tener identificadas las caracteriticas y datos criticos y que esten alli en el 3D, esto va a incrementar la eficiencia de tu dibujo y por lo tanto incrementa la velocidad de generacion del dibujo, con esto es mas facil crear las plantillas que tomen todo los datos del modelo y puedes automatizar el acotado automatico ya tambien se encuentra desde el modelo, desde aqui es posible automatizar y generar los archivos 2D necesarios.