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[Disgra93]

Hey, guys.

I introduce myself, I am a graduate mechanical engineer and who has recently started his career as a designer.

I would like to ask you a comparison of how you feel after a whole day spent at cad.

After 8 hours at the cad (with the necessary breaks) I arrive at night really alienated from the world. I wouldn't call it tiredness, but just alienation, and it's a feeling that I endure badly.

Fortunately for now, I'm rarely "tired" for 8 hours, but considering that I'm a designer, these sensations frighten me a bit, to the point that I'm evaluating a job change.

What do you think? Does it happen to you, too? How did you solve this?

thanks to all

 

[Mario SJPD]

"tirate" for 8 hours are very little I bet that most designers present in certain phases of work do pull well beyond 8 hours.
I suggest you change not so much because you "alien" but because "it's a feeling that you bear bad" and especially because "this sensations frighten me a little ".
there are designers who design a machine by pulling two rows with autocad on a sheet a4 spend little time in front of a pc now but I bet that to arrive they accumulated many years in which the 8 hours were just the aperitif.
your degree allows you to develop your interests in other ways and tasks I recommend you to think about it.

 

[petrelli9]

eh it is not simple, try with resting glasses with blue light lenses, you will find some improvements

 

[PierArg]

I think this phase is only initial as the designer does well other activities.
generally in a small-medium industry, over the years, the designer also assumes coordination and project-managing roles.
the cad will see it for 20% of your time yes and no.

 

[Vittorio]

I think the problem is another. It's called "noia" and it's the feeling that destroys us.

cito confuci:

choose the work you love and you won't even work one day in your entire life​

I don't think it's the 8 hours that alienate you the day, rather a boring job? .
If you're in the first place, maybe they make you shape details where you can't put anything on yours?
then your alienation is understandable.

 

[DrBarde]

8 hours if the company for which you are employed has work, are rare. as a rule are 9/10.
That said, if he is alienated or bored at first, I think he has to look for something that will appeal more.

 

[cacciatorino]

As modeling a low-commitment intellectual activity, do you have a chance to listen to radio or something?

 

[MassiVonWeizen]

if no more detailed examination is made (mansions carried out, relation to the working environment, personal expectations, personal goals, etc...) there is little information to be based on.
otherwise you risk giving advice based on your experience that has nothing to do with that of the applicant; For example, I, who are not yet designer, can do "only" 8 hours without problems, I can stay all day in front of the pc or occasionally detach and go to the workshop to see the assembly, the work I like and I don't have the breath on the neck that can have a neoassum, I don't like to climb positions so I don't feel the stress from performance. It doesn't mean that it's all roses and flowers, there are moments or days that I would send everyone to shit, but doing a critical analysis I feel good

Here, do a critical and self-critical analysis and fundamental to understand and ask for advice.

 

[Mario SJPD]

....without entering the details, it is based on the sensations that disgra93 (already the name makes the idea) has expressed, if you feel scared, breathed, count the hours, count the breaks, etc.,
the reason doesn't matter if you have other opportunities maybe it's better than you value them. ,

 

[MassiVonWeizen]

....without entering the details, it is based on the sensations that disgra93 (already the name makes the idea) has expressed, if you feel scared, breathed, count the hours, count the breaks, etc.,
the reason doesn't matter if you have other opportunities maybe it's better than you value them. ,

It doesn't even have to spend 8 or 4 hours on the pc, the problems are others. That's why I say I'm doing a more thorough analysis.

 

[xxfast]

definitely, from my point of view, doing physical activity helps a lot not to feel stress.
and I agree with boulders, go to the workshop, means you love your work, helps you to detach and learn new things...... I take advantage to wish you good holidays to all.

 

[Vittorio]

I share all your interventions, the curiosity of learning combined with humility is fundamental for any profession and hours become minutes.
also from my happy birthday to all of you.

 

[Disgra93]

thanks to all for the interventions, all your advice is precious.

wanting to give more indications as he asked for massive, let's say that I don't always get so much in front of the computer to model. That's why I want to do a critical analysis all in all my work I like.

I opened this topic however because precisely I noticed this my "malessere" during the programmed sessions of modeling.
I don't think x boredom, but I think for a wrong approach to cad (too tense etc.).

and this has put me the doubt and curiosity to understand whether I am the only one with this problem or if others have it, because as I said it is so annoying that sometimes it questiones whether this is actually my profession.

For the rest as I said I thank you for the advices, I will try to put them into practice, especially those of turning in production and testing, which I also like very much and in fact probably my rolei deale was the test lab, although I do not know if there may be big crevices in such a department in mechanics.

 

[Fulvio Romano]

I opened this topic however because precisely I noticed this my "malessere" during the programmed sessions of modeling.
I don't think x boredom, but I think for a wrong approach to cad (too tense etc.).

That's my opinion, too.
in the past I also spent 12 hours in a row to modeling without resentment. So it's not work in itself, but your approach (write something, but I don't know what), or your type of work (maybe really alienating models), or it's still a job that doesn't do for you.

 

[meccanicamg]

I don't know if it's your case, but it normally happens that at first you don't know the specific cad and its commands. so especially at the beginning you focus and fatigue on the controls, procedures, then the changes are not good and I get away 10 feautures because I did not remove the references.... and therefore you can not be free to think about the mechanical project itself. then you struggle to make the model as it should be because there is no more place for the mental spirit to design as you should.
If this is the case, it is best to do specific cad courses and then learn the procedures with empo. Once done you have sufficient security to focus on the design of the item with such naturalness.

 

[TETRASTORE]

After 8 hours at the cad (with the necessary breaks) I arrive at night really alienated from the world. I wouldn't call it tiredness, but just alienation, and it's a feeling that I endure badly.

Fortunately for now, I'm rarely "tired" for 8 hours, but considering that I'm a designer, these sensations frighten me a bit, to the point that I'm evaluating a job change.

I opened this topic however because precisely I noticed this my "malessere" during the programmed sessions of modeling.
I don't think x boredom, but I think for a wrong approach to cad (too tense etc.).

and this has put me the doubt and curiosity to understand whether I am the only one with this problem or if others have it, because as I said it is so annoying that sometimes it questiones whether this is actually my profession.

more than modeling fatigue, yours is defined as workplace anxiety and is more widespread than you imagine.
I do not dilute myself and I recommend reading this article that correctly explains the definition, the possible causes and how to deal with it.
If after reading you have further questions we are here.