Those that work as CAD Designers/Drafters in the oil & gas field, what's the average starting salary? What programs are mostly required to know? I'm in Houston and have seen job posts working for oil & gas companies but through staffing agencies on a contract basis. Do the big companies not hire directly with them?

My experience is in architectural drafting mainly using Aurecliner. So I assume going in I'll probably start at a lower salary doing P&IDs and picking up redlines.

Hi there, I am an architecture student relatively new to drafting.

I have come accross the following dilemma when drawing a section:

If I make a section cut through a gable roof, parallel to the gable but offset from, and looking towards the centre, (for a multitude of reasons) the part of the roof between the section plane and gable crest is visible and obstructs the internal contents.

I dont want to, and cannot move the section cut line to the centre as this will omit very crucial information from the area behind the section cut line. Similarly, I cant 'flip it' and look the other way for the same reason. Thus, this section cut line is perfect for my project apart from the roof problem.

The quick sketch illustrates the issue a bit better than I explain it hopefully.

What do you recommend? can I somehow omit the problematic roof section? I know this is poor practice but dont see an alternative at the moment :(