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I have 2017 AutoCAD for Mac  and just downloaded the 2019 version to see if they'd made some good changes (wall tool) that would help. They didn't.  The multiline command is there but I can't find a simple way to assign wall thickness.   

AutoCAD is a slow tedious program to use for 2D architectural drawings.  You can always use Revit to build a set of plans,  that too is a lot of work but better than AutoCAD .  I discovered a good fast program that really works for 2D submittal plan sets.  It's so fast that I can take on Addition/Remodels or residential new construction jobs and get them finished quickly, especially when compared to AutoCAD

I actually gave up on using AutoCAD  for architectural plans and went to a  program by Ashlar Vellum called Graphite.

It has everything you need and works far better than AutoCAD  with the same precise results sans the constant headaches.

 

For instance:

1.  Has a self healing wall tool.  You can draw in any direction,  intersect walls anywhere and they self heal.  You can change the wall thickness instantly by typing it in  a dialog box.

2.  If you want to move an object or text  you just click on a text annotation for instance,  it is surrounded by a red

box  and you simply put the cursor on the box and drag it to the new position.

3.  Setting dimension text style and arrowhead size  and style is in the dimension pulldown menu. You can set your preferences right there without chasing it around like AutoCAD. 

 

4.  Once you do a basic drawing of a floor plan, elevation, section, site plan, or what have you.  you save the 1:1 drawing as a scaled file and assign it a paper size (24x36 for me).  At that point you can collect relevant sections of other plans you've drawn (sections,  code text,  wall , foundation, roof sections/plan views)  and scatter them outside of the paper space where you have quick access to them.  Just copy the relevant parts for the new plan and paste them in.  Moving them to just the right spot is super fast.   Using this method I can sometimes complete a detailed and submittal ready page in as little as 2-4 hrs.   

 

Attached is an elevation I did for an insurance job.  The house had burnt to the ground.  The insurance adjuster needed a full set of construction ready plans so they could accurately figure out the true replacement cost.

Bottom line is everything works well with Ashlar Vellum Graphite V12.   I looked for a long time for a program like this.   

 

At the very least if you like using autocad,   the wall tool alone is worth the program cost.  Graphite makes good DWG export files so it's easy to import your floor plan  to autocad and go from there.