Elevating this on the wish list! Every other major drafting software does this within a single click (or not at all depending on the scale your drawing is set to). Drives me crazy! Would probably be faster to draw details in PowerPoint!
Same situation here! I had always done it as method #1. I am U.S. based but was trained and worked with mostly European architects. However, upon starting a new job, I am just learning of convention #2.