CADDManager on September 30th, 2005

I am sure that there are many reasons, but here are just a few on my top 5 list… 1. You will be working in a true building model environment (one model, one file), not many files with xrefs and such like ADT. 2. Divide your work among users via Worksets. Even though you are […]

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CADDManager on September 27th, 2005

I get a lot of questions on the reasons that drive the decisions to choose one platform over another. I have collected a few that you may want to consider related to choosing ADT over Revit. 1. ADT works in native DWG files, Revit does not. Revit can however, export and import DWG’s. 2. ADT […]

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CADDManager on September 23rd, 2005

Why move from AutoCAD to Revit Series 8.1? Here are my top 20 reasons to move from an older release of AutoCAD (or ADT) to the newest release of Revit Series (which includes a seat of AutoCAD). 1. Work in a true building model environment 2. Automatic Interference checking 3. Automatic creation and updates to […]

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CADDManager on September 19th, 2005

Why move from AutoCAD 2002 to ADT 2006? Here are my top 20 reasons to move from an older release of AutoCAD (or ADT) to the newest release of ADT. 1. Reduced file sizes – ADT 2006 files are smaller 2. Improved Hatching and Gradient fills 3. Better Mtext functions (Lists, Tabs, Indents) and interface […]

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CADDManager on September 16th, 2005

Bentley Systems Inc. to Create NCS Plug-in September 12, 2005 National CAD Standard, Version 3.1 Since I am involved in developing the NCS… Alexandria, Va., Bentley Systems Inc., makers of MicroStation, are getting ready to develop an “NCS plug-in” for their products. Bentley Systems, Inc. is the first CAD vendor to officially accept the July […]

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CADDManager on September 16th, 2005

There will be a series of Adobe events coming to an area near you. In October, Adobe hits the road with an Acrobat 7.0 seminar aimed at showing professionals how to work better together throughout a project’s lifecycle, coordinate with clients, collaborate on designs, etc. Attendees will hear from industry experts and Adobe executives, listen […]

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CADDManager on September 15th, 2005

I attended the South Coast Revit User Group meeting. There was a very good turnout of around 30 people. One of the highlights was a presentation by the 3Dallusions “Design Your Dream House” Contest Grand Prize Winner: Taylor Osborn – Casa de Adrenalina. Taylor told us how he created his dream house completely in Revit […]

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CADDManager on September 6th, 2005

Just published! Are you on the mailing list? This month: Creating CAD Support Teams for successful implementation. Building your Teams – Part 1 and Part 2 Back to School – what you need to learn August Survey Says! Quick Tip – Revit 8.1 Go to the September Issue

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CADDManager on September 3rd, 2005

From Autodesk Knowledge Base To remove UCS icons from AEC objects On the Format menu, click Display Manager. In the Display Manager dialog box, expand the Representations by Objects tree. Select Anchor Free. Clear the current display set, displayed in bold, for the general display representation. Click OK. Check out the Autodesk ADT Knowledge base

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