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Entries from September 2006

Are you in the LAB?

September 29th, 2006 · No Comments

Autodesk Labs is the new home for prototypes, experiments, applications and technologies. Created by the development teams at Autodesk, technologies include everything from web services to plug-ins to brand new applications.
Your can provide them with feedback to help decide the future of projects.
The site is a collection of public betas or technology preview releases so [...]

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Moving backwards and forwards

September 25th, 2006 · No Comments

There are several times in my career that I have felt like I was moving backwards. I have had to re-establish CAD Standards and methods at firms that I had previously worked through the issues. This was most often due to the fact that new hires joined the firm and I had to [...]

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Tags: CAD Management

Who says CAD isn’t fun?

September 21st, 2006 · 1 Comment

Every once in a while I stop and think about how much I love the process, production and perspective of CAD. My personality lends itself to organized, defined and process driven work and CAD should be just that.
What I love about CAD is also what I hate at times. Like how flexible some [...]

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CADD Manager Journal - September 2006

September 14th, 2006 · No Comments

Are you a subscriber?
In this months issue…

CAD Standards - The Process is as valuable as the Product
CAD Leadership Part 9 - Traits 6 & 7
Survey Says - What features are you using?
Go to the Sept - CADD [...]

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Bentley BIM Summit - online video

September 11th, 2006 · 1 Comment

You can see and hear the presentations that were given on the web. Bentley has kindly shared the video presentation and information that was presented at this event.
Now Available Online at www.bentley.com/bimsummit
Leading European building industry executives gathered in London to guide each other and the industry. The central topics of this event were chosen [...]

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CADD Manager Survey - Sept. 2006

September 4th, 2006 · No Comments

What percentage of your work is Metric?
How well do your users understand Metric files?
How long have you been creating Metric files?
Which do you feel more comfortable with? Metric? Imperial?
Take the Survey
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