Comments on: AutoCAD Critical Customization http://www.caddmanager.com/CMB/2007/10/autocad-critical-customization/ Practical, proven insight into CADD Management from Mark W. Kiker Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:07:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: CADDManager http://www.caddmanager.com/CMB/2007/10/autocad-critical-customization/comment-page-1/#comment-153 CADDManager Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:52:00 +0000 http://www.caddmanager.com/CMB/2007/10/21/autocad-critical-customization/#comment-153 I agree with you - and I reworded my post to hopefully reflect that.<br/><br/>I am not saying that you should not customize. I am saying that WHEN you customize, you should not go overboard. Of the standard tools may never cut it for your firm, I am all for creating custom tools.<br/><br/>I am concerned with custom tools that cannot be supported if the person who created them leaves. I agree with you – and I reworded my post to hopefully reflect that.

I am not saying that you should not customize. I am saying that WHEN you customize, you should not go overboard. Of the standard tools may never cut it for your firm, I am all for creating custom tools.

I am concerned with custom tools that cannot be supported if the person who created them leaves.

]]> By: Benson http://www.caddmanager.com/CMB/2007/10/autocad-critical-customization/comment-page-1/#comment-152 Benson Tue, 23 Oct 2007 08:15:00 +0000 http://www.caddmanager.com/CMB/2007/10/21/autocad-critical-customization/#comment-152 Couldn't disagree more. Customization takes trial and error - you try out a new routine and if it doesn't work then disregard it. Without this approach you would never reach the following state-<br/>-) BOM tables (that also automatically reflect changes to your model)<br/>-) Tags (i.e. leaders with text that describe a part) that also change to suit new part descriptions<br/>-) Quick working methods (i.e. have tooltips appear showing the description, item number etc when you hover over a part without the need to look it up).<br/><br/>Basically the AutoDesk standard tools will never create the perfect workflow for your company because every company has unique problems / workflows. Through customization you can get AutoCAD to work far better than some remote programmer who hasn't worked within your company. Couldn’t disagree more. Customization takes trial and error – you try out a new routine and if it doesn’t work then disregard it. Without this approach you would never reach the following state-
-) BOM tables (that also automatically reflect changes to your model)
-) Tags (i.e. leaders with text that describe a part) that also change to suit new part descriptions
-) Quick working methods (i.e. have tooltips appear showing the description, item number etc when you hover over a part without the need to look it up).

Basically the AutoDesk standard tools will never create the perfect workflow for your company because every company has unique problems / workflows. Through customization you can get AutoCAD to work far better than some remote programmer who hasn’t worked within your company.

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