CADDManager on December 5th, 2007

Got BAD CAD? Tell us about it. Many things cause BAD CAD. How much do you have? How often? Who fixes it? Share the impact of BAD CAD in your firm. Take the Survey

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CADDManager on December 4th, 2007

The triple whammy – away from work, not billable, and it cost money. This has always been a sore spot for firms that are thinking of earning and saving money (and who isn’t). Since you have to dedicate the time to training it take you away from being productive and contributing to the project (on […]

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CADDManager on December 3rd, 2007

Let’s talk about Training… Training budgets are difficult to get passed. Training time is difficult to justify. Training material is hard to develop. We will discuss all of these areas and give you practical tips for getting past your roadblocks. We will also discuss an option for getting your people trained by turning what is […]

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CADDManager on December 3rd, 2007

David Harrington – Technical Editor of AUGI World Magazine (among many other things) has started a blog. In his words… “Most of what I will post will be personal/professional in nature but also will include information about Autodesk products including AutoCAD, 3ds Max, and Revit Structure.” He calls it “CADDHelp” – take a look

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CADDManager on December 3rd, 2007

The inaugural issue of the NIBS and NBIMS Journal of Building Information Modeling has been published on the web. You can see a PDF version here. See the full website http://www.buildingsmartalliance.org/

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CADDManager on November 30th, 2007

Check this out… It is the touch screen interface from the AU Exhibit hall. Here is another one I posted on YouTube

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CADDManager on November 30th, 2007

The big party was last night. An expansive hall filled with food, fun and friends. After thanking the AUGI Volunteers, I wandered into the “80’s”. It was a celebration of 1982 when Autodesk got it’s start. There were classic video games and pool tables and pictures with 80’s celebrity look-a-likes. Then I found out that […]

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CADDManager on November 29th, 2007

Another long day. Up early to make my class on “CAD Leadership“. I presented this class twice as requested by the AU staff. The AUGI booth was busy and many were signing up to join AUGI. For more pictures of the event, check out Shaan Hurley’s photo album on Flickr. My smiling face even shows […]

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CADDManager on November 28th, 2007

A long day for me at AU 2007. It started off with a “Writer’s Breakfast” that AUGI put on for the writers of Hot News, AUGI World and BLAUGI. A large group of writers were in attendance and we discussed the future of publication in differing languages. Next it was on to a Board of […]

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