The classes start tomorrow, but the festivities started today. Kicked off the day with AUGI meetings. Connecting up with sponsors and CAD Camp planning.
In between these meetings I ran to the other side of the conference center to tape two interviews for Autodesk. I am not even sure where they will be posted or [...]
Leadership is a much needed quality that most people are looking for in others. They want political leaders, sports leaders, business leaders, spiritual leaders and so much more. But what about that quality in us? Are you a leader? Do you have leadership qualities? I am speaking on the subject of [...]
You can create a new layout using the Create Layout wizard. The wizard prompts you for information about the layout settings, including
A name for the new layout
The printer associated with the layout
A paper size to use for the layout
The orientation of the drawing on the paper
A title block
Viewport setup information
A location for the viewport configuration [...]
Layout Tabs were added to AutoCAD in version 2000 or maybe 2000i. It allows multiple
Layout tabs are created in Paper Space. In Paper Space, you can place your title block, create layout viewports to display views, dimension your drawing, and add notes.
In paper space, one unit represents the paper display of a [...]
Can you be productive without a CAD Standard?
I have asked this question to many users over the years…
I get the same answer most of the time… “Yes - I can be productive without a CAD Standard”
When I delve into the issue a little more they tend to rethink what they have said.
At first blush, the [...]
Personal CAD Standards impact everyone because they are not shared. Each person is doing what they want. This causes files to differ from one person to another. These differences cause production slow downs.
Outdated CAD Standards can do the same thing. Here are a few things that might happen if your CAD Standard is out of [...]
Here is an example of the way you might document the symbols in your Standard
You may say – “They are in my menus and in my folders. Everyone knows what they look like.”
The reason I suggest that you add graphic examples is so that no one will be confused. New users may not know what [...]
Continue reading about CAD Standards – Standard Symbols – example
When you create your CAD Standard you have to define the symbols that are to be used.
Questions for your CAD Standard…
Are your symbols documented?
Will you provide symbols to other firms that are working on your projects?
Are they created correctly? – sounds funny, but there are a lot of symbols that have not been created perfectly.
Do [...]
Revisions are what CAD is all about. Back in the day of hand drafting, people had to use erasers and redraw everything even if it move an eighth of an inch. There were fancy erasing machines and erasing shields.
Now that CAD allows you to change your mind and adjust drawings so quickly – [...]
Loading ...
