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Layers and Weights

CTB vs STB

Example CTB and STB

BIM Manager Survey

CAD Survey - Who is helping you?

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Layers and Weights

Layers are the workhorse of CAD. They have been around forever and they can still be one of the main sources of your headaches. Combine that with the pen table you use and you have the one-two punch of CAD.  All of us live here - every day. The one-two punch can help you knock out your work, or it can knock you out trying to get the work done.

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Other posts on Layers

CAD Standards - Layer Names
CAD Standards - Your Layer List
CAD Standards - Your Layer List - More
CAD Standards - Layer Name Creation

CTB vs STB

Do you use STB or CTB?  CTB has been around since day one of AutoCAD.  Most users may not even know that they use it - but they do.  STB is newer but has been around for a while.  But it has not taken over the AutoCAD world by storm.

If you are trying to choose which one to use there are some good things and bad things about each.  Here are a few...

 

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Example  CTB and STB

Here are some examples of both CTB and STB file setups.

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BIM Manager Survey - 10 questions for those who oversee BIM.

I invite you to participate in a quick 10 question survey that I have put together that covers the position, title, duties and salary scale of those involved in BIM oversight. I will be using this survey to prepare for my AU 2009 class on BIM Managers.

I need your input.

Please take the survey HERE


August 2009 Poll - Do you have help supporting CAD?

Are you alone in your efforts to support CAD or do you have help

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August - 2009

Layers, weights, CTB, STB, and more.

We continue our look at standards and review the two most basic areas.

 

Mark W. Kiker, Editor


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