Final items from the ACA2008 readme file… Dimensions Adding a height value to the text style changes the height of text within AEC Dimensions but not AutoCAD dimensions. It is not possible to summon the Dimension Style Manager dialog via the Display Properties dialog, if accessed through the Display tab of the Properties Palette. To […]
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Again – here is some info from the readme file in ACA2008 – my comments in italics Spaces Property Set Definitions New automatic property set definitions have been added for spaces. Base Perimeter Including Interferences Gross Area Minus Interferences Gross Perimeter Including Interferences Net Area Minus Interferences Net Perimeter Including Interferences Usable Area Minus Interferences […]
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From the ACA2008 readme file… Layers AutoCAD 2008 Layer State functionality replaces Layer Snapshots, from Architectural Desktop, in AutoCAD Architectural 2008. To Prevent the Replacement of Layer Snapshots with Layer States, you will need to edit the registry. Note:You should back up the registry before making any changes to it. Check the readme in your […]
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Last time I wrote about preventing problems before they occur. Preventative (or Proactive) CAD Management involves the concept of setting up processes and guidelines in order to prevent things from going wrong. Reactive management just responds to problems as they come up. This is part of the job, but can often settle you into the […]
When thinking of what needs fixing in your CAD files keep in mind that most people don’t care about the small stuff. They care about the big things. They do not fix things that are not broken and their definition of broken may mean something different. “Broken” to the CAD Manager means it does not […]
Sometimes CAD Managers have trouble getting their company leadership to understand their needs. The thinking goes something like this… CAD Manager: “If they only knew what I know, they would care about my concerns” Is this true? If the managers that you work with actually knew as much about CAD as you do, would they […]
Being the survey kind of guy that I am, I sent out a survey to get some feedback from the employees that were involved in the move. I used Zoomerang. It is an online web based survey program. Here are some of the results… Did your computer work when you arrived? Yes – 91%No – […]
Well, here is the list of things that did not come off as planned… 1. Xerox plotter blew the power supply – down time – 2 days 2. DHCP was not handing out IP addresses correctly to some stations – downtime – 30 minutes 3. Some users not mapping correctly, error in the login script […]
We created an overall plan of attack for the move. We stepped through each issue and discussed the needed information, who would get it and what we would do as the next step. Several times we came across issues that required input from others. We invited them to our meeting and got critical input. CAD […]
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