Republished from my article in AUGI Hot News for November 2006 Many companies have not grabbed firmly onto the need for CAD Standards or for keeping them current. I was looking through some boxes of CAD Standards I have. Yes, that’s “Boxes,” plural. I have collected CAD Standards over the years and have seen just […]
I have retooled my mind and my CAD systems over the years many time. Changing from one version to the next of software requires rethinking how I do CAD. I have customized extensively to get the tool to do just what I wanted it to do. It has been costly, time consuming and tedious to […]
This is an old adage, but it is still a good one.You should be out of your office on a regular basis. Walking the floor and talking to people. Get a feeling for what is going on.Get out of your chair and walk around. Most CAD users will not leave their chair. They will figure […]
Technology just has to be better – not perfect – for people to move forward. If you are waiting for the perfect CAD tool, you will be waiting a long time. In fact if you have been in the CAD business for a while you are still waiting for a perfect tool. I have been […]
There are several times in my career that I have felt like I was moving backwards. I have had to re-establish CAD Standards and methods at firms that I had previously worked through the issues. This was most often due to the fact that new hires joined the firm and I had to work through […]
Every once in a while I stop and think about how much I love the process, production and perspective of CAD. My personality lends itself to organized, defined and process driven work and CAD should be just that. What I love about CAD is also what I hate at times. Like how flexible some of […]
Most offices sub out portions of the work to others. Working with other firms that are developing CAD files can be a challenge. They may have differing standards and methods for production. I have found that I need to keep them in mind when I develop my CAD Standard. I want them to be effective […]
Wow – It has been a long time since I last posted. I have been very busy with work and AUGI and vacation and more. Time Management is always a big issue with me and trying to squeeze it all in is often very tough. Here are a few tips to get you to maximize […]
First published in AUGI Hot News July, 2006 – see Part 1 Last time we looked at four of the seven deadly sins that AutoCAD Users might make. They included not reading the book, not developing standards, going overboard on enforcing the standards at all costs, and using software like we did in older releases. […]
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