As one of you commented on my last post – writing the CAD Standard is a major accomplishment, but keep it up to date is another. When you finally have a Standard in place – when should it be updated? Last November I posted – CAD Standards – Not Set in Stone This post talked […]
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I just received the latest ZweigWhite Information Technology Survey for 2008. It provides a wealth of information to see where the industry is going and how you may stack up. It is an annual survey of A/E firms. This year 129 firms participated. Data was collected during Jan, Feb and March of 2008. I eagerly […]
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The last post I made on this subject got a few comments that hinted at this post (but I had not written it yet). This post is the reciprocal of that one. You may want to read that one first or read that one after you read this one. One of the temptations and struggles […]
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When we make a list of what we desire to do and what we actually can do – it may be a different list. Getting from the “desire” to the “done” of a project requires us to negotiate with others. When our desires come into conflict with someone else’s area, there may be some dialog […]
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CAD Standards are meant to be changed. They are not to be created and set up as if chiseled in stone tablets. They should be reviewed and updated on a regular basis. I keep a Master copy of the Standard that I mark up and then publish when there are enough changes to make an […]
The Standard is an Ideal – you may never reach perfection. In fact you most likely will not ever see a perfect set of CAD files in your entire career. But that does not mean that we just throw up our hands and give up trying. How many perfect games have there been by Major […]
When developing your CAD Standards keep in mind that you are painting a target for your team to hit. You are not creating a “how to” book. Leave the “how to” part for training. By giving them a target to hit you are allowing for some flexibility in what they do to hit that target. […]
If the Standard is silent – users can do whatever they want Do you have this perspective with your standard? Or are you calling people on the carpet for not doing what you never told them had to do? Or for doing something that you never said they could not do? Here is my thought… […]
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The Border I have seen so many troubles because people got the border wrong. It should be a very common sense kind of thing, but many complicate it beyond what is needed. First, draw the border full size in Model Space. If it is to be 24″ x 36″, then draw the trim lines exactly […]
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