Common Sense CAD
Common
Sense CAD is something that I think is disappearing.
I
prepared a class for this topic at AU 2008 that was refined and delivered by
John Morgan, my fellow AUGI Board member.
I was
shocked a while back to talk to a CAD Staff person about the knowledge level
of new hires in his firm. He
shared that the employees that are being hired do not know some of the most
common commands and concepts of CAD. He commented on how they have not learned these things in college or
on the job elsewhere. Most of
the early career employees have not had the time to learn the most common of
habits in CAD. Many have not
been offered or taken many CAD classes in school.
So
what would you pass on as the most Common Sense CAD wisdom? What is the most rudimentary level of knowledge that you think a
person needs to know? What information do you think is so “obvious” that no one tells anyone else about
it?
I have
written on this topic before on my blog and want to continue the discussion
here in the Journal…
Here are the links to some of the topics I have already covered.
Common Sense CAD
Common Sense CAD - More
Common Sense CAD - Part 3
Common Sense CAD - Part 4
Here are a few things that are overlooked, not mentioned in CAD Standards or
generally thought to be common knowledge so no one really highlights them
anymore.
Read the rest online...
BIM Manager Blog
I created a new blog specifically for BIM Management issues. I will be blogging on
the people and process side of BIM. Some of these topics may overlap
with CAD Management, but many will specifically address BIM. I just
started this - so stay tuned as more content is added.
Go to the
BIM Manager Blog
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Group on Google
- or just send me an email asking to be involved.
Are you wondering how many BIM Managers are out there? Here are the
results of the recent AUGI Salary Survey showing the ratio of CAD Managers
to BIM Managers. This shows the number of respondents to the survey
that selected one title or the other. This gives you a rough idea of
how they compare in a rough ratio.
CADD Manager Archives on AUGI.com
I have written much for AUGI - the Autodesk User Group International.
I assume that some of you are members, but maybe not all. So I
have collected up my writings from AUGI HotNews, AUGI's monthly email
newsletter. I have covered a lot of topics in those writings and I
wanted to share them.
Connect to AUGI (Join first) and see these articles in their fullness
here
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