2007

Free Tools for the CAD Manager/User

November 7, 2007

Those who read my last post, “Inserting DWG’s into MS Word or PowerPoint” may recall the mention I made about PDF Creator.  Since it seems many of you were interested in that tool, I thought it may be appropriate to share some other tools that I have used and/or know about.  If you’re a big [...]

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Inserting DWG’s into MS Word or PowerPoint

November 1, 2007

Just this evening I received an e-mail from Autodesk letting me know my AU Unplugged session "The Training Trinity: Fundamentals of a Successful Training Program" was accepted.  Thank you to everyone who voted for my session.  If you’re attending AU, be sure to check out the AU Unplugged Schedule.  There you will find the full [...]

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Starting a CAD Standard

October 28, 2007

A special thanks to Lynn Allen for her presentation to the Richmond AutoCAD Manifest (RAM) Thursday night. After Lynn’s presentation I along with some other RAM members had a chance to chat with her. Numerous topics came up during the course of conversation. Oddly enough of all the topics we discussed, files seemed to be the [...]

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AU Unplugged and More

October 25, 2007

We’re sitting at a month out from AU 2007.  Being anniversary years for both Autodesk as a company and AU as a conference, it’s sure to be a great event.  I wrote about a month ago about something new Autodesk is trying this year at AU called AU Unplugged.  Per an e-mail I got just [...]

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GROUP Therapy

October 24, 2007

More often than not, when the GROUP command comes up in discussion it’s because a user can’t figure out why their selection sets are going crazy.  Hence the reason I titled this post “GROUP Therapy”.  But in all seriousness, GROUPS can prove handy when you, and more importantly, your co-workers understand what they are and [...]

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Expert CAD Management: The Complete Guide Review

October 22, 2007

Books, magazines, and even blogs about CAD Management oftentimes scare me. They scare me in the message they broadcast, even if not intentional, that after reading such and such title I can create a CAD Standard in 30 days and be a world-renowned CAD Manager. While the timeframe may be a bit of an exaggeration, [...]

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