Comments on: Multi-Disciplinary Plotting Made Easy http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/05/multi-disciplinary-plotting-made-easy/ By: Donnie Gladfelter Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Free UK Business Diectory http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/05/multi-disciplinary-plotting-made-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-3268 Free UK Business Diectory Fri, 11 Jun 2010 01:35:30 +0000 http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/05/11/multi-disciplinary-plotting-made-easy/#comment-3268 Is it worth putting this site on a free uk business directory? if so, i thik go global directories can help a lot. Is it worth putting this site on a free uk business directory? if so, i thik go global directories can help a lot.

]]> By: Eric http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/05/multi-disciplinary-plotting-made-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-2771 Eric Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:12:41 +0000 http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/05/11/multi-disciplinary-plotting-made-easy/#comment-2771 Wow, it sounds like this is exactly what I was looking for. Short history: Worked at an Arch. firm using MicroStation exclusively. Now I work for a multi-disciplinary firm as the "IT Guy/CAD Manager. We are using both ACAD and MicroStation. I have been given the major task of bringing together 5 disciplines under the "same" standards. So, I know what you mean when you say people will just change the ctb to meet their needs. And before long, you have 30-some-odd different ctb files floating in CAD space. Do you have any suggestions as to how I would best organize this process? I want to see our ACAD and MS work better together. But I want to be able to do it with the least amount of trouble/change. I do think the stb is the way to go, I just don't know where to start. Wow, it sounds like this is exactly what I was looking for.
Short history:
Worked at an Arch. firm using MicroStation exclusively. Now I work for a multi-disciplinary firm as the “IT Guy/CAD Manager. We are using both ACAD and MicroStation. I have been given the major task of bringing together 5 disciplines under the “same” standards.

So, I know what you mean when you say people will just change the ctb to meet their needs. And before long, you have 30-some-odd different ctb files floating in CAD space. Do you have any suggestions as to how I would best organize this process? I want to see our ACAD and MS work better together. But I want to be able to do it with the least amount of trouble/change. I do think the stb is the way to go, I just don’t know where to start.

]]> By: Eric http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/05/multi-disciplinary-plotting-made-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-4074 Eric Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:12:00 +0000 http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/05/11/multi-disciplinary-plotting-made-easy/#comment-4074 Wow, it sounds like this is exactly what I was looking for. Short history: Worked at an Arch. firm using MicroStation exclusively. Now I work for a multi-disciplinary firm as the "IT Guy/CAD Manager. We are using both ACAD and MicroStation. I have been given the major task of bringing together 5 disciplines under the "same" standards. So, I know what you mean when you say people will just change the ctb to meet their needs. And before long, you have 30-some-odd different ctb files floating in CAD space. Do you have any suggestions as to how I would best organize this process? I want to see our ACAD and MS work better together. But I want to be able to do it with the least amount of trouble/change. I do think the stb is the way to go, I just don't know where to start. Wow, it sounds like this is exactly what I was looking for.
Short history:
Worked at an Arch. firm using MicroStation exclusively. Now I work for a multi-disciplinary firm as the “IT Guy/CAD Manager. We are using both ACAD and MicroStation. I have been given the major task of bringing together 5 disciplines under the “same” standards.

So, I know what you mean when you say people will just change the ctb to meet their needs. And before long, you have 30-some-odd different ctb files floating in CAD space. Do you have any suggestions as to how I would best organize this process? I want to see our ACAD and MS work better together. But I want to be able to do it with the least amount of trouble/change. I do think the stb is the way to go, I just don’t know where to start.

]]> By: AutoCAD Blog Roundup « Rockmaster’s CAD Resources http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/05/multi-disciplinary-plotting-made-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-1443 AutoCAD Blog Roundup « Rockmaster’s CAD Resources Wed, 21 May 2008 23:07:03 +0000 http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/05/11/multi-disciplinary-plotting-made-easy/#comment-1443 [...] Donnie Gladfelter has an insightful article about using STB-based plotting over at The CAD Geek.  I’m going to have to consider switching over to [...] [...] Donnie Gladfelter has an insightful article about using STB-based plotting over at The CAD Geek.  I’m going to have to consider switching over to [...]

]]> By: Joshua Rebennack http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/05/multi-disciplinary-plotting-made-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-1333 Joshua Rebennack Wed, 14 May 2008 13:49:54 +0000 http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/05/11/multi-disciplinary-plotting-made-easy/#comment-1333 We use STBs at my office. They kick a**! :-) One thing not mentioned in this are post was using layer states with STBs. Once you get the hang of doing that, the ability to plot drawings that look radically different just with a button push is awesome. Also, for those Civil 3D (and I assume Architectural Desktop) users, STBs and styles take some getting used to. You need to make sure you layer out all the parts of that style you want to plot differently. Remember, color will not do this. We use STBs at my office. They kick a**! :-)

One thing not mentioned in this are post was using layer states with STBs. Once you get the hang of doing that, the ability to plot drawings that look radically different just with a button push is awesome.

Also, for those Civil 3D (and I assume Architectural Desktop) users, STBs and styles take some getting used to. You need to make sure you layer out all the parts of that style you want to plot differently. Remember, color will not do this.

]]> By: Joshua Rebennack http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/05/multi-disciplinary-plotting-made-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-4073 Joshua Rebennack Wed, 14 May 2008 13:49:00 +0000 http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/05/11/multi-disciplinary-plotting-made-easy/#comment-4073 We use STBs at my office. They kick a**! :-) One thing not mentioned in this are post was using layer states with STBs. Once you get the hang of doing that, the ability to plot drawings that look radically different just with a button push is awesome. Also, for those Civil 3D (and I assume Architectural Desktop) users, STBs and styles take some getting used to. You need to make sure you layer out all the parts of that style you want to plot differently. Remember, color will not do this. We use STBs at my office. They kick a**! :-)

One thing not mentioned in this are post was using layer states with STBs. Once you get the hang of doing that, the ability to plot drawings that look radically different just with a button push is awesome.

Also, for those Civil 3D (and I assume Architectural Desktop) users, STBs and styles take some getting used to. You need to make sure you layer out all the parts of that style you want to plot differently. Remember, color will not do this.

]]> By: Donnie Gladfelter http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/05/multi-disciplinary-plotting-made-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-1325 Donnie Gladfelter Tue, 13 May 2008 14:24:53 +0000 http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/05/11/multi-disciplinary-plotting-made-easy/#comment-1325 Zane - The number of firms using STB's is still small, but more and more firms seem to be warming up to the idea. No less, you bring up some good points. We opted to have both grayscale & lineweight controlled by the plot style. That was more to make our transition from CTB to STB easier. To that end we did opt not to have a color standard, instead we allow our users to switch between a number of color schemes. Zane – The number of firms using STB’s is still small, but more and more firms seem to be warming up to the idea. No less, you bring up some good points. We opted to have both grayscale & lineweight controlled by the plot style. That was more to make our transition from CTB to STB easier. To that end we did opt not to have a color standard, instead we allow our users to switch between a number of color schemes.

]]> By: Donnie Gladfelter http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/05/multi-disciplinary-plotting-made-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-4072 Donnie Gladfelter Tue, 13 May 2008 14:24:00 +0000 http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/05/11/multi-disciplinary-plotting-made-easy/#comment-4072 Zane - The number of firms using STB's is still small, but more and more firms seem to be warming up to the idea. No less, you bring up some good points. We opted to have both grayscale & lineweight controlled by the plot style. That was more to make our transition from CTB to STB easier. To that end we did opt not to have a color standard, instead we allow our users to switch between a number of color schemes. Zane – The number of firms using STB’s is still small, but more and more firms seem to be warming up to the idea. No less, you bring up some good points. We opted to have both grayscale & lineweight controlled by the plot style. That was more to make our transition from CTB to STB easier. To that end we did opt not to have a color standard, instead we allow our users to switch between a number of color schemes.

]]> By: zane http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/05/multi-disciplinary-plotting-made-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-1324 zane Tue, 13 May 2008 13:53:00 +0000 http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/05/11/multi-disciplinary-plotting-made-easy/#comment-1324 Great article, I am glad to see someone else using plot styles. It seems most firms are still using ctb plotting. I have something to add. I have standards set for plotstyles, but the plotstyle only controls the color of the output plot. The styles I have setup include color, black or(mono) and different gray scales. Line thicknesses are controlled by the element or layer lineweights. I have had success with this setup. When I want a layer grayscale or color I just change the layer plotstyle properties and the color displayed on the screen is not affected. Colors can then be associated to the design data not the plot output. Also by using lineweights and not ctb plottting, files seem to translate better between Microstation and Autocad. Great article, I am glad to see someone else using plot styles. It seems most firms are still using ctb plotting. I have something to add. I have standards set for plotstyles, but the plotstyle only controls the color of the output plot. The styles I have setup include color, black or(mono) and different gray scales. Line thicknesses are controlled by the element or layer lineweights. I have had success with this setup. When I want a layer grayscale or color I just change the layer plotstyle properties and the color displayed on the screen is not affected. Colors can then be associated to the design data not the plot output. Also by using lineweights and not ctb plottting, files seem to translate better between Microstation and Autocad.

]]> By: zane http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/05/multi-disciplinary-plotting-made-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-4071 zane Tue, 13 May 2008 13:53:00 +0000 http://thecadgeek.com/blog/2008/05/11/multi-disciplinary-plotting-made-easy/#comment-4071 Great article, I am glad to see someone else using plot styles. It seems most firms are still using ctb plotting. I have something to add. I have standards set for plotstyles, but the plotstyle only controls the color of the output plot. The styles I have setup include color, black or(mono) and different gray scales. Line thicknesses are controlled by the element or layer lineweights. I have had success with this setup. When I want a layer grayscale or color I just change the layer plotstyle properties and the color displayed on the screen is not affected. Colors can then be associated to the design data not the plot output. Also by using lineweights and not ctb plottting, files seem to translate better between Microstation and Autocad. Great article, I am glad to see someone else using plot styles. It seems most firms are still using ctb plotting. I have something to add. I have standards set for plotstyles, but the plotstyle only controls the color of the output plot. The styles I have setup include color, black or(mono) and different gray scales. Line thicknesses are controlled by the element or layer lineweights. I have had success with this setup. When I want a layer grayscale or color I just change the layer plotstyle properties and the color displayed on the screen is not affected. Colors can then be associated to the design data not the plot output. Also by using lineweights and not ctb plottting, files seem to translate better between Microstation and Autocad.

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