CAD Management Articles
Index
Caveat Emptor
Are you fully aware of conditions imposed by the end user
license agreement (EULA) for the software you use?
Overcoming Barriers to CAD
Standards Management
CAD drawing standards need to be organized around what you are
designing rather than for using the functions of a particular CAD program.
Implementing
Change With Turn-key AutoCAD Management
Fixing suitable AutoCAD standards for your particular operation can be a
daunting task that can take many years. Turn-key systems set a sound base from
day one.
Linux
for CAD
Linux has made big headway in business, but everyone wants to run
the ‘industry-standard’ application programs that require Windows.
Publishing TurboCAD Drawings on a Website
Geoff Harrod discusses file output from TurboCAD
suitable for Web display.
Dealing with Drawings in Old Setup Standards
- Part1-3
Part 3 in a series. You want to re-use the graphical geometry so you don't have to redraw it. But the CAD properties don't conform with what you are used to or need now. What can you do to make it easier to work with the old drawings?
Visual Basic for Applications in IntelliCAD-
Part 1-4
Programming of IntelliCAD and AutoCAD using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).
Layer manipulation - create or set drawing layers.
Text Table Import to AutoCAD
The obvious solution to a common need to place tables of textual information on
drawings is not satisfactory. Geoff Harrod explores another method.
Backing-up to CD
Now that CD writers are so commonplace, the use of CDs as a
backup medium is usually by far the best solution for people with stand-alone
computers or on small peer-to-peer networks.
Windows System Fix-up Tools
Microsoft Windows has a reputation for being crash-prone. Many people buy problem-fixing toolkit software packages
but it is a common experience to find that these tools can create more problems than they fix.
Microsoft's own fix-up tools can be used to good effect and at no extra cost.
Software Training and Certification are Sound Investments
In today’s challenging economic climate, increasingly more manufacturers
are implementing production strategies to help them remain competitive.
Problems Exchanging AutoCAD Data Using Multi-Line Text
Geoff Harrod explains the technical background of multi-line text to solve a
common reader problem
Opinion - On Switching CAD Products
Is a CAD product switch enough to make any productivity
difference, let alone a dramatic difference?
Shared
information & collaboration…
interop AEC+fm 2001 is an opportunity to hear and interact with visiting global
IT & AEC/FM business experts and their Australian counterparts. File Formats for Sharing CAD Drawings
Looking at DWF, HPGL, WMF & PDF with a view to sharing CAD drawings.
True
Horror Stories...
...of hardware, software and service. With computers your worst nightmare seems
to happen every other day. Capturing
AutoCAD Command Text
Capturing information from AutoCAD for processing in other
applications. AutoCAD 2000 tech tip. CAD
in the Next Decade
Geoff Harrod ventures an opinion on future trends in CAD.
Better
Collaborative Tools Help Companies Retain Competitive Edge
More accessible CAD data makes better quality information available to more
people downline from design.
3D
Printing Gets Into Top Gear
New "3D printing" system dramatically shifts cost
effectiveness in rapid prototyping.
Managing
Object Coding, Lineweights, and Plotstyles in AutoCAD 2000
CAD standards are more
important than ever. The development of consistent standards and
practices enables power and spawns exponential growth in
production and capability.
Block
Libraries in AutoCAD 2000
Using built-in
capabilities of AutoCAD 2000 and AutoCAD LT 2000 to simplify
symbol library use.
LISP in AutoCAD LT
Geoff Harrod reviews LT Toolkit 2000.
Archiving CAD Data
Choice of archival media and methods have an important
bearing on the ability to retrieve information in the future.
CD-RW BackUp
Geoff Harrod's backup strategy using CD-RW media
Linux and CAD
Linux
is just another of many variant versions of Unix. The big difference,
that is making it such a hot topic, is that it is made available either
free or very cheaply.
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