Softco Releases S-MAN Advance Systems to Build Consensus on AutoCAD Standards 

January 19th, 2005, Victoria BC, Canada - Based on its S-MAN Cad Management solutions, Softco Engineering Systems has released a new product model to set a standard that will enable cad operators to agree on universal cad standards across their industry. 

Under the brand, Advance Systems for AutoCAD, CAD Managers can download expert systems for AEC trades, with a FREE license to implement them over their networks. These systems provide a universal model for configuring your cad management in a way that enables cad operators to be able to see eye to eye on industry cad standards that can work for them. This will lead to design firms being better able to exchange cad data that others can re-use, and cad manager's and consultants can take these business applications to the next level as new standards must evolve to embrace new technology.

Giving you an all-inclusive standard of methodology and best practice, you will also be able to purchase turnkey standards plug-ins, documentation templates, pre-manufactured manuals, and additional tools at affordable prices. The free download package comes with tutorials on how to manage and upgrade your AutoCAD system, along with a standard framework of folders for storing, developing, and managing templates, source files, customization, productivity tools, and your documentation. A printable CAD Manual Template in PDF covers all the bases for design and maintenance of an expert system, and there are more than 45 free tools to implement cad standards into your company's every day design work.

Offering a greater inducement for user acceptance, the architecture also allows you to easily integrate the best of your existing standards and tools under the S-MAN umbrella using the best AutoCAD customization techniques. Eight industry versions are available for AEC work with resources primarily in US Imperial or Metric units. 

Up to date infomation on S-MAN Advance Systems is available via most popular cad channels such as www.CADinfo.net, www.CadTutor.net, www.GisUser.com, and www.caddigest.com.

Softco Engineering Systems Inc. was the originator of the product category "Standards Manager" back in 1996, developing S-MAN specifically to solve problems with drawing exchange and to assist CAD Managers, Engineers, Architects, and Drafters to standardize and increase production from their AutoCAD systems for their respective practice. Since 1996, S-MAN has been helping designers eliminate duplication and trial and error in setting up Autocad systems at a fraction of the cost to invent an expert system on your own. That saves you more than $20,000 on the up front costs for upgrading your application to fully consistent and standardized procedures.

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