Managing Object Coding, Lineweights, and Plotstyles in AutoCAD 2000
From the years of experience using CAD and all of the talk of late in trade media, the importance of standards is becoming ever more apparent to managers and business owners. The development of...
View ArticleCAD & TrueType Fonts
Now that AutoCAD is Windows-only and drawing text can be rendered with TrueType fonts, there is a strong case to abandon the old SHX-based font system. It never delivered good quality text quality and...
View ArticleUnderstanding CAD Standards
One of the best ways to ensure the productivity of your CAD department is to create and work to a set of CAD standards. Doing so will bring new employees up to speed faster, speed projects to...
View ArticleA Standard Word Processor Format at last! …Now how about for CAD?
With the wide interest in the OpenDWG Alliance and the work of the IAI and STEP, many users continue to bemoan the lack of adequate standards for text documents. Although the wide adoption of...
View ArticleDealing with Drawings in Old Setup Standards
Re-using as-built cad drawings, or cad drawings supplied by manufacturers and external designers can be a real source of frustration. You want to re-use the graphical geometry so you don't have to...
View ArticleExpert CAD Management: The Complete Guide
Get the strategies you need for successful CAD management in this one-of-a-kind resource. You’ll learn basics such as how to assign tasks, set budgets, and formulate ROI-and gradually delve into more...
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