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Mark W. Kiker / CADDManager Blog / Added now 2 days and 11 hoursDecisions – Identify Limiting Factors and Constraints
When decision time comes there are always limiting items that come in to play. Knowing the limits and constraints will improve your decision making by placing boundaries around the extents of what could be done. These
Mark W. Kiker / CADDManager Blog / Added on January 17, 2012 4:32:05 AM GMTDecisions – Gathering information
Our topic is decisions. As we all know, decisions are based on the available information you have to process prior to making the call. If you have very little information to go on, you run the risk of making the wrong
Mark W. Kiker / CADDManager Blog / Added on January 11, 2012 8:27:56 PM GMTDefining the Problem
You cannot decide what to do next until you know what or where there is a problem or opportunity for progress. Identifying these is the first step. Problems and issues that come up are easy to identify. They present
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Robert Green / CADalyst / Added now 2 days and 12 hoursTips & Tools Weekly (Vol. 17, No. 2)
Convert Inventor files to AutoCAD files, plus more tips, tools, and resources for CAD managers and users.
Robert Green / CADalyst / Added on January 17, 2012 4:12:54 AM GMTClean Up Your Network Drives
CAD Manager's Toolbox: This is one resolution that will benefit everyone in your workplace! Just a few simple steps will put you on the road to better-organized shared drives.
Robert Green / CADalyst / Added on October 27, 2011 4:43:48 PM BSTYour Own Private CAD Cloud
Too worried about data security and service stability to take advantage of Internet-based computing? Put those concerns aside by building a low-cost, in-house network.
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Robert Green / CADalyst / Added on January 17, 2012 4:12:42 AM GMT2012 Predictions for CAD Managers
Identifying important technology trends now will help you prepare for the year ahead.
CADalyst / Added on December 24, 2011 8:08:54 PM GMTMemory Management
Femap Tips and Tricks: A simple setting change will cause Femap's cache to use less memory.
Mark W. Kiker / CADDManager Blog / Added on December 17, 2011 8:01:13 PM GMTDepartment of Redundancy Department
Redundancy Works I have commented before that managers should repeat themselves often. Not so much making the exact same statements, but sharing the same information in differing ways. Multiple times. In a recent article in
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Kenneth Wong / Desktop Engineering / Added on December 28, 2011 1:15:04 AM GMTIntel Knights Preparing for Parallel Battle
CPU maker Intel‘s new architecture, dubbed Knights Corner, represents the move from multicore (two, four, six, eight …) to many integrated cores (MIC, more than 50 Intel processing cores on a single chip). Intel describes MIC
Kenneth Wong / Desktop Engineering / Added on October 27, 2011 4:38:35 PM BSTSearch: The New Frontier in Data Management
I can’t remember when I stopped organizing my emails and file folders. But I do remember why I stopped. At some point, I came to the realization that, instead of spending my precious time meticulously archiving my documents in
Kenneth Wong / Desktop Engineering / Added on August 3, 2011 6:17:48 PM BSTQuadriSpace: Template-Driven 3D PDF Authoring
QuadriSpace, which specializes in developing software for 3D data reuse, is taking a dramatic step to reach out to more people than ever. Its latest product, SHARE3D PDF ($199, with $49 for maintenance), gives you a
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Mark W. Kiker / CADDManager Blog / Added on December 3, 2011 10:00:51 PM GMTAutodesk University 2011 – Day Four
Started the day off early with a presentation on CAD Momentum. I discussed getting the right stuff moving in the right direction at the right speed. The AUGI Top DAUG winner was announced. The competition went down to the wire
CADWire.net / Added on August 1, 2011 4:36:57 PM BSTGerber Technology to Reveal Latest Software Innovations During ideation2011 Conference in Miami Beach (Gerber Scientific)
Gerber Technology to Reveal Latest Software Innovations During ideation2011 Conference in Miami BeachFrom: Gerber ScientificType: Press Release
CADWire.net / Added on May 25, 2011 11:25:48 PM BSTMeridian Systems Offers Bimonthly Webinars on Prolog Construction Project Management Software (Meridian Systems)
Meridian Systems Offers Bimonthly Webinars on Prolog Construction Project Management SoftwareFrom: Meridian SystemsType: Press Release
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Mark W. Kiker / CADDManager Blog / Added on November 29, 2011 5:03:01 AM GMTAn Interview with Greg Bentley
CADD Manager Journal had the opportunity recently to interact with Greg Bentley, CEO of Bentley Systems about the involvement of Bentley and himself with educational environment and STEM. I am always encouraged when firms
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Mark Flayler / IMAGINiT Manufacturing Solutions Blog / Added on October 18, 2011 3:13:25 PM BSTInventor CAD Standards: Curing Metadata Mishaps - Preventative Mainentance
Don LaCourse / Added on December 23, 2009 1:58:41 AM GMTBackup and archive procedures
ALWAYS implement adequate backup and archive procedures to prevent the accidental data loss from system crashes, viruses, and ...
Ellen Finkelstein / Ellen Finkelstein's AutoCAD Tips & Tutorials / Added on December 14, 2009 4:12:27 PM GMT 
Top 3 Mistakes Corporate Managers Make that Cause Them to Lose Credibility, Miss Their Promotion, and Ultimately Lose Their Job!
If you're a corporate manager and wonder about the security of your job, you should read this short paper. It's a free download at http://www.ellenfinkelstein.com/events/Images/Top_3_Mistakes_Corporate_Managers_Make.pdf
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Thomas Rambach / CADToolBox / Added on October 12, 2011 2:37:55 PM BSTYouTube: Managing Data with Autodesk Vault
Great video from Autodesk… Makes me want to break out my Sharpie. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nf3mfeSl9Oo
Devon Sowell / Devon Sowell's Blog / Added on March 23, 2011 3:14:48 PM GMT2011 Enterprise PDM Copy Tree Video Demonstration
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AutodeskMFG / AutodeskMFG's Channel / Added on March 23, 2011 2:56:15 PM GMTAutodesk Vault 2012 Revision management
Release and track files securely throughout the design cycle to reduce errors
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Robert Green / CADalyst / Added on September 29, 2011 10:26:37 PM BSTAUGI Salary Survey Results
CAD Manager's Toolbox: Curious about CAD paychecks? Check out these figures from Autodesk User Group International.
Robert Green / CADalyst / Added on September 29, 2011 10:26:24 PM BSTCAD Manager's Survey 2011 Goes Live
The annual survey is back — and it needs your input to succeed!
Steve Johnson / blog nauseam / Added on October 21, 2010 4:48:18 AM BSTCAD Managers, please do this survey
Autodesk has issued another survey, this time asking questions about AutoCAD customisation, migration and deployment. Anybody who has to manage AutoCAD or its variants knows that these areas contain some major pain points and
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CADWire.net / Added on August 3, 2011 6:57:27 PM BSTRazorleaf Announces Office2PDM Acquisition (Razorleaf)
Razorleaf Announces Office2PDM AcquisitionFrom: RazorleafType: Press Release
CADWire.net / Added on June 30, 2011 7:42:27 PM BSTAutodesk Vault Works with Microsoft SharePoint 2010 to Provide Access to Design Information Across the Enterprise (Autodesk)
Autodesk Vault Works with Microsoft SharePoint 2010 to Provide Access to Design Information Across the EnterpriseFrom: AutodeskType: Press Release
CADWire.net / Added on June 23, 2011 7:46:12 PM BSTNewcrest Mining to use Cadac Organice for Controlled Documents (Cadac)
Newcrest Mining to use Cadac Organice for Controlled DocumentsFrom: CadacType: Press Release
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AutodeskMFG / AutodeskMFG's Channel / Added on March 23, 2011 2:55:48 PM GMTAutodesk Vault 2012 Data Reuse
Find, organize, copy, and reuse data to save hours of time, so you can spend more of your workday innovating.
AutodeskMFG / AutodeskMFG's Channel / Added on March 23, 2011 2:55:27 PM GMTAutodesk Vault 2012 Concurrent design
Work collaboratively. Multiple users can do their work without overwriting the others' data.
AutodeskMFG / AutodeskMFG's Channel / Added on March 23, 2011 2:54:58 PM GMTAutodesk Vault 2012 Best-in-class CAD Integration
Manage data associated with the digital model throughout the project lifecycle
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The Art of Drafting – are we losing it?
Way back when, when all the drafting functions were done with a mechanical pencil in hand there were many talents that a drafter had to develop in order to make plans readable. The artistic flavor of their lettering was The Art of Drafting
“I come to praise drafting and not to bury it.” Not exactly the reversal of a quote you may expect in a Shakespeare play, but appropriate for our context. I was recently cleaning out my parent’s garage after my father Inforbix Aims to be the Google of CAD Metadata
Plan a CAD Software and Hardware Upgrade, Part 2: Define Needs, Measure Productivity
The first part of this series about upgrading CAD software and hardware talked about using the Information Technology Lifecycle to help define how computer software and hardware can support your company’s business goals. These
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3D CAD Implementation Tips - Part 1
Submitted by Victor Bradley and Thomas Riddle.
Backup and archiving, Benchmarking, Change management, Computer based training, Continued education, Configuration and performance, Easy for change, Effectiveness.
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