Robert Green

As has been my custom for many years, I'm writing my AU (Autodesk University) summary while flying back to Atlanta -- what better way to kill a few hours than to capture what I've been thinking about during my visit to AU?

Analyze your methods to find cost savings.

CAD Housekeeping Tips - Part 2: Combine cleanup with archiving to establish a regular housecleaning schedule.

We've been moving toward using 3D tools for a while, but I've got some users who just won't give up their 2D tools.

In the last issue of CAD Manager's Newsletter, I doled out a few CAD housekeeping tips to help you control the digital clutter that accumulates in CAD environments.

Authority, salaries on the rise.

CAD Housekeeping Tips: Clean up your network and send a message about standards enforcement in one fell swoop.

My management wants me to start moving toward a 3D system implementation, but they seem to think this will be easy. How can I communicate the complexity of the situation without seeming like I want to slow our progress?

Over the past few months I've received a number of reader requests for strategies to use in keeping the CAD environment clean, efficient and standard. Therefore I've decided to put together a tips and tricks issue of the CAD Manager's Newsletter to address reader concerns.

Outsourcing: The Finale -- Keep in mind what you've learned from this series when you are confronted with the issue of outsourcing