CAD Manager's Newsletter (#189)
12 Feb, 2008 By: Robert GreenNewsletter News and Survey Analysis p> An added department, more reader input, and expanded coverage of the annual CAD manager's survey are some of the new features. In the last issue of CAD Manager’s Newsletter, I asked you for some input about the topics you’d like me to address this year. Well, you didn’t disappoint! Therefore, I have taken your suggestions to heart and will begin with this very issue. Changes You’ll See It’s my hope that you’ll like the changes and that you’ll always feel free to let me know how I can be of better service to you, the working CAD manager. Here goes. More Salary Survey Data The Fake Network Drive The Issue The Solution :: Resources MAXON Power Integration Tour 2008 Using Revit Architecture to Facilitate Energy Code Compliance Calculations For a complete list of CAD meetings, conferences, training sessions, and more, check out our calendar of events on Cadalyst.com.
To address some of your requests I’ll be implementing the following changes:
You need to deploy your CAD tools via a network, but it is hard to test your deployments in a live network environment. After all, if you mess up a network environment, you’ll cause heartburn for all your users -- not just you. So how can you get around this problem?
Simulate the network using a fake network drive, and you’ll make sure all your paths and files are correct without putting your real network at risk. Then you can upload all your changes to the real network after testing is complete.
New, Improved Product Showcase
Cadalyst's database of CAD software and hardware products is now more user friendly. We've added descriptive text to help you find what you're looking for. We've also added more software and hardware categories to select from. And we modified the product lists so now when you click on a category, you will see the products displayed in reverse chronological order instead of alphabetical order. Stay tuned for even more improvements coming soon.
Various Dates February - April
Various Cities in the United States and Canada
The Power Integration Tour presents free seminars demonstrating how to get increased speed and efficiency by combining the power of Adobe CS3 Production Premium and MAXON CINEMA 4D. Read more
March 7, 2008
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The calculating and reporting of the areas of building components is a very time-consuming part of the process in building energy code compliance. In this month’s sustainable lecture, Peter Vanko of Bower Lewis Thrower Architects will discuss how to use the tools in Revit Architecture to streamline the entire process. Read more