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About Contact Me Disclaimer Archive Links Get the Book Subscribe For Updates AutoCAD Civil 3D Map 3D CAD Management General AU DWF Other Software Windows Videos Upcoming Events with The CAD Geek View Comments January 31st , 2011, In General by Donnie Gladfelter We’re already a full month into the New Year , and I certainly hope 2011 is off to a wonderful start for you and your company Personally , I’m very excited to make my first of many public presentations for 2011 next week . The first will be an exciting event discussing AutoCAD for Mac at the Bethesda Row Apple Store in Bethesda , MD , and the second is a full-day Autodesk University Extension . event February 8th : Introduction to AutoCAD for Mac AutoCAD for Mac offers the power , flexibility , and accuracy you need to take yourNew position for an AutoCAD design engineer
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Updated: 2011-01-26 15:05:20Home Management Journals Leadership Training Books Programming About CADDManager Blog Practical , proven insight into CADD Management from Mark W . Kiker CADD Manager Home Strategic Planning Blog article:Strategic Planning Step Three More Jan 26 Strategic Planning Step Three More CADDManager on January 26th , 2011 Don’t worry about HOW” . yet This step is not where you sift through everything and see what sticks . It is not time to think about how you are going to make things happen . This is just the idea phase . Dream a few big dreams and see what you might . do You can include software and hardware desires . Think about process and procedural changes that might help your firm . Look to see what is not defined as well as you might like . Ponder the holes , the gaps and the missing linksStrategic Planning Step Three More
Updated: 2011-01-26 15:05:17Home Management Journals Leadership Training Books Programming About CADDManager Blog Practical , proven insight into CADD Management from Mark W . Kiker CADD Manager Home Strategic Planning Blog article:Strategic Planning Step Three More Jan 26 Strategic Planning Step Three More CADDManager on January 26th , 2011 Don’t worry about HOW” . yet This step is not where you sift through everything and see what sticks . It is not time to think about how you are going to make things happen . This is just the idea phase . Dream a few big dreams and see what you might . do You can include software and hardware desires . Think about process and procedural changes that might help your firm . Look to see what is not defined as well as you might like . Ponder the holes , the gaps and the missing linksNew SolidWorks vacancy
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Home About Advertise Autodesk Autodesk Inventor Autodesk Inventor 2011 Popular Subscribe CAD Professor This Blog supports Autodesk Inventor Untitled DocumentStrategic Planning Step Three Look to the Future
Updated: 2011-01-24 22:00:32Home Management Journals Leadership Training Books Programming About CADDManager Blog Practical , proven insight into CADD Management from Mark W . Kiker CADD Manager Home Strategic Planning Blog article:Strategic Planning Step Three Look to the Future Jan 24 Strategic Planning Step Three Look to the Future CADDManager on January 24th , 2011 The third step in the Strategic Planning process is to look toward the future Now you can start dreaming a little . Now you can think outside the box . By working through steps one and two , you have framed the reality of the what you might dream about . Thinking about the future should be done by keeping in mind what the past has taught you and where you are now . Don’t let it specifically limit your thinking , just allow it to define the issuesStrategic Planning Step Three Look to the Future
Updated: 2011-01-24 22:00:14Home Management Journals Leadership Training Books Programming About CADDManager Blog Practical , proven insight into CADD Management from Mark W . Kiker CADD Manager Home Strategic Planning Blog article:Strategic Planning Step Three Look to the Future Jan 24 Strategic Planning Step Three Look to the Future CADDManager on January 24th , 2011 The third step in the Strategic Planning process is to look toward the future Now you can start dreaming a little . Now you can think outside the box . By working through steps one and two , you have framed the reality of the what you might dream about . Thinking about the future should be done by keeping in mind what the past has taught you and where you are now . Don’t let it specifically limit your thinking , just allow it to define the issuesSelecting Objects in Inventor
Updated: 2011-01-24 16:04:33Home About Advertise Autodesk Autodesk Inventor Autodesk Inventor 2011 Popular Subscribe CAD Professor This Blog supports Autodesk Inventor Untitled DocumentThe CAD Geek Celebrates 5 Years
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About Contact Me Disclaimer Archive Links Get the Book Subscribe For Updates AutoCAD Civil 3D Map 3D CAD Management General AU DWF Other Software Windows Videos The CAD Geek Celebrates 5 Years View Comments January 24th , 2011, In General by Donnie Gladfelter I’m excited to announce that this month The CAD Geek Blog reached a milestone its 5th anniversary The fifth anniversary date was actually January 17, 2011 last Monday but like these past five years , the date flew by rather quickly as I continue to author the update to my current book AutoCAD 2011 : No Experience Required Humble Beginnings As I’ve shared on several occasions , The CAD Geek was actually started out of frustration . Over the years coworkers , local user group members , and several others not too unlike yourself hadText Over Photos Disappears
Updated: 2011-01-22 04:03:25The Problem: When I place text in layout space (scaled to the desired plot size) over viewports of photos drawn in model space the text goes behind theAICTE Autodesk Grant Application India
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Home Management Journals Leadership Training Books Programming About CADDManager Blog Practical , proven insight into CADD Management from Mark W . Kiker CADD Manager Home Strategic Planning Blog article:Strategic Planning Step Two Example SWOT Jan 20 Strategic Planning Step Two Example SWOT CADDManager on January 20th , 2011 Here is an example SWOT that I put together very simple to show you what yours might look . like Each area gets information and there may be complimenting of contradicting statements between the two . You do not fill each one out looking for corresponding issues in the other areas . Just fill out each block with whatever info you . have Reviewing the SWOT diagram shows me that we have trained users and many at the Super User level Strength This might help when weStrategic Planning Step Two Example SWOT
Updated: 2011-01-20 19:14:42Home Management Journals Leadership Training Books Programming About CADDManager Blog Practical , proven insight into CADD Management from Mark W . Kiker CADD Manager Home Strategic Planning Blog article:Strategic Planning Step Two Example SWOT Jan 20 Strategic Planning Step Two Example SWOT CADDManager on January 20th , 2011 Here is an example SWOT that I put together very simple to show you what yours might look . like Each area gets information and there may be complimenting of contradicting statements between the two . You do not fill each one out looking for corresponding issues in the other areas . Just fill out each block with whatever info you . have Reviewing the SWOT diagram shows me that we have trained users and many at the Super User level Strength This might help when weStrategic Planning Visual Aid
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Home Management Journals Leadership Training Books Programming About CADDManager Blog Practical , proven insight into CADD Management from Mark W . Kiker CADD Manager Home Strategic Planning Blog article:Strategic Planning Visual Aid Jan 11 Strategic Planning Visual Aid CADDManager on January 11th , 2011 I always like visual aids . Here is one for the five steps I will . outline If you enjoyed this post , make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed Strategic Planning Print The Above Post Subscribe to RSS feed Leave a Reply Name required Email required Website Polls The last time you contacted your reseller what was the conversation about Training Purchase related Information only Consulting Problem Other View Results Loading Polls Archive BIM Manager Site Check out the BIM Manager Blog Buy theCADDManager Blog Strategic Planning Visual Aid Print
Updated: 2011-01-20 19:14:32CADDManager Blog http : www.caddmanager.com CMB Strategic Planning Visual Aid Posted By CADDManager On 2011 01 11 5:56 AM In Strategic Planning No Comments I always like visual aids . Here is one for the five steps I will . outline 1 2 If you enjoyed this post , make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed 3 Article printed from CADDManager Blog : http : www.caddmanager.com CMB URL to article : http : www.caddmanager.com CMB 2011 01 strategic-planning-visual-aid URLs in this : post 1 Image : http : www.caddmanager.com CMB wp-content uploads 2011 01 StrategicPyramid.jpg 2 Image : http : www.linkwithin.com 3 subscribe to my RSS feed : http : www.caddmanager.com CMB feed Click here to . print Copyright 2009 CADDManager Blog . All rights . reservedDefining Blocks
Updated: 2011-01-20 09:51:56You can group objects to create block definitions in the current drawing, or you can save the block as a separate drawing file. When you define a block, you specify the base point, the objects to group, and whether to retain or delete the objects or convert them to a block in the current drawing. [...]Nesting Blocks
Updated: 2011-01-20 09:28:59A block reference can contain other blocks nested within it. For example, you can insert a drawing of a mechanical assembly that contains a housing, a bracket, and fasteners, with each fastener composed of a bolt, washer, and nut. The only restriction on nested blocks is that you cannot insert or create blocks that reference [...]Working with Layers and Properties
Updated: 2011-01-20 09:15:02Blocks can be defined from objects that were originally drawn on different layers with different colors, linetypes, and lineweights. You can preserve the layer and property information of objects in a block. Then, each time you insert the block, you have each object within the block drawn on its original layer with its original color, [...]Working with Blocks
Updated: 2011-01-20 09:10:04A block is a collection of objects you can associate together to form a single object, or block definition. You can insert, scale, and rotate a block in a drawing. You can explode a block into its component objects, modify them, and redefine the block. AutoCAD updates all current and future instances of that block [...]AutoCAD 2011 for Mac save $1000
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Check out this great list of free shed plans, with many containing a list of materials, sections, details and even tools required.Strategic Planning Step Two SWOT
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Home Management Journals Leadership Training Books Programming About CADDManager Blog Practical , proven insight into CADD Management from Mark W . Kiker CADD Manager Home Strategic Planning Blog article:Strategic Planning Step Two SWOT Jan 19 Strategic Planning Step Two SWOT CADDManager on January 19th , 2011 Where are you now Maybe a SWOT analysis would help get your thinking organized.I have used this method before and it can be helpful . While I am not going to try and provide all of the methods of organizing your thoughts,I will provide some that I have used as we move . forward Performing a SWOT Analysis on your present operations can be easy and it can help you think through the many areas where you may want to do some deeper thinking going forward . I am not going to try and fullyStrategic Planning Step Two SWOT
Updated: 2011-01-19 14:58:41Home Management Journals Leadership Training Books Programming About CADDManager Blog Practical , proven insight into CADD Management from Mark W . Kiker CADD Manager Home Strategic Planning Blog article:Strategic Planning Step Two SWOT Jan 19 Strategic Planning Step Two SWOT CADDManager on January 19th , 2011 Where are you now Maybe a SWOT analysis would help get your thinking organized.I have used this method before and it can be helpful . While I am not going to try and provide all of the methods of organizing your thoughts,I will provide some that I have used as we move . forward Performing a SWOT Analysis on your present operations can be easy and it can help you think through the many areas where you may want to do some deeper thinking going forward . I am not going to try and fullyStrategic Planning Step Two
Updated: 2011-01-18 06:39:57Home Management Journals Leadership Training Books Programming About CADDManager Blog Practical , proven insight into CADD Management from Mark W . Kiker CADD Manager Home Strategic Planning Blog article:Strategic Planning Step Two Jan 17 Strategic Planning Step Two CADDManager on January 17th , 2011 Step Two involves Looking at Now What is happening at your firm right now You need to review the following areas at a . minimum Team and Talent The makeup of the group you are working with will impact your ability to reach a . goal Do they have the training needed Teams need to be prepared and equipped to do their jobs . Training is how you equip . them Are they excited about change for the better If you team of firm embraces change you may be able to plan for quicker transitions . If they areStrategic Planning Step Two
Updated: 2011-01-18 06:39:55Home Management Journals Leadership Training Books Programming About CADDManager Blog Practical , proven insight into CADD Management from Mark W . Kiker CADD Manager Home Strategic Planning Blog article:Strategic Planning Step Two Jan 17 Strategic Planning Step Two CADDManager on January 17th , 2011 Step Two involves Looking at Now What is happening at your firm right now You need to review the following areas at a . minimum Team and Talent The makeup of the group you are working with will impact your ability to reach a . goal Do they have the training needed Teams need to be prepared and equipped to do their jobs . Training is how you equip . them Are they excited about change for the better If you team of firm embraces change you may be able to plan for quicker transitions . If they areInventor 2011 Certification Book Save 37%
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Updated: 2011-01-13 04:49:57Home Management Journals Leadership Training Books Programming About CADDManager Blog Practical , proven insight into CADD Management from Mark W . Kiker CADD Manager Home Strategic Planning Blog article:Strategic Planning Step One Jan 12 Strategic Planning Step One CADDManager on January 12th , 2011 I mentioned that Strategic Planning in its essence is just asking a bunch of questions and seeking to define the . answers Step One is looking at the . Past A quick or long look back will help frame the whole process . By getting a proper perspective on what has happened before we may be able to either repeat the successes , build on them or avoid the failures of those that came before us . You need to be asking some questions about your firm and team and environment that will be used inStrategic Planning Step One
Updated: 2011-01-13 04:49:54Home Management Journals Leadership Training Books Programming About CADDManager Blog Practical , proven insight into CADD Management from Mark W . Kiker CADD Manager Home Strategic Planning Blog article:Strategic Planning Step One Jan 12 Strategic Planning Step One CADDManager on January 12th , 2011 I mentioned that Strategic Planning in its essence is just asking a bunch of questions and seeking to define the . answers Step One is looking at the . Past A quick or long look back will help frame the whole process . By getting a proper perspective on what has happened before we may be able to either repeat the successes , build on them or avoid the failures of those that came before us . You need to be asking some questions about your firm and team and environment that will be used inInventor Fusion Technology Preview 4 Update Now Available
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Updated: 2011-01-11 19:51:00: GIS CAD Interoperability My ideas for GIS and CAD integration , discussion , tips and work flow . suggestions January 11, 2011 GeoDesign Summit 2011 The second GeoDesign Summit hosted by Esri and the University of Redlands has come and gone . The event was characterized by the generous exchange of ideas . These ideas came from smart people with different gifts and strengths . Ideas with real value , and some ideas were even strictly about values Some of the benefit of the exchange was thinking through bad ideas , battling through conflicting ideas , and celebrating good ideas . Some ideas are at a global scale , some are ideas about technology trends , some ideas are about strategies of implementation . Some ideas were about human values , ethics and happiness , others about databases ,Strategic Planning Visual Aid
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Updated: 2011-01-11 17:06:02Home About Index Polls Archives Today's popular content AutoCAD 2010, Free trial 69 DWG Trueconvert download 61 Mac Version coming to AutoCAD 2012 49 More CAD forums news 36 DWG TrueView 2010 36 more Recent comments I hope CADTutor comes back 3 days 5 hours ago I have not seen or heard of 1 week 7 hours ago C3D 2011 Not Only Missing Toolspace Tabs But Entire Toolspace 1 week 4 days ago What a relief Thankyou for 1 week 6 days ago By default , AutoCAD match the 2 weeks 3 days ago Good Stuff 2 weeks 5 days ago Great Information Helpful 2 weeks 6 days ago I never received anything to 3 weeks 4 days ago Is there any update to this 3 weeks 4 days ago thank you very much 4 weeks 6 days ago Navigation Popular content Autodesk Support Call Way too proud of Texas guy Home Augi Forums are backFirst new CAD vacancy for 2011
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Updated: 2011-01-11 03:19:59Home Management Journals Leadership Training Books Programming About CADDManager Blog Practical , proven insight into CADD Management from Mark W . Kiker CADD Manager Home Strategic Planning Blog article:Strategic Planning Overview Jan 10 Strategic Planning Overview CADDManager on January 10th , 2011 Here is what we will be looking at over the next several posts . I am not sure how many posts it will take to cover what I want to discuss . It might take some time to get all of my ideas . down The overall process of discussing this will take into account the five steps below . I think these are the basic steps in creating a Strategic Plan . There may be more or there may be less . Others may extend and expand on these or change them all together . Looking back on the many times I have leadStrategic Planning Overview
Updated: 2011-01-11 03:19:56Home Management Journals Leadership Training Books Programming About CADDManager Blog Practical , proven insight into CADD Management from Mark W . Kiker CADD Manager Home Strategic Planning Blog article:Strategic Planning Overview Jan 10 Strategic Planning Overview CADDManager on January 10th , 2011 Here is what we will be looking at over the next several posts . I am not sure how many posts it will take to cover what I want to discuss . It might take some time to get all of my ideas . down The overall process of discussing this will take into account the five steps below . I think these are the basic steps in creating a Strategic Plan . There may be more or there may be less . Others may extend and expand on these or change them all together . Looking back on the many times I have leadCAD humour page updated
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Updated: 2011-01-10 18:54:03The first tip for this month is one that has confounded many AutoCAD users for years. What is Paper Space and why should I use it? Now I know that rightAutoCAD Commands You May Not Know About
Updated: 2011-01-08 03:33:55AutoCAD is a lot like having cable TV. You may have 150 channels available to you but if you are anything like me and my family you only watch about halfUsing AutoCAD's Reference Manager
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Updated: 2011-01-08 00:25:04I was reminded of Dr Rob Morrison’s "Skeptical Illusions" presentation at TAMOz while working yesterday. He demonstrated how visual perception is the result of biological systems, experience, expectations, even culture. In short, what you “see” isn’t necessarily what you are...Strategic Planning The Basics
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Home Management Journals Leadership Training Books Programming About CADDManager Blog Practical , proven insight into CADD Management from Mark W . Kiker CADD Manager Home Strategic Planning Blog article:Strategic Planning The Basics Jan 6 Strategic Planning The Basics CADDManager on January 6th , 2011 I always like to start out defining what will be discussed and framing the posts in a series . It helps to outline what will be included and what will . not What I won’t try to do I will not try to define the perfect planning method . There are so many out there that this would be tough to do anyway.What I am going to do is discuss what I have done in the past and keep it as simple as . possible I will not try to cover the grand scope of planning . I will not try to discuss every option andStrategic Planning
Updated: 2011-01-07 05:41:33Home Management Journals Leadership Training Books Programming About CADDManager Blog Practical , proven insight into CADD Management from Mark W . Kiker CADD Manager Home Archive by category Strategic Planning' Jan 6 Strategic Planning The Basics CADDManager on January 6th , 2011 I always like to start out defining what will be discussed and framing the posts in a series . It helps to outline what will be included and what will not . What I won’t try to do I will not try to define the perfect planning method . There are so many out there that this would Continue reading about Strategic Planning The Basics Strategic Planning Print The Above Post No comments yet , be the first Jan 5 Strategic Planning Why You Need One CADDManager on January 5th , 2011 Without a Strategic Plan What would youStrategic Planning The Basics
Updated: 2011-01-07 05:41:31Home Management Journals Leadership Training Books Programming About CADDManager Blog Practical , proven insight into CADD Management from Mark W . Kiker CADD Manager Home Strategic Planning Blog article:Strategic Planning The Basics Jan 6 Strategic Planning The Basics CADDManager on January 6th , 2011 I always like to start out defining what will be discussed and framing the posts in a series . It helps to outline what will be included and what will . not What I won’t try to do I will not try to define the perfect planning method . There are so many out there that this would be tough to do anyway.What I am going to do is discuss what I have done in the past and keep it as simple as . possible I will not try to cover the grand scope of planning . I will not try to discuss every option andStrategic Planning Why You Need One
Updated: 2011-01-07 05:41:27Home Management Journals Leadership Training Books Programming About CADDManager Blog Practical , proven insight into CADD Management from Mark W . Kiker CADD Manager Home Strategic Planning Blog article:Strategic Planning Why You Need One Jan 5 Strategic Planning Why You Need One CADDManager on January 5th , 2011 Without a Strategic Plan What would you see as the impact of operating without a Strategic Plan If there is not much impact , then why bother with the whole effort Let’s look at what your processes and progress will look like with9out a Plan in . place Your budgets will be difficult to get approved because each line item will not tie to another . They will just be scattered acquisitions that seem to be going . nowhere You cannot get people to agree that a CAD Standard is valuableMomentum
Updated: 2011-01-07 05:41:22Home Management Journals Leadership Training Books Programming About CADDManager Blog Practical , proven insight into CADD Management from Mark W . Kiker CADD Manager Home CAD Management Blog article:Momentum Dec 20 Momentum CADDManager on December 20th , 2010 Momentum is defined as the power that is resident in a moving . object The amount of momentum that an object has depends on two physical quantities : the mass and the velocity of the moving object in the frame of reference . In physics , the usual symbol for momentum is a bold p bold because it is a vector so this can be written p= mv where p is the momentum , m is the mass and v is the . velocity When I think of momentum as it relates to leadership , I think of how one success makes the next success easier . One problem fixed makesStrategic Planning Any Questions
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Home Management Journals Leadership Training Books Programming About CADDManager Blog Practical , proven insight into CADD Management from Mark W . Kiker CADD Manager Home Strategic Planning Blog article:Strategic Planning Any Questions Jan 4 Strategic Planning Any Questions CADDManager on January 4th , 2011 My class at AU2010 on Strategic Planning started off with what some consider the last . slide The first slide I showed had just two words and a punctuation mark on . it They were Any Questions That is becuase I believe that building a strategic plan is just an attempt to answer a series of . questions Asking the right questions is a starting point . Getting the right answers is the finish . line I have participated in many strategic planning efforts over the years . Corporate level2010 Top Ten Favorites
Updated: 2011-01-07 05:40:58Home Management Journals Leadership Training Books Programming About CADDManager Blog Practical , proven insight into CADD Management from Mark W . Kiker CADD Manager Home Blogging Blog article:2010 Top Ten Favorites Dec 29 2010 Top Ten Favorites CADDManager on December 29th , 2010 I took a little time to review the blog posts that I made in the past year My : Favorites Here are my Top Ten favorite posts from 2010. Many of them are series so the list is not ten items long , but there are more than ten posts . collectively The Last Gasp for CAD Is it the swan song for CAD Series starts here The Options of AutoCAD 2010 A long look at the Options Dialog box search results here When do CAD Habits become Bad Habits AutoCAD Control Codes and Special Text Characters CAD Workaholics The CADBlogging
Updated: 2011-01-07 05:40:09Home Management Journals Leadership Training Books Programming About CADDManager Blog Practical , proven insight into CADD Management from Mark W . Kiker CADD Manager Home Archive by category Blogging' Dec 29 2010 Top Ten Favorites CADDManager on December 29th , 2010 I took a little time to review the blog posts that I made in the past year My Favorites : Here are my Top Ten favorite posts from 2010. Many of them are series so the list is not ten items long , but there are more than ten posts collectively . The Last Gasp for CAD Continue reading about 2010 Top Ten Favorites Blogging Print The Above Post No comments yet , be the first May 29 600 plus posts CADDManager on May 29th , 2009 I passed the 600th post recently and wanted to give a few stats on my blog . 137 posts on CAD ManagementCAD Velocity
Updated: 2011-01-07 05:40:03Home Management Journals Leadership Training Books Programming About CADDManager Blog Practical , proven insight into CADD Management from Mark W . Kiker CADD Manager Home CAD Management Blog article:CAD Velocity Dec 27 CAD Velocity CADDManager on December 27th , 2010 As mentioned in a prior post Velocity is the speed at which your environment is moving or embracing . change Velocity goes beyond just speed . If it were just speed then those that moved the fastest would always make the most progress . While rate of change is important,so is the direction of the . change Velocity is defined as the combination of an object’s speed and direction of motion . Unlike speed , velocity always implies a . direction The last post talked about the speed of things and now I want to focus on the .CAD Management
Updated: 2011-01-07 05:40:01Home Management Journals Leadership Training Books Programming About CADDManager Blog Practical , proven insight into CADD Management from Mark W . Kiker CADD Manager Home Archive by category CAD Management' Dec 27 CAD Velocity CADDManager on December 27th , 2010 As mentioned in a prior post,Velocity is the speed at which your environment is moving or embracing change . Velocity goes beyond just speed . If it were just speed then those that moved the fastest would always make the most progress . While rate of change is important,so is the direction of the change . Velocity is defined Continue reading about CAD Velocity CAD Management Print The Above Post No comments yet , be the first Dec 20 Momentum CADDManager on December 20th , 2010 Momentum is defined as the power that is resident in aLoss of Momentum
Updated: 2011-01-07 05:39:52Home Management Journals Leadership Training Books Programming About CADDManager Blog Practical , proven insight into CADD Management from Mark W . Kiker CADD Manager Home CAD Management Blog article:Loss of Momentum Dec 20 Loss of Momentum CADDManager on December 20th , 2010 Loss of Momentum can happen and it will slow your CAD efforts . down Momentum , from a physics perspective , is constant in a closed system . Total momentum of a closed system of objects which has no interactions with external agents is constant . One of the consequences of this is that the center of mass of any system of objects will always continue with the same velocity unless acted on by a force from outside the system . 8221 Wikipedia So if it were a perfect world , your progress and advancement in CAD wouldAutodesk University
Updated: 2011-01-07 05:39:43Home Management Journals Leadership Training Books Programming About CADDManager Blog Practical , proven insight into CADD Management from Mark W . Kiker CADD Manager Home Archive by category Autodesk University' Dec 2 Autodesk University 2010 Day Four CADDManager on December 2nd , 2010 It all started out with a hosted all out” breakfast for the AUGI Volunteers at AU . About 25 gathered for a fantastic breakfast buffet in the AUGI room . David Harrington incoming AUGI President and I thanked them all and then had an in-depth discussion of all things AUGI , with most conversations centering around the website Continue reading about Autodesk University 2010 Day Four Autodesk University Print The Above Post No comments yet , be the first Dec 1 Autodesk University 2010 Day Three CADDManager onBook Reviews
Updated: 2011-01-07 05:39:03Home Management Journals Leadership Training Books Programming About CADDManager Blog Practical , proven insight into CADD Management from Mark W . Kiker CADD Manager Home Books Book Reviews Jan 6 Book Reviews CADDManager on January 6th , 2008 AutoCAD 2011 and AutoCAD LT 2011 No Experience Required by Donnie Gladfelter Revit Architecture 2010 No Experience Required by Eric Wing Mastering Revit Structure 2010 by Tom Weir , Jamie Richardson and David Harrington Mastering Revit Architecture 2010 by Paul Aubin Introducing Autodesk Inventor 2009 by Thom Tremblay Sybex Wiley Publishing BIG BIM little bim” Finith Jernigan 4Site Press AutoCAD Secrets Every Users Should Know by Dan Abbott Sybex Wiley Publishing Inc . 2007 Win Friends and Influence People Dale Carnegie Introducing and ImplementingAdobe
Updated: 2011-01-07 05:39:01Home Management Journals Leadership Training Books Programming About CADDManager Blog Practical , proven insight into CADD Management from Mark W . Kiker CADD Manager Home Archive by category Adobe' Jul 6 Searchable Flash Sites CADDManager on July 6th , 2008 Adobe Flash Technology Enhances Search Results for Dynamic Content and Rich Internet Applications SAN JOSE , Calif . July 1, 2008 Adobe Systems Incorporated Nasdaq:ADBE today announced the company is teaming up with search industry leaders to dramatically improve search results of dynamic Web content and rich Internet applications RIAs Adobe is providing optimized Adobe® Continue reading about Searchable Flash Sites Adobe Print The Above Post No comments yet , be the first Sep 4 Creating PDF’s from DWG’s without AutoCAD CADDManager onADT or ACA
Updated: 2011-01-07 05:38:59Home Management Journals Leadership Training Books Programming About CADDManager Blog Practical , proven insight into CADD Management from Mark W . Kiker CADD Manager Home Archive by category ADT or ACA' Jul 28 AutoCAD Architecture 2010 User Interface Cheat Sheet CADDManager on July 28th , 2009 Buried in the User Docs for the 2010 version of AutoCAD Architecture is a cool little cheat sheet for the new User Interface . The Ribbon is here to stay and you need to get familiar with what it does . This PDF shows what is what and where it is located . Give a quick look ACA Continue reading about AutoCAD Architecture 2010 User Interface Cheat Sheet ADT or ACA Print The Above Post No comments yet , be the first Sep 15 Revit Architecture Suite to Include AutoCAD Architecture CADDManager onAIA
Updated: 2011-01-07 05:38:56Home Management Journals Leadership Training Books Programming About CADDManager Blog Practical , proven insight into CADD Management from Mark W . Kiker CADD Manager Home Archive by category AIA' Mar 6 Off to the AIA LFRT CIO Meeting CADDManager on March 6th , 2007 I am leaving on March 7 for the AIA Large Firm Round Table for CIO’s . We are meeting in Kansas City , MO . I may not be able to post much , but look forward to meeting and talking with my fellow Tech Leaders . Some things on the agenda include : Architect Contractor interoperability Best Practices in Continue reading about Off to the AIA LFRT CIO Meeting AIA Events Print The Above Post No comments yet , be the first Nov 10 2006 AIA Desert Practice Conference CADDManager on November 10th , 2006 I attended the 2006 AIAAUGI
Updated: 2011-01-07 05:38:54Home Management Journals Leadership Training Books Programming About CADDManager Blog Practical , proven insight into CADD Management from Mark W . Kiker CADD Manager Home Archive by category AUGI' Jun 24 AUGI Launches New Publication AUGI AEC Edge CADDManager on June 24th , 2009 AUGI and Extension Media are excited to announce AUGI AEC Edge A new publication launched today that is focused on the AEC industry . AUGI AEC Edge is dedicated to providing cutting edge industry information and useful tips on all aspects of Autodesk’s digital design software necessary for accurate project design , visualization and analysis . This Continue reading about AUGI Launches New Publication AUGI AEC Edge AUGI Print The Above Post No comments yet , be the first Jun 25 In Portland CADDManager on June 25thAutoCAD
Updated: 2011-01-07 05:38:51Home Management Journals Leadership Training Books Programming About CADDManager Blog Practical , proven insight into CADD Management from Mark W . Kiker CADD Manager Home Archive by category AutoCAD' Jul 13 AutoCAD Control Codes and Special Text Characters CADDManager on July 13th , 2010 It use to be pretty tough to get special characters into your text in AutoCAD . You had to use or other tricks to get it done . Some may still use these inline” tricks or you could use the menus . Ever use Unicode I have not but When entering text , you can create Continue reading about AutoCAD Control Codes and Special Text Characters AutoCAD Tips Print The Above Post 4 Comments , read on Apr 27 AutoCAD 2011 Options Dialog-Plot Publish Tab-Final Plot settings CADDManager on April 27th , 2010 Final lookAutoCAD 2006
Updated: 2011-01-07 05:38:49Home Management Journals Leadership Training Books Programming About CADDManager Blog Practical , proven insight into CADD Management from Mark W . Kiker CADD Manager Home Archive by category AutoCAD 2006' Nov 24 AutoCAD 2009 Feature Comparison Matrix CADDManager on November 24th , 2008 From the Autodesk website What feature was introduced when This matrix shows the availability of many features from version 2006 through 2009. Find it . here Continue reading about AutoCAD 2009 Feature Comparison Matrix AutoCAD 2006 AutoCAD 2007 AutoCAD 2008 Print The Above Post No comments yet , be the first Jul 29 AutoCAD Keyboard Shortcuts CADDManager on July 29th , 2008 Here is a list of the shortcuts that can be used in AutoCAD or ACA ALT+F8 VBA Run ALT+F11 VBA Editor CTRL+1 Properties PaletteHappy New Year!
Updated: 2011-01-04 16:24:55Happy New Year and welcome to 2011, hopefully this will be a great year for engineering, manufacturing and the world of work in general. We hope to open and fill plenty more CAD vacancies during the year.