Safety Update & New Protocol We’ve always prided ourselves in knowing that we can provide the same great level of education and knowledge transfer online as we do in person but we…
Unsure about whether to utilize CAD managed services? You may think to yourself: “Gee, our CAD department is functioning and we already have an IT Manager, standardization should be easy within the…
MicroStation CONNECT Tip: Drawing Scale Written by Rod Wing The Annotation Scale drop-down list allows you to change the active Annotation Scale. This list is available via a number of dialogs in…
MicroStation CONNECT: Pen Table Macros Written by Rod Wing Support for the legacy MicroStation Basic macros has been removed in MicroStation CONNECT. This also means these macros can no longer be…
AutoCAD Civil 3D Tip: Adding Link, Point, and Shape Codes to Code Set Styles Written By: Bryan Sullivan In last month’s tip, we imported custom subassemblies into Civil 3D. These custom subassemblies may have different Link, Point,…
MicroStation CONNECT: Print to InterPlot Server Written by Rod Wing MicroStation CONNECT Edition allows for printing directly to a ProjectWise InterPlot Server plotter without the need for installing…
MicroStation CONNECT: UCF and PCF files Written by Rod Wing MicroStation CONNECT Edition has a User Configuration level just as previous versions. The big change in CONNECT is that there is no way…
MicroStation CONNECT: Organization, Workspaces, and Worksets MicroStation CONNECT Edition configurations are a bit different from previous versions of MicroStation. The basic configuration file (.cfg) format and syntax…
AutoCAD Civil 3D Tip: AutoCAD Civil 3D Object Enabler Written by: Bryan Sullivan Although AutoCAD Civil 3D is built on AutoCAD, Civil 3D objects such as surfaces, alignments, profiles, and other objects created…
MicroStation CONNECT: Enhanced Configuration Variables dialog Written by Rod Wing The Configuration Variable dialog in MicroStation CONNECT Edition has been updated to allow for a more customized display and easier…
OpenRoads Tip: Black and Blue Manipulator Preference Written by Bob Mecham After working in OpenRoads for a while you may notice that the size and color of the Manipulator is rather hard to read. Maybe I am…
MicroStation CONNECT: Add Custom Tools to the Ribbon Written by Rod Wing The Menu Bar pull downs are no longer supported in MicroStation CONNECT. Many organizations created custom pull downs for organizing…
CAD Manager Tip: Bentley Licensing Written by: Dave Wahl, CAD Systems Specialist at Bergmann Associates In SELECTserver there is a functionality called Custom Activation Groups. This allows…
OpenRoads V8i SELECTseries 4 is Now Available – Read This Before Updating! If you like to stay current with releases and plan on downloading and installing OpenRoads SS4 you need to read this first. Managing files and data will take…
MicroStation Tip: When Levels Won't Delete Written by Bob Mecham. Problem is you have a Level in your Level Manager dialog that just won’t delete. The level is bold meaning there is something…
MicroStation Tip: Import Linestyles into a DGN Library Written by: Bob Mecham Linestyles can be delivered in the workspace two ways. One option is to point to the Linestyle resource file (RSC) using the variable…
You’ll Appreciate Our 2¢!: The Value of a Second Opinion Comedian Steven Wright once mocked American idioms when he jested, “If it’s a penny for your thoughts and you put in your two cents worth, then…
AutoCAD Civil 3D Tip: Mark Point Subassembly and Assembly Construction Order Written by Ben Johnson One handy use for the generic Autodesk subassembly MarkPoint is to effectively code an uncoded point on an already composed subassembly…
AutoCAD Civil 3D Tip: Improve Performance and Speed of Civil 3D Written by Ben Johnson Civil 3D drawings can often times become quite large and data intensive. Any increase in performance of handling and displaying this…
The Many Hats of a Part-Time CAD Manager Wearing too many hats? As a part-time CAD manager this is a common struggle, mainly because your head truly is topped with a tower of diverse hats! Balancing…
Here Is Less . . . Now Do More! Written by Lisa Polonski Layoffs, budget cuts, lack of hardware upgrades, software versions that are two or more years old … These are just some of the…
The Invaluable CAD Keystone Written by Lisa Polonski. “The Keystone of successful business is cooperation. Friction retards progress.” – James Cash Penney (J.C.…
Jargon of the Super CAD Professionals Written by Lisa Polonski. Sing to the tune of Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! Super CAD professionals, experts with devotion! Even when you talk to…
Infographic: Bits of Wisdom from CAD/BIM Managers Please share your bits of wisdom in the comments below. People who read this post also read: … Read more…
Top 5 Distinctions between IT and CAD Management Written by: Lisa Polonski, Review by: Ron Brys. IT managers are typically responsible for licensing and installing software instituting company-wide…
12 Days of CAD Manager Tips for the Holidays Written by Bob Mecham and Rod Wing With the holiday season upon us here are 12 Days of CAD Manager Tips. Performing these tasks will help keep your…
My Top 14 MicroStation Pet Peeves Written by Bob Mecham. 1. Move the drawing to 5000, 5000 and rotate so the road runs West-East. Did you know a kitten dies every time a buildings…
A Virus in a Design File? Written by Rod Wing. A design file virus? Not exactly. In my 25+ years of supporting MicroStation I’ve seen this happen more times than I can count. A user,…
CAD and IT: Not one in the same, but partners in efficiency Written by Lisa Polonski As a senior manager, you probably question the need for a managed CAD environment when you already have a managed IT environment.…
A Managed CAD environment A Managed CAD environment Everyone knows that having standards to follow and making them easy to access translates to increased consistency, efficiency,…
Creating a Text Style Standard Written by Bob Mecham Creating a Text Style Standard Text Style Naming Implementing text styles makes annotating the drawing more efficient in most situations.…
Through the Looking-Glass of Senior Management (Part 2) Written by Lisa Polonski. If Part 1 of this logical nonsense blog (the only way to describe a piece authored by Carroll — and I suppose us!) left you…
