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7 Aug 2006
SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO, USA — Due to the ever-changing world of technology, the New Mexico Department of Transportation implemented a CAD support team that uses
MicroStation Productivity Toolkit to handle issues such as file corruption, cell management and project specification adherence. Silas Salazar, CAD Support Unit Manager, was available to tell us a bit about his team and their success over the past eight ...
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7 Jul 2006
Today's CAD manager needs help. Whether communicating with decision-makers or supporting all his users, the CAD manager is spread too thin. I am willing to bet that the bulk of the CAD manager's time is spent handling emergencies, instead of finding new ways to improve his and his staff's job satisfaction. So why not get some outside help?
According to a
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7 Jul 2006
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, USA — In this how-to, I will go over how to enable live nesting (displaying references of references) in multiple reference files without having to change the reference file's attachment settings one file at a time.
When a new reference file is attached to an existing set of drawings, many hours can be spent attaching, scaling, clipping and rotating the reference file in each ...
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7 Jul 2006
IRVINE, CALIFORNIA, USA — Lee Youngs, RBF Consulting's Senior CAD Designer and 20-year CAD veteran, knows that by using the many utilities in
MicroStation Productivity Toolkit he can have complete control over his design projects and can prevent disasters that can turn a project into a big headache.
Lee Youngs — with his daughter and wife (Jessie and Jan) — standing
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7 Jul 2006
Standardize your MicroStation files as you create them!
The problem: You and your team of designers keep getting designs rejected due to violations of CAD standards. Quick solution: Use
SpecMonitor, the program that enforces CAD standards as elements are created.
The purpose of
SpecMonitor is to automate quality assurance and quality control — to greatly assist you in the creation of standard drawings, without the need for ...
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7 Jul 2006
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, USA — Looking for a cost-efficient way to train on GEOPAK Site or Drainage? GEOPAK users can now train on GEOPAK at their own pace and on their own schedule with Axiom's new
GEOPAK Site and
GEOPAK Drainage training libraries.
GEOPAK Site Library
GEOPAK Site Library covers the design and analysis of land development and site design projects such as commercial, residential and industrial sites. ...
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7 Jun 2006
New FileFixer release fixes the most destructive form of V8 design file corruption ever reported.
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, USA — The newest version of
FileFixer for V8 now offers Search and Repair capabilities that handle the most frequently occurring new forms of file corruption, unique to V8. What are these new forms of file corruption? In order to fully understand these new forms of corruption, a little ...
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7 Jun 2006
EXTON, PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Bentley recently announced that it has developed software to import MicroStation design file data into Google Earth, a free program that combines satellite imagery, maps and the power of Google Search to put the world's geographic information at a user's fingertips. For the first time, users can view 2D and 3D models in the exact geographic environment where they will be ...
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7 Jun 2006
Many of our readers provided more specific feedback regarding our March tip on the difference between the International Foot and the Survey Foot. Click
Survey vs International Foot to see the original article. Below are two letters to the editor that provide some additional insight on this issue.
Dear Editor,
While in one respect you are correct, surveyors using electronic distance measuring devices can not measure ...
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7 Jun 2006
FORT WORTH, TEXAS, USA — As a 30-year engineering veteran, Arturo Gonzales of Carter & Burgess knows the complications that can occur when trying to coordinate people with the goal of achieving a common target, like completing a project on time. To get people coordinated, Arturo has integrated
MicroStation Productivity Toolkit into his workflow to maximize efficiency and ensure design file uniformity.
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