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5 Jan 2011
Search, Replace, Filter, Group and More — Even with Files in ProjectWise
Clearwater, Florida, USA — Axiom, one of the world's most experienced developers of time-saving CAD software products, announces the release of
CadExplorer version 4.1. Previously released for MicroStation and AutoCAD,
CadExplorer now supports ProjectWise, Bentley's project management system. The new version of
CadExplorer can now look into ProjectWise, allowing users to find virtually any ...
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26 Oct 2010
CellManager can help you fix them right now!
Clearwater, Florida, USA — Have you ever wanted to set up a new cell library composed of certain cells that are presently located in three or four (or more) cell libraries in various locations all over your network?
CellManager allows you to easily manipulate multiple cell libraries at the same time. With
CellManager, you can view, sort, filter, ...
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26 Oct 2010
While Increasing Billable Hours and Maintaining High Quality
Clearwater, Florida, USA — "V8i training? We don't have the budget for that." That is a typical response that many CAD users and managers are getting today. There seem to be fewer engineers and drafters around and those that remain are needed to work on the projects at hand. Sending people out for training just doesn't seem to ...
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31 Aug 2010
Previously released for MicroStation, CadExplorer™ now supports AutoCAD drawing files too, which allows users to find virtually any type of DWG file object across multiple files.
Clearwater, Florida, USA — Axiom, the world's most experienced third-party developer of products that make MicroStation easier, announces the release of
CadExplorer version 4.0. Previously released for MicroStation,
CadExplorer now supports AutoCAD DWG files. With the new
CadExplorer, users can ...
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31 Aug 2010
Translation tips and tricks, part 2
By Rick DeWitt
As mentioned in my previous article on translations,
"My MicroStation–AutoCAD Translations Are a Mess!", the problems that can come from translating between MicroStation and AutoCAD are extensive.
Here are some more of the common problems that people have when translating files:
- Wrong level names in the output file.
- Incorrect colors, line styles, line style
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31 Jul 2010
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With the economy the way it is, it’s more important than ever to have more than one skill in your organization: be it within your primary discipline or around ...
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15 Jun 2010
Tips for translating files between MicroStation and AutoCAD
By Rick DeWitt
The list of problems that come from translations is so long it almost defies belief. How do you fix or prevent the messes that occur when translating CAD files from AutoCAD to MicroStation? First, I'm going to identify some of the major problems that occur and then go over some solutions to prevent or fix them.
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15 Jun 2010
Easy-to-use options take the frustration out of merging only the DGNs you want.
Clearwater, Florida, USA — Your client needs a progress update — now! With all the layoffs happening, now would be a good time to impress your boss, but how do you quickly produce a file that includes everything that's needed from all design and reference files in the project in a format your ...
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15 Jun 2010
An easier, faster and more exhilarating way to examine all your design files.
Clearwater, Florida, USA — Axiom, the world's most experienced third-party developer of products that make MicroStation easier, announces the release of a version of
CadExplorer that goes even further beyond the powerful capabilities of MicroStation. CAD file inspection, normally a tedious and time-consuming activity, just got an overhaul and became a lot ...
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23 Feb 2010
No one ever got fired for getting projects done on time.
Clearwater, Florida, USA — Every day lately, somebody who’s planning on migrating to MicroStation’s latest V8i version asks me, “Is
MicroStation Productivity Toolkit ready for V8i?” The answer is, “Yes!”
Every one of the “big gun” software products that
Toolkit owners have depended on to help them get the toughest MicroStation projects done and delivered on ...
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