CP416-1: Managing CAD Standards from a Database

Session: CP416-1

Title: Managing CAD Standards from a Database

Instructor: Tony Burba

Course Description: This course will demonstrate a database-driven active CAD standards management system one that actively assists users while they're working, and corrects errors automatically so drawings meet standards the first time and every time afterward. You will learn to set up a database defining standards for all aspects of drawing management: layers, annotation styles, individual drawing content, and entire projects. You also will see how to create custom tools using .NET to implement your standards while setting up projects, creating drawing files, working with existing files, and generating output (plotting). Proven in more than 15 years of use at large architectural firms in Chicago and Baltimore, an active management system reduces learning curve for new users, minimizes errors, reduces overall project size, and increases productivity.