CAD Standards

[BCrouse]

How do you stop people from questioning the CAD standards that the Company has set for everyone to follow?

Thank you,

Brad

[Opie]

You don't. You do ask for input on the creation of those standards. If those standards don't make sense to someone, that someone will question it.

Standards are also usually just a reference of how the company wants things to look or work. If we don't question the standards, does that mean it is necessarily right?

[Mike.Perry]

Hi

Without the full! backing and support of senior management you can't...

Have a good one, Mike

[Brian Myers]

How do you stop people from questioning the CAD standards that the Company has set for everyone to follow?

Thank you,

Brad

Fire everyone in the company except for yourself? LOL

It's going to happen, the key is to explain why the standards are in place and be ready to defend them. Hopefully management is ready to back you as well.

[BCrouse]

Richard and Mike,

Thank you for your reply. I used the wrong wording in the question.


Brad

[BCrouse]

Fire everyone in the company except for yourself? LOL

It's going to happen, the key is to explain why the standards are in place and be ready to defend them. Hopefully management is ready to back you as well.

I cannot fire them!

Hopefully management is ready to back you as well.

That is easier said than done! It is hard when you have management in your office. Not Corp.

[Brian Myers]

Richard and Mike,

Thank you for your reply. I used the wrong wording in the question.

Brad

Ahhh.. Perhaps you were referring to outside contractors? Much more difficult question...

[Wanderer]

How do you stop people from questioning the CAD standards that the Company has set for everyone to follow?

Thank you,

Brad

I was looking for some potion to pour in their coffee... but, if someone has something practical.

I get the same thing every time I get files that don't comply. The manager/project manager/engineer, etc, has no idea what i'm talking about (of course, no biggie there), then sends me to some cad monkey, whose used to being the 'guru' of the office and all I get it 'that's not the way that we do it'
well, bucko, I called for serious constructive criticism, not just to be told that the whole package is stupid and worth your time. read the contract, follow it.
'I don't deal with the contract specifications'
well, your boss agreed to them, so follow them.

yep, it's an uphill battle with the same war cry in every camp 'that's not the way we've always done it!' (sometimes without even reading it. I've posted my standards before, and they are not all that restrictive. it just basically outlines good drafting practices and consistent layer names)

So, all I can say is 'good luck' and have an extra for you the next time I am driven to drinking by this.

[BCrouse]

I was looking for some potion to pour in their coffee... but, if someone has something practical.

I get the same thing every time I get files that don't comply. The manager/project manager/engineer, etc, has no idea what i'm talking about (of course, no biggie there), then sends me to some cad monkey, whose used to being the 'guru' of the office and all I get it 'that's not the way that we do it'
well, bucko, I called for serious constructive criticism, not just to be told that the whole package is stupid and worth your time. read the contract, follow it.
'I don't deal with the contract specifications'
well, your boss agreed to them, so follow them.

yep, it's an uphill battle with the same war cry in every camp 'that's not the way we've always done it!' (sometimes without even reading it. I've posted my standards before, and they are not all that restrictive. it just basically outlines good drafting practices and consistent layer names)

So, all I can say is 'good luck' and have an extra for you the next time I am driven to drinking by this.

I feel your Pain! It has been a real uphill battle!!!!!!!

[jaberwok]

I'm an independant (draughting/drafting) contractor. I say "Give me a template file, tell me what you want". I can't be bothered to argue. What I hate is the client who doesn't have any standards.