Shawn Herring focuses on the CAD Standards Checker tool in AutoCAD as well as the Reference Template options that are considered the proper CAD Standards setup, but he dives deep into the world of standards between the lines.
Daniel Lench explores the Network Tool Palette that AutoCAD has to offer and how to start with those tools, while also giving information about CAD as a whole!
Paul Li introduces the ‘free samples’ that AutoCAD always includes. Paul shows you what to get, how to get it, and how to use it, all in the most efficient ways!
Mark Kiker gives his take on how to seek help and start to ask to hire more staff when your company needs it.
Mark Kiker continues to add input onto his last two articles but this month he moves in on “Defer it or Delete it” and what that means for management these days including tips and tricks to keep in mind!
Mark Kiker adds input onto last month’s article and introduces the delegating step of it. He gives tips, resources, methods, and more on the topic!
Mark Kiker talks about a book he read called “Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity” and mentions a bunch of very useful and helpful tips and strategies to help you implement.
Mark Kiker gets you to think about bad customer service and when you might not be providing what is needed for your "customers" to be satisfied.
Mark Kiker writes about how there are times when you’re collaborating with a team, but you do not have enough information to define the best route, and that you still have to predict the future and clearly define a path forward.
Mark Kiker informs and teaches us about messages that you DO want to be sending and how that can impact others in a positive way.
Tony Carcamo writes about his 25 year background in civil engineering while covering Civil CAD Learning Solutions, most popular productivity apps for Autodesk Civil 3D, and how using these apps will save you hours to days on your projects based on your project size.
Mark Kiker talks about messages you might want to delete instead of send and how your messages that you have sent could’ve came off in a negative way.
Mark Kiker talks about how when people come running, you go into troubleshooting mode and start asking a lot of questions. He says that you may get to the root of the problem really quickly and get them back on track, but other times the problem runs deeper than a quick fix.
Mark Kiker explains what leadership cloning is and how you probably think you are a good leader and think that others who pattern their leadership after what you have learned will be good leaders also. Also adding that as you bring people along, they will start to act like you.
Mark Kiker shows us where to go to find whatever you might need for your Autodesk software. It mentions the applications are all categorized based on the specific Autodesk software as well as the need the app addresses. You’ll find apps that are free that provide small solutions and apps that have a price tag that provide more in-depth solutions.
Mark Kiker continues his past Making the Call article with a part two with even more wise knowledge of making decisions with the process behind it.
Mark Kiker asks, “How do you get things done without moving too fast or too slow?” And if you read on you will see that he does have some ideas about moving faster or slower depending on the need.
Jason Leinberger uses his experience of 20 years to tell you how to correctly develop an automation plan for CAD systems.
Mark Kiker has a virtual meeting with three team members from an engineering firm involved with the power and energy market. They discuss and introduce you to everything you need to know about, “their firm, their positions and duties and how they work in a blended environment of design tools.”
Mark Kiker has a conversation with Robert Garza coming from the idea of focusing on education at Community College levels and how many offer CAD training that could potentially get the students into an engineering career.