Expert CAD Management: The Complete Guide

Get the strategies you need for successful CAD management in this one-of-a-kind resource. You'll learn the basics—such as how to assign tasks, set budgets, and formulate ROI—and delve into more complex issues. How does one prioritize? How are standards best formulated, written, and introduced? Is the goal to do projects faster or cheaper—or both? What are the common myths of CAD management and how can you debunk them? Full of savvy insights, techniques, strategies, and examples from the field, this practical book will broaden your technical, business, and management skills both in and out of the world of CAD.

  • Assess the capabilities of your people and resources
  • Formulate, write, and communicate in-house and vendor standards
  • Establish a budget, find cost savings, and determine ROI
  • Manage intellectual property, file security, and document control
  • Get involved with network and IT planning
  • Sell your ideas to management and end users

You'll also find configuration tips for specific engineering environments such as manufacturing, AEC, and civil engineering, as well as for specific software applications including AutoCAD®, SolidWorks®, and more.


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AutoCAD Professional Tips and Techniques


You’ve been working with AutoCAD for quite some time now, and you feel you’ve got the program under control. You can get your job done, on time, with minimal stress, thank you very much! But you can’t help asking yourself if there’s a better way:
  • Could there be a better way to set up the user interface so I can reach my favorite tools more quickly?
  • How can I eliminate some of the AutoCAD tedium that causes me to focus more on drafting than my design?
  • What are the top-secret tips and techniques that the AutoCAD pros of the world are using to get their jobs done faster?
If any of this rings true to you, then you’re in the right place, with the right book.

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AutoCAD 2011 For Dummies

If you are completely new to AutoCAD or just feeling a little rusty, this Free Autocad ebook will help start the wheels turning and keep you rolling in the right direction. Tidbits of historical insight and explanations help you understand not only “how” to perform a task, but “why.” David’s friendly and humorous writing style makes this free autocad ebook easy (and even entertaining) to read. The topics are well organized, enabling you to read it cover to cover or use it as a handy reference tool. It includes a comprehensive Table of Contents and Index to help you quickly locate key topics. Icons scattered throughout the ebook further aid in your quest for knowledge by identifying important or useful information such as warnings or new functionality.

David’s experience as a technical writer and AutoCAD user and educator is unmistakable in AutoCAD 2011 For Dummies. He doesn’t just describe AutoCAD tools — he describes the processes in which you can use them most-efficiently. David does a fantastic job of integrating powerful AutoCAD functionality such as named page setups, annotation scaling, and parametric constraints into the standard workflow for “beginning” AutoCAD users. Even veteran AutoCAD users can learn from this free AutoCAD 2011 For Dummies ebook with a willingness to explore newer methods they may have previously overlooked.

David, thanks for providing a valuable resource to help AutoCAD users maximize their software investment with minimal brain drain. While This Free AutoCAD ebook really “For Dummies,” it is a welcome relief to the typical software technology books.

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John Walkenbach's Favorite Excel 2010 Tips and Tricks



John Walkenbach's Favorite Excel 2010 Tips and Tricks (Mr. Spreadsheet's Bookshelf)
Wiley | 2010-07-13 | ISBN: 0470475374 | 504 pages | PDF | 6 MB

Build robust Excel 2010 apps quickly and efficiently Known as "Mr. Spreadsheet," John Walkenbach's name is synonymous with excellence in computer books that explain the complexities of various topics. With this collection of favorite Excel tips and tricks, you get a unique look at ways to make Excel 2010 more efficient than you ever imagined.

Packed with easy-to-understand advice regarding all aspects of Excel, this book shares improved ways of speeding up application development with Excel and maximizing the power of Excel to create robust applications.

* Addresses the extensive changes to the 2010 version of Excel and shares tricks and shortcuts for making your Excel experience as successful and efficient as possible
* Reveals ways to deal with function arguments, create "impossible" charts, and tame the Ribbon bar
* Discusses absolute vs. relative references, change data entry orientation, and sort more than three columns
* Demonstrates ways to enter fake data for testing purposes

With John Walkenbach's Favorite Excel 2010 Tips and Tricks, you'll get a jump start on mastering the extensive changes to the 2010 version of Excel.

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