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CAD Manager
by: Mark Kiker
Tips for Your Tricks
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eading the articles in AUGIWorld’s Tips and Tricks edition can overwhelm you. There are so many good things to glean from the topnotch writers who share their expertise in brief. The topics they cover provide real-world, timesaving information. You may be wondering just how to implement all of the good information and get it in the hands of your users. Beyond AUGI publications, there are so many places to find ideas on improving performance and production in CAD that it can stagger the mind. What should you share and not share with your staff? What kinds of things should you pass along and what should you try to discourage your staff from using?
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You cannot control everything that your office and users can access. You need to know how to approach the sharing and spread of information. You may even have to prevent the migration of tips that actually negate standards. You cannot prevent users from looking online, texting their buddies, posting on AUGI, calling someone where they used to work, or emailing a friend. So what are you supposed to do with the wide array of tips and tricks that come across the wires? How do you protect the files from being corrupted by some trick that someone read?
March 2014