You might take a look at this. We're still working on a demo script, so you
probably won't see everything it can do. What do you think.....?
http://mobile.autodesk.com/fm2002/
Andy
"Joakim Rylander" wrote in message
news:ED9260D4AF2BBE706CA290ED4195F880@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> Hi,
>
> With 2000 seats it's a big enough company to justify using MapGuide and
the
> ability for you to spread this application to many more users than you can
> do with simple DWG files connected to a database in AutoCAD.
>
> I'm sure there is more than one user for this system, and there is many
> other potential users out there.
> Just add the IT department, I'm sure they love to add the cabling and IT
> infrastructure to it, so they quickly can find and locate any equipment,
> 2000 employeees must add up to much PCs, software licenses, cabling etc.
> Let the IT department handle their own equipment, I'm sure your CAD
manager
> won't manage all the equipment and maintenance, so he is happy to give the
> job to the department that needs it.
>
> The HR department want another set of info for each employee, so there you
> need a connection to another DB, how to manage that in AutoCAD? Btw,
AutoCAD
> cost a bomb to put where the users are, they are not experienced CAD
> users...
>
> With MapGuide you have a web page for login, and each user will only see
> data that are valid for them, not anything else.
> The IT dep. should not see the HR dep. data but both should see the
internal
> white pages/directory/location maps with names, photos and contacts for
all
> employees.
>
> With MapGuide you get some samples exposing drawings over
internet/intranet
> in a webbrowser, with ability to edit and update the data with just the
> browser and the plugin, no need for AutoCAD except for changing the
> underlaying floorplan.
> There is also some simple example online at:
> http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/index/0,,939407-123112,00.html
> Check the link to Facility Management, simple but I'm sure it fit your
bill,
> and you will have full sourcecode, Javascript and ASP or ColdFusion.
> Any webdeveloper can develop this demo further, and you just change the
> drawings and add a tree-view for changing floorplans.
>
> FM is not something for the CAD department, it's a useful tool for the
whole
> organisation.
> Add ability to search for users, locate them, add direct email, and maybe
> online chat and document management... it's just the start...
>
> Good luck!
> Best regards,
> Jocke
>
>
> "Dirkasaurus" wrote in message
> news:DA7283C6C1FEE84CA5105060486A4623@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > Jace,
> >
> > If the firm has AutoCAD you should use that. Almost everything you want
to
> > do can be accomplished with AutoCAD's database connectivity features
> > (specifically dbConnect) combined with a little of AutoCAD's Visual
Basic
> > for Application programming to create the some SQL statements to call
> > recordsets from the database. I assume the reason you want to use .dwf's
> is
> > so that all can view these floor plans with IE, correct? It will get
more
> > complex if you want the viewers of the .dwf to have the ability to
modify
> > the data as is a graphical interface.
> >
> > See the following thread for some example code related to this topic
> > although using MS Access:
> >
>
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&group=autodesk.a
> > utocad.customization.vba
> >
> > Another good source of information is Scott McFarlane's "AutoCAD
database
> > connectivity" book which also comes with example code on a CD.
> >
> > Dirk Weber
> >
> >
> > "Jace Paddleford" wrote in message
> > news:71AE9F63108EBA740959014D968F733E@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > the firm i work for has been asked to do some facility management.
what
> > the
> > > client is wanting (they have autocad) is to be able to click on a
> > > workstation on the floor plan and it give them the information of that
> > > employee. i have no earthly idea how that is going to work. is there
> some
> > > autodesk software that is designed for this type of work? any
help????
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>