Hi Richard,
I would like to capitalize
on that very phrase of yours I have quoted above. IMHO, when using CAD
as a glorified drafting board, one can only ask/search for a marginal increase
of productivity. The major contributor to a time loss is a Human Error
factor. To minimize that factor one should use the technology available
in the most efficient way. To use 3D capability of Acad is the first thing
to consider. And rest assured that no amount of customization will ever
substituted creating of the model in 3D and then utilizing this model for
production of working drawings.
Regards,
Igor.
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Igor.
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Dick wrote:
I whole heartedly disagree. 3D doesn't fit
into all applications. For
starters there aren't many good programs for doing MEP work in 3d.
The
tools that are powerful enough are either too costly or need very strong
users to be properly utilized. The only real advantage for drawing
in
3D for us would be coordination and marketing. What is more valuable
to
our design staff is getting their work onto paper quickly and accurately.
Secondly we gain huge efficiencies through customization, so much so
that our users have a hard time even using stock AutoCAD, it is just
too
cumbersome for them.
Of course the whole point of this thread is to find out just what
"efficient" or "productive" means but it seems that there isn't a very
clear answer to that and even less clear is a way of measuring it.
Igor Mironenko wrote:
> IMHO, when using CAD as a glorified drafting board, one can only
> ask/search for a marginal increase of productivity. The major
> contributor to a time loss is a Human Error factor. To minimize that
> factor one should use the technology available in the most efficient
> way. To use 3D capability of Acad is the first thing to consider.
And
> rest assured that no amount of customization will ever substituted
> creating of the model in 3D and then utilizing this model for production
> of working drawings.
Igor.
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Dick wrote:
Oh, a challenge eh! The real trick would be
getting the 80+ CAD
operators and designers here to do it efficiently in 3d. Most
users are
not power users.
Igor Mironenko wrote:
> Well, I would like to get a sample of the work you do and see for
> myself, if I can do it faster in 2D or 3D. What do you think of this
idea?
>
> Regards,
>
> Igor.
> Dick wrote:
>
>> I whole heartedly disagree. 3D doesn't fit into all applications.
For
>> starters there aren't many good programs for doing MEP work in 3d.
The
>> tools that are powerful enough are either too costly or need very
strong
>> users to be properly utilized. The only real advantage for
drawing in
>> 3D for us would be coordination and marketing. What is more
valuable to
>> our design staff is getting their work onto paper quickly and accurately.