Every month I get requests to bring back CAD PILOT JUMP SCHOOL.
People Want Training That Works
It's true that Training the Works is a priceless commodity that is devalued like the US dollar by the constant grinding of the printing press. There's a reason that past Jumpers keep asking for More. Once you EXPERIENCE something closer to the real deal nothing else comes close. Ask…
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Tench Tilghman
Aug 01, 2011
Tags training, implementation, management, people, people skills
In the Jump Platform's InstantOn products, we intentionally try and keep the use of Expressions in the Styles as small as practically possible. This has to do with a practical Civil 3D Style Maintenance problem NOT the potential usefulness of Expressions in More complex Label Styles.
After all, most of our InstantOn…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Jul 28, 2011
Tags expressions, Label Style, Style Management, Style Import, customization, reference
This summer our nation's politicians struggle to cope with the cost of government. This is a pretty common human problem. I have the problem. You have the problem. But Why is it so #%$# HARD TO FIX IT?
The Costs are Real
The people working in the civil engineering and related marketplaces today have real needs. There are significant man-hour costs for organizations when…
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Tench Tilghman
Jul 26, 2011
Tags implementation, training, people, people skills, management, CAD Standards
I wanted to follow up on the Subassembly Composer tip I tossed out on the SAC release day and More on the theme of the cumulative nature of AutoCAD Civil 3D knowledge. It is...
Faster than a Speeding Bullet
In my SAC post I pointed out that employing the NAMES used in the default Civil 3D codeset file might be a good idea and save you a LOT of work.
Use the default CODE…
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Tench Tilghman
Jul 15, 2011
Tags subassembly composer, Subassembly, customization, CAD Standards, management, Style Management, Assembly, corridor
The DTMC (Design Technology Management Conference) at Autodesk University may be one of the best reasons to attend AU if you are a Manager.
The DTMC is an event right before AU that is focused completely on Managers. The DTMC event is about actively participating with your Management level peers around topics that matter to Managers.
Here's a short video interview that…
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Posted by
Tench Tilghman
Jun 20, 2011
Tags AU, AU2011, Autodesk University, DTMC, leadership, management, people skills