CAD Manager's Guidebook
Explaining the role of the CAD manager, this guide details how to create and institute your own CAD standards, policies, and procedures and offers tips and suggestions for maximizing CAD efficiency.
TABLE OF CONTENTS CAD Manager's Guidebook
Chapter 1: The Role of the CAD Manager
OVERVIEW
CHAPTER SUMMARY
This chapter describes the job of CAD manager, and answers these questions:
What does the CAD manager need to know?
What's a CAD manager worth?
How much for the CAD department's budget?
Can CAD be underutilized?
Are vendors helping CAD managers?
Is there a case against CAD management?
As the manager in charge of computer-aided design (CAD), your role is to ensure the maximum efficiency of the CAD system even though you will be plagued daily by nitpicky problems, such as dry inkjet cartridges.
The successful CAD manager is able to ease CAD into the office by carefully planning the process and keeping everyone informed. While the primary problem you will face is finding money for upgrades to the system, above all remember that the computer is simply a more efficient tool for getting the firm's work done.
WHAT DOES THE CAD MANAGER NEED TO KNOW?
The easiest definition of a CAD manager is "anyone who knows more about CAD than you do."
Seriously, the CAD manager is a combination of an excellent CAD user and a network manager. Some of the things with which you should be familiar are:
CAD Systems
You must be familiar with all aspects of the CAD system your firm uses:
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Drawing and editing commands and techniques.
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Plotting and archiving drawing files.
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Customizing and programming.
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Translation to and from other CAD systems and data formats.
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Understanding software related to CAD, such as databases and VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) programming.
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