What does everyone here do for work?
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And the great benefits are???
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I got 1 job right now, but hopefully I will have another part time job to fill the time between this job and school. I am a Manufacturing Drafter (My Official Title") I work up 3D models in either SolidWorks (have to use now.. still trying to learn it 
) and (not anymore) Inventor. I have also used AutoCAD for 2D prints. My part time job is a tech support job. A lot of downtime, (there is a High Def TV in the lounge with PS2, Xbox, Wii for the time between calls 
) It's minimum wage but it pays weekly and I can use the little extra money.
) and (not anymore) Inventor. I have also used AutoCAD for 2D prints. My part time job is a tech support job. A lot of downtime, (there is a High Def TV in the lounge with PS2, Xbox, Wii for the time between calls ) It's minimum wage but it pays weekly and I can use the little extra money.
I feel your pain...Every single week I get a drawing that has an xref missing from the dwg and the guy that sent it to me just doesn't understand why the file he sent me is junk. Its hard to believe that sending drawings over the internet is still such a crapshoot. These people are smart enough to learn CAD but can't figure out how to share it with me.
I really dont do anything anymore. I got to where I've set up templates for everything possible with any plot style, layer, and block that will ever be needed for any job we will ever do. But I dont tell any of the consultants I work with. They just say, "hey can you set up a drawing file for this job?" I just take the template I made and move it to the job file. Then I sit around for 30 minutes before I say, "I'm done."
I'm really getting into these dynamic blocks. I know they were available in 2006 but my company never had it. We just went from 2005 to 2007 so I'm just now experiencing them. Those things are so goddamn cool.
My company is really great. Flex hours which is good seeing as I'm still in college. I'm in charge of my own timesheet and expense report. A lot of responsibility. Some would say that is a bad thing, but to me it's a sign of trust and job security.
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I just checked and we are currently up to 225 block we use on our drawings, some more than others, of course. All of which are inserted either through custom buttons or by just typing the block name. One of the Engineers I work with has done a ton of customizing on our ACAD. We had "Super E-Transmit" for 2002 - 3 years before it was included in ACAD 2006.
We went from 2002 to 2006. With all of the additional features our cad has, I'm not completely sold on Dynamic blocks yet. I've set up a few, but we have a button called "Replace Block" that can change any number of our blocks to one of our other blocks, and we also had that working in ACAD 2002. Example:
Let's say I put in recessed light fixtures:
Later I find out they are supposed to be recessed 2' x 4' fixtures instead. I click this button -
Sounds a lot like my employers. Most of my time is spent typing and clicking a mouse, but today they're sending me out with the Nikon D80 to take pictures again.
:tup:I'll stop bragging now.
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Dymaic blocks completely ROCK! WE use tons of them every day. But the coolest thing that I have learned in the past few years is the sheet set manager. It saves a great deal of time when doing revisions. We also have a guy that works for us that writes programs strictly for our company and incorperates them to fit our needs. Its one of a kind precast programs. Life is good with this guy around!
Here are some of our block menus and programs
Dynamic Blocks
Our programs
Sheet set manager
Find a way to slip those d-blocks in there because they are sooo worth it!I just checked and we are currently up to 225 block we use on our drawings, some more than others, of course. All of which are inserted either through custom buttons or by just typing the block name. One of the Engineers I work with has done a ton of customizing on our ACAD. We had "Super E-Transmit" for 2002 - 3 years before it was included in ACAD 2006.
We went from 2002 to 2006. With all of the additional features our cad has, I'm not completely sold on Dynamic blocks yet. I've set up a few, but we have a button called "Replace Block" that can change any number of our blocks to one of our other blocks, and we also had that working in ACAD 2002
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That is my point. We already had essentially the same thing for ACAD 2002 so there is really no point in changing it ATM. All of our att tags (like mounting heights for power/data jacks) get copied over in the process also, just like dblocks. Two of our Engineers just became registered, so I set up a dblock for their Engineer Stamp. Other than that, we haven't felt the need.
The Sheet Set Manager, however, is outstanding! Before, all you had to go by was the file name (in our case project# - sheet# (6008 - E11.dwg)) and the preview. Now I use the Sheet Set Manager and it tells me that E1.1 is "Main Floor Plan Area A - Lighting." Much nicer.
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As good as AutoCAD is, It has been lacking in inovation. Until the last two releases it has been a very "dumb" piece of software. Everyone I know has to come up with there own programs to run on top of AutoCAD to make it efficient. I am waiting for our spot to install 2007 to see what the 3d upgrades have been. Its been sitting in our office for months now and we just haven't found the right time to get it loaded up.
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I am a team trainer at KFC/Taco Bell...hells yea!
We went from 2002 to 2006. With all of the additional features our cad has, I'm not completely sold on Dynamic blocks yet. I've set up a few, but we have a button called "Replace Block" that can change any number of our blocks to one of our other blocks, and we also had that working in ACAD 2002. Example:
Let's say I put in recessed light fixtures:
Later I find out they are supposed to be recessed 2' x 4' fixtures instead. I click this button -- select my blocks and hit enter. This box pops up -- I enter in the desired block name and click OK and Presto! 2x4's where there were cans:
Really. I never knew that, that's interesting. I've always used design center. I'll have to look into that because even with D-blocks it'll still come in handy; the only trick is having to learn the names of all the blocks. Is the actual command called "replace block?"
I love sheet manager but I'm the only one in my company to use it. I've been tellin everyone else it'll make life easier but they refuse to change.
What's interesting to me is that I've learned more about AutoCAD while working for this company than I ever did in school. And what bothers me about autocad is that there pretty much is no competition, so it makes it one of those "we charge an arm and a leg because we can" situations.
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Sheet manager I think scares some people off as you really have to LEARN something new. It took about three projects before I felt comfortable about how to keep all the links connected. Its a new trick that some old dogs need to learn.
I kinda feel the opposite I wish I had time to back to school to learn more. I feel like I often get into a rut and would like to see how someone else could do it. The competition would be ok if we could still exchange files. I like how currently we all can share files. Its rather like the MS monopoly don't you think?
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An "eyes gardener" according to your user name.
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Speaking of AutoCad, I have an old version (2000) and I want to learn how to use it properly. It will be used mainly for re-creating old steel parts/designs my father's engineering business uses but I am unsure as to how I could go about this. Teaching myself is obviously out of the question (You could barely call me a beginner) and online tutorials aren't going to get me anywhere. Would universities/Tafe ever have courses on this sort of stuff?
Reason I'm asking is that learning how to use it properly will set me up for my first job.
Reason I'm asking is that learning how to use it properly will set me up for my first job.
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- Are you kidding?
Idle florist?
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I'm an IT support monkey mostly, although at the moment i'm a professional arse sitter onner. Although last year was pretty crappy for me because the only work I managed to get were short term contracts, the longest being 3 months.
(I'm kinda assuming you're in Y10 due to your age).
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- JDA1982
What (kinda) graphic design do you do?I'm a:
Student (Electronic Products, ICT and Engineering)
And I'm a (kinda) graphics designer (that's the work bit).
There's a guy at work who does graphic design in his spare time, he earns quite a bit doing it too. Freelance you know. I've been thinking aobut doing an engineering course in my spare time. But it depends on a couple of factors work wise, I might be extending my hours, I have a few plans that require more money. I've applied for a mangment role in the company I work for, which would put me working 9-6 instead of the 9-1 hours I do now. I'd be in the same department, still working with CRS and CRS scripts.
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I'm unemployed as of today!! Goodbye crappy minimum-wage job!
As of Monday, I'm starting some courses at a marine trades college, which should dump me out in the middle of March. That's when the marine industry (huge in my area) is going to be hiring for the season and beyond, and for a good sight better wage than what I've been making.
As of Monday, I'm starting some courses at a marine trades college, which should dump me out in the middle of March. That's when the marine industry (huge in my area) is going to be hiring for the season and beyond, and for a good sight better wage than what I've been making.
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