Symbols & Symbol Libraries
D3. Symbols & Symbol Libraries - New Revised Version 8/95
Two Tapes for only $ 24.95
Advantages of Working with Symbols
- Rule #1 of CADD (never draw the same thing twice)
- Accuracy
- Speed (saves time)
- File Size (on hard disk)
- File Size (in memory)
- Automatic Updating
- Office Organization/Standardization
- Cost Analysis
- Schedule Generation
Symbol and Template Basics in DataCAD
- Using Existing Symbols
- Reports
- Creating Symbols
- Attributes
- Template Structure
- Exploding & Modifying Symbols
- Redefining Symbols
- Purging Unused Symbols
Symbol Library Organization
- DataCAD's Current Organization
- Symbol and Template Naming Standards
- CSI - Construction Specifications Institute System
- Logical groups
- DOS and Windows File Management
Symbol Tips (Pitfalls to Avoid)
- Symbols To and From AutoCAD - DXF Issues
- Dissapearing Symbols
- Calling Up Old Drawings - Reloading Symbols
- Changing Insertion Point
- Calling up Symbols Directly (Without Template)
- Don't Mirror Symbols
- Floppy Disk Symbols (for Cheapware & Office)
- Inserting in the Same Place
- Templates Sharing Common Symbols
- Symbol Display
Viewing One Symbol and Placing Another
- View 3D/place 2D
- Text Labels in Template
- Fast Loading Complex Symbols
Symbol Utilities
- Symbol Explode Macro
- DoorLabel Macro
- WindowLabel Macro
- Bill D'Amico Symbol Printer
- DCSprint Bundle
- Cheapware Symbol Utilities
3rd Party Symbols
- Cheapware Symbols
- Symbol Libraries
- Manufacturers Symbols (Andersen, Marvin, American Standard,
etc.)
Design and Drawing Techniques with Symbols :
- Building Detail Drawings from Symbols
- Ghost Blocks
- Nested Symbols & Exploding Nested Symbols
- Symbols as Reference Files
- Levels of Detail / Multiple Scale Drawings
- Detailed 3D Perspectives
- 2D/3D Switching Symbols
- Redefined Symbols in the Interactive Drawing file Technique
Distributed on two videotapes
Total Running Time = 6 hours
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