Services

 

Training focused on your specific needs.

Q. How do you eat an elephant? A. One bite at a time. 
One day of intense training in a seminar is usually not enough and it is hard to retain the overload of information. You may walk away with a few good tips but that's all you can expect. Generic classroom training can waste your time if topics are covered that you have no use for. 

In order to maximize your CAD production efficiency you need long term retention of solid fundamental skills developed in a hands-on environment.  Like trickle charging a battery you need to continuously work on gaining and retaining CAD knowledge in frequent but small doses.  When the learning process is hands-on you are simultaneously adding knowledge to your head and developing corresponding reflex responses in your hands.

The answer is Integrated Land Desktop Training.

Why use an instructor?

The process comes first. Whether it is design or plan production the process is the means to the end. Software provides the automation for these processes. These software tools can spread out over several products. Integrated Training artfully utilizes the available tools in a process. When choosing the right commands for a task you may be using a feature from Land Desktop one minute and AutoCAD the next. Finally, you have a teaching method that recognizes this fact.  Great CAD Techs have perfected the use of available tools to produce results in the shortest amount of time. This integrated training technique shows you how to take advantage of the combined power of programs when sequenced correctly. Traditional training is great for learning tools found in one program. As programs evolve new commands supercede the efficiency of older commands and, believe it or not, the reverse is true. My solution is to guide you through a longer term, weekly education program tailored to the interests of individual CAD professionals. Learn how to use and when to use commands from Land Desktop, Civil Design, AutoCAD, and Map. You use commands from these programs together in the real world, why not get trained that way? Sequenced the way you use the tools to design and generate plan sets, Integrated Training is the best approach to learning CADD.

 

The Focus is on Results when you...

• review existing procedures
• keep what works
• add what is missing
• decisively discontinue or change what does not work

 

Phone Support

Call me when you need help.  Don’t wait.  Downtime costs you money.  Most tech support operations shy away from training people over the phone.  I am eager to answer “How To” questions as well as solve problems.  Call 941-730-4447

 

Consulting

Beyond the classroom are a multitude of tasks the CAD professional must master regarding plan production efficiency.  It is not enough to just know how to operate the software. Putting the CAD professional’s knowledge and skill to work in the right environment is the key to optimizing productivity.

 

Software Installation and Configuration

Don’t let you’re hard earned money sit on the shelf.  Get your new software installed and properly configured, then learn how to use it. 

 

Data Storage.

Some questions to ask yourself.

Where do you store your drawing files and other design data files? 
How easy can you access these files? 
Do you have multiple versions of the same file and cannot tell which is current?

During my years of experience working with many firms, large and small, I have seen data management strategies that work and some that don’t work.  It makes sense to have someone with that perspective evaluate your system.

 

Automating Specialized Tasks

• Design automation such as plan and profile sheets
• Shared Symbol libraries
• Paperspace and Modelspace Settings and Procedures (getting your sheet together)
• Automated Quantity take-offs
• Plotting Configuration and Procedures
• Database Linking to AutoCAD objects

 

CAD Standards is an overly generic and vague term for most people.  The above list would be some of the elements found  within a CAD Standard.  CAD Standards are a “must have” when groups of CAD professionals are working together and sharing data.  Even a one person operation benefits from the consistency of working in a standardized environment.

 

Some of the reasons why CAD Standards exist:

• To set expectations
• Improve communication
• Streamline production
• Produce consistent results
• Accelerate a new hire’s productivity

 

Custom Application Development

The software you currently use is a custom application.  The software manufacturer anticipated your needs and designed a highly sophisticated program with a set of tools that many people find useful.  Part of what sets you apart from your competition is your unique blend of knowledge and skills.  We look at your operation for ways to streamline your unique operating procedures for data acquisition, analysis, design, and publishing.  A cost-benefit analysis is always done before deciding what processes to automate.  An evaluation of existing applications is conducted before designing a custom application.

Visit our Customization page for a free sample of an AutoCAD Toolbar Customization. There you can download a "How To" document for toolbar customization and view a video that demonstrates a custom layer script for Land Desktop.