AU 2008 CAD Standards: How to Get Started

The class I taught this evening was on CAD Standards. That's my biggest soap box topic. My goal was to help those people that have small offices or perhaps even work alone to have some basic standards as far as a template. We talked about saving files on a network such as plot styles, templates, titleblocks, etc. We talked about options and profiles.

I was surprised that with the class being at 5:15 on the last full day of AU that 100 of the 177 people registered showed up and very few left.

One of the big changes this year at AU that is just great for presenters is the new online system for scanning badges and giving evaluations. I realize that the evaluation system will need some tweaking before next year, but I think it's an excellent start.

As a presenter, I was able to log in this evening and see immediately that 100 people had scanned their badges and entered the room. I was also able to see anyone that so far has given their feedback. I received good scores and some good feedback comments.

When we had the paper forms, it would take weeks to get results and there were less likely to be comments perhaps.

Thank you to those dedicated souls who attended. Thank you to the AU team for putting on this event and giving me the opportunity to present again this year.