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7 Feb 2009
New release now works with V8i
Clearwater, Florida, USA — When design file corruption slows your project down — or worse, brings it to a halt — you don't have time to mess around. You need the file salvaged now! You need help.
FileFixer for V8 gives you that help fast. The latest version from Axiom handles MicroStation V8i files too.
FileFixer
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7 Feb 2009
By Rick Sewell
It seemed a typical day as I manned Axiom's Technical Support phone lines. Calls were coming in with the usual questions. Yes,
Global File Changer will replace cells in all of your files in one shot. Yes,
FileFixer will repair your file. Then I received a call from a fellow with a question that was quite out of the ordinary.
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7 Feb 2009
This month’s tips come from Lee Wilson. Lee is the CAD manager at Day & Zimmermann in Kingsport, Tennessee. Thank you for sending us in your tips, Lee!
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1 Feb 2009
By Rick Sewell
Global File Changer is exactly what it sounds like. This thing can change just about anything in your design files and fast. It is my personal favorite Axiom product due to its amazing versatility.
While it is true that
Global File Changer is incredibly multifaceted, the single most utilized feature by far is its ability to change text.
Global File Changer allows you ...
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7 Jan 2009
Taking the CAD manager's power to a whole new level
Clearwater, Florida, USA — "Companies like ours are under enormous pressure and are trying to 'fast-track' projects by leveraging and re-using existing design data.
Axiom's enterprise-level programs such as Global Workspace Manager boost production and save time.
"I was asked to 'convert' approximately 200 drawings for re-use in a new project. The ...
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7 Jan 2009
Part two in series of articles on how to customize workspaces to make your life easier
Clearwater, Florida, USA — Do you sometimes find yourself groping around trying to locate the resources (such as fonts, text styles, line styles, macros, seed files and dimension styles) needed for a design file? MicroStation workspaces can greatly improve productivity and help ensure that the correct resources are being used ...
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7 Jan 2009
By Rick Sewell
Often, it is beneficial to change what products are displayed on your Axiom pull-down menu for individual users or different classes of users working in different disciplines. It removes the potential confusion of what products are available to be used and restricts user access for any products that the Administrator does not want the user to use. The aximenu.cfg file lists what ...
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8 Dec 2008
Greg McKinney shows how to save time and boost productivity in this series of articles on workspaces.
Clearwater, Florida, USA — In this series of articles, I provide power user tips (and some little-known inside data) on using workspaces that will save you time, increase your productivity and help maintain project standards.
Using incorrect resources can cost thousands — even
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7 Dec 2008
Axiom's first enterprise-level MicroStation application brings massive time savings for CAD managers.
Clearwater, Florida, USA —Axiom, the world's most experienced developer of time-saving MicroStation solutions, announces
Global Workspace Manager, the first in a series of ground-breaking, enterprise solutions that save MicroStation CAD managers time.
Using Global Workspace Manager, a CAD manager can set up and manage all the workspaces on all
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7 Nov 2008
Bergmann Associates CAD Manager, Melcher Mack, has been in the CAD industry for over ten years. He gave us some insights on changes he’s seen in the industry as well as his prediction on where it is going.
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