BIM Deliverables: CAD Managers Action Plan

The CAD Managers Forum began what might turn out to be a lengthy series discussing what it is people ask for in a BIM deliverable, and what it is they actually use it for. Typically, they are not the same thing...

8th of July 2010

The Recession: CAD Managers Action Plan

The CAD Managers Forum addressed how we can learn from the recession and produced a CAD Managers' Action Plan...

5th of July 2010

Open Letter To The Government

Nigel writes a letter of complaint to whoever wins the next General Election. Will it make any difference? Of course not, but hopefully you'll read it anyway,even if they won't...

6th of April 2010

You can’t learn to BIM if you won’t get wet

This month, the soapbox returns to its roots with a good old rant. The whole direction of BIM, the way companies are handling its adoption - or not as the case seems to be - is drowning any benefits that it could provide...

1st of March 2010

The importance of health pt II: Acting on the results

This 2nd part of Nigel's look at getting your business healthchecked asks whether you should get tough, and if you really want to get healthy at all...

30th of November 2009

The importance of health

This month's sopabox looks at finding a needle in the haystack of construction information, how many of us can't see the wood for the trees, and several other cliches...

4th of November 2009

Wish List item addressed: Rendering Setups

Implemented in V8i as Rendering Settings & Light Setups

MicroStation V8i provides the ability to save rendering settings and lighting as Styles. Previously this was only possible through saving your settings out to an external .RSF (Rendering Settings File) and importing them into each DGN file. Now Rendering Settings & Light Setups (styles) can be pre-defined in a dgnlib so they are ready to use whenever you need...

1st of June 2009

Is your business smart enough?

1st of May 2009

Sexist Sh1t

Nigel looks at augmented breasts and decides that natural is often best...

2nd of March 2009

The Real Reason Woolworths Went Bust

Nigel tackles the recession and how to make sure you maintain your profits - sack all your staff. Simple. Easy. Or is it...?

2nd of February 2009