My situation:
Some of you may have seen my previous posts. I am a former DC8.05 user (for many years), but I used it only sparingly, as I am a hand-drawer mostly. That is to say, I can draft in DataCad, but I never got into the full use of all the features. But i learned DC at least well enough to "alt-g, offset" without even thinking about the steps or looking at the keyboard.
2010, I had no work (as was the case with most home designers), so I went to Architect school. Spent 6 years full time and got my masters. We had two semesters of computer (CAD) training, one of them being fully devoted to AutoCad. I am so used to DataCad interface and processes, I was horrible at it.
Upon graduating, I struck up a deal with a local Architect to work for him to get my IDP. The first project I did for him I did by hand. He didn't mind because it was a residential project, but now he's got some commercial work for me, and it has to be produced in AutoCad. He's all concerned about DWG translation and such.
SO AM I.
But I told him "don't worry... a LOT of DataCad users consult with AutoCad users. I'm sure there is a system of translation that everybody uses."
SO, NOW I HAVE PURCHASED DataCAD 19, and am lost as a goose looking at the screen, but it's coming around...
I have gathered one thing so far. I can set my import/export DWG dialog to "match AutoCad colors." Can I just leave it that way, and I just use his color scheme all the time? IOW, If I do that, would it be like just opening a drawing file without having to do anything special each instance for both him and me?
What other obstacles are out there for us to trip over? I think he's on AutoCad 2012.
I could use some ideas on this relationship.
Some of you may have seen my previous posts. I am a former DC8.05 user (for many years), but I used it only sparingly, as I am a hand-drawer mostly. That is to say, I can draft in DataCad, but I never got into the full use of all the features. But i learned DC at least well enough to "alt-g, offset" without even thinking about the steps or looking at the keyboard.
2010, I had no work (as was the case with most home designers), so I went to Architect school. Spent 6 years full time and got my masters. We had two semesters of computer (CAD) training, one of them being fully devoted to AutoCad. I am so used to DataCad interface and processes, I was horrible at it.
Upon graduating, I struck up a deal with a local Architect to work for him to get my IDP. The first project I did for him I did by hand. He didn't mind because it was a residential project, but now he's got some commercial work for me, and it has to be produced in AutoCad. He's all concerned about DWG translation and such.
SO AM I.
But I told him "don't worry... a LOT of DataCad users consult with AutoCad users. I'm sure there is a system of translation that everybody uses."
SO, NOW I HAVE PURCHASED DataCAD 19, and am lost as a goose looking at the screen, but it's coming around...
I have gathered one thing so far. I can set my import/export DWG dialog to "match AutoCad colors." Can I just leave it that way, and I just use his color scheme all the time? IOW, If I do that, would it be like just opening a drawing file without having to do anything special each instance for both him and me?
What other obstacles are out there for us to trip over? I think he's on AutoCad 2012.
I could use some ideas on this relationship.