

The second toolset I make great use of is Map 3D. With Raster Design, you can convert raster linework to AutoCAD linework or AutoCAD linework to raster linework with just a few clicks. All of this is done easily without leaving AutoCAD (or your chosen industry-specific toolset). This can be anything from scans that have distorted XY axis to images you need to crop or despeckle. With Raster Design, you can correct many of the most common issues encountered with such raster images. The Raster Design toolset is one we consider critical for anyone who needs to incorporate scanned details or as-built into their plan sets. Two of our personal favourites here at Cadspec are the Raster Design and Map 3D toolsets. One new productivity study designed by Autodesk and commissioned to an independent consultant found the same design tasks were completed up to 95%* faster on average using the Electrical toolset (depending on user expertise level with the Electrical toolset software and based on experience and training). Simply put you can be much more productive with the toolsets. Only AutoCAD offers seven industry-specific toolsets with benefits for users across most industries. Although it does an outstanding job at those functions, today’s AutoCAD offers much more-especially with the addition of toolsets. Many think of AutoCAD as just a 2D and 3D drafting tool. This post outlines the features and functions that best allow our CAD manager customers to achieve just that. Whatever the specific facility, we define CAD management as the intersection of people, process, and technology. Sometimes that’s realised as a button you can click inside the software, and other times it’s about sharing ideas and knowledge.

You want to find ways to help the teams you support to be better. As a CAD manager, your principal focus is simple.
