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PDF Editing, Sharepoint and ECM for the AEC Industry

Carol Hagen

Everyday PDFs are instrumental in the construction conversation to show mark ups on Microsoft Office documents, interactively draw on tablet PCs and then share these PDFs on Servers. Create PDFs from any CAD or Windows file.” It then sets a pointer to the document in the ECM where the original document resided.

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How Architectural and Engineering Firms Convert Thousands of Files to PDF Quickly

Carol Hagen

If you create in AutoCAD, Solidworks or Microsoft Office you may need to publish your documents to PDF for distribution purposes. This can be a full time job if you generate 1000′s of documents monthly. DWFs and large format, Microsoft office and CAD files all can be published to PDF for distribution.

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Construction Collaboration: PDF Secrets Part 1 – Estimating Takeoff

Carol Hagen

Even with the Microsoft Office 2010 release that gives you the ability to convert documents to PDF built-in, it’s lacking when it comes to collaboration for the AEC Industry. What PDFs do best is share documents in a format that everyone can access. What PDFs do best is share documents in a format that everyone can access.

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Construction Management and Quickbooks

Carol Hagen

As your contracting firm grows your needs typically outgrow what you can do with Microsoft Office so where’s a GC to turn? They were the first to embrace the API’s available with Intuit and have managed to address everything but BIM and CAD needs for the small to mid-sized construction company.

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Stay HOME – Learn BIM: Days 1 and 2

DebunkTheBIM

You don’t need to be BIM literate to benefit from following my tips, not even a CAD user. Unless you already had a home office, you took something home from your usual office, to enable you to continue working. As in, Microsoft Office Word document. You are working from home, wherever that is.

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Bluebeam Tutorial: How to convert Outlook emails to PDF

Carol Hagen

The problem with Outlook is that the archive option keeps it stored inside Outlook…not an easy place to find documents or review them. You can convert a single email, multiple emails or an entire folder of email (in bulk) and if you want, have all the documents password protected or stamped “as Archived on date” if you wish.

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Autodesk Expands Learning Resources to Boost Digital Skills of Construction Teams in the Office, Trailer and Field

Autodesk Construction Cloud

The program’s benefits enhance BIM and CAD training efforts at current training sites and allow new sites to offer enhanced training initiatives with Autodesk technology. Project-ready professionals need to be adept at using technology on the jobsite and in the trailer, as well as in the office. © 2022 Autodesk, Inc.