Named Views – Broken but not

Here i am back in the production world needing to get sheets out the door. So i start up sheet set manager and do that thing. And go along and start setting my views showing the different plan areas. So to do it to an exact scale, i draw some trusty rectangles and use them as boundaries for my views. I presume most of you are doing something like this already and may know about this problem.

http://screencast.com/t/8gxoxNBG

By the way, im working in civil 3d 2009 at the time. So in the view command, i choose NEW and then define the boundary; only it wont snap to the endpoint of the rectangle i drew. And yes, i checked to make sure the END osnap was set.  A good friend over at Microsol helped me out with a workaround to at least get the sheets out.  Here’s what we found…..

Autodesk licensing for the confused

There seems to be an recurring issue on the discussion boards about licensing for Autodesk applications. Currently you have 3 choices; standalone, multi-seat standalone and network. As firms try to save money, presumably resellers are mentioning the last option. They try to explain, you nod your head in agreement thinking I’ll the boards later for help….

How can network licensing save me money? Here’s the skinny;

It’s official!

Just a quick post about where i landed. I am now working at KlingStubbins in Philadelphia. What’s my job? Is it Support/Training like I did at Microsol? Is it Engineering like I did everywhere else?

It’s a little of everything so it seems. A little site / civil work, a little structural work, a little IT work and a little support work. Actually, the majority will be site / civil work, who am i kidding.

Also, i checked with the KS authorities and I’m cleared to blog. Only I have change the names and places, should they come up, to protect the innocent. 

Peace!

The results are in!

From the lowest point at the beginning of the month of March to the highest point at the beginning of April, i am now gainfully employed by a large A little e firm in Philadelphia.  I’ll be doing site civil as i always have, but they have also recruited me to help with civil IT applications as well as fill in as needed with the structural department doing the same sort of things….  If that was rambling, that’s because I’m delirious after so much uncertainty.

Oh, in case some may be wondering, I chose option 2 from the previous post.

To those that either reached out to help or offered some side work, thanks. It wasn’t a fun month but those conversations were very, very helpful. Thanks again! Like i said before, I will continue the blog, but the future certainly holds a different set of nutrients to feed the blog’s hunger.

To those looking for employment, dont give up hope. Definitely look at opportunities that aren’t typical. Most of my interviews and connections made were with firms I wouldn’t have remotely considered had it not been for such a bleak economy. My background is general site civil work. So those atypical firms were homeland security firms, environmental firms – along those lines.

OK, must take kids outside today. It is indeed a beautiful day in many ways!

On my way…

Busy day today. Feels like my day should be done but its only middle of the afternoon. To recap….

5:30am – Walk the dog

6am – Get dressed for interview

8:30am – Interview

11am – Back home from Interview, eat lunch and continue work on someones generous consulting offer.

12pm – Recieve my second job offer (which one is from morning interview) in 2 days. Now what do I do?

1:30pm – Take car for inspection, yes last minute I know.

Wait – Job offers? I thought this was a recession? At least that’s the premise for losing my job in the first place. So now I have 2 job offers. Both are very different markets that need civil site work. And i have to let them both know today. Both jobs are not short commutes, but i guess that’s the compromise in today’s market.

 

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I’m very thankful that i even have one offer, but two is simply amazing in less than a month of being job divorced.  Makes me want to break out into a Jim Carrey impression from the Mask…  “You love me, you really love me…”

OK, so that was over the top; an old movie reference with an old actor. Guess I’m getting older than i realize. Moving on, I’m not sure where either might take me, but i will continue to post at the Land Development Engineer blog. I am looking forward to what the future should bring!

New Free Application for Web Conferencing

 

Now that i have a little time, i was catching up with one of my favorite net shows, Diggnation. It’s a little show about the top news and selected stories from DIGG.com.

 

One of their sponsors was Dim Dim. Never heard of them until now. What the heck is it? If you use GoToMeeting or WebEx, its the same idea but is free! The free account allows a maximum of 20 people in the room while the Pro and Enterprise versions allow 100 and 1000 people, respectively. Attendees only need to download and install the browser app if they intend to share their desktop. Otherwise, it’s all self contained in the browser!

For those that support folks remotely, this can be a goodsend during the current economic downturn. Happy sharing!