topic Re: predefined company standards vs templates in Project data & BIM

predefined company standards vs templates

Anonymous — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:30:29 GMT

Can anyone tell me the advantages of loading "predefined company standards" at installation over say creating a template file with the desired chatacteristics and using this as the default template for new projects, any advice or suggestions always appreciated!

Thanks

Re: predefined company standards vs templates

Laszlo Nagy — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:18:30 GMT

These Installer options appeared in AC 9. If you have AC9, check the IMPROVED INSTALLER OPTIONS section in the New Features Guide.PDF file. There is detailed description about these options.

On AC12, there is the 02 AC 12 Getting Started.PDF file, which contains similar information under section Create Installation Package for Predefined Company Standards.

Re: predefined company standards vs templates

TomWaltz — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:47:09 GMT

I think all that option does is copy a custom Work Environment and Template to the local machine.

The down side is that if you ever modify your company template, you would have to re-copy them to every individual machine. It usually easier to just keep your template on a central server.

Re: predefined company standards vs templates

Link — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 06:11:00 GMT

According to GS:

With ArchiCAD 9 it is now possible for CAD Managers to create
office-standard installation packages. The installation will run
automatically without any interference from the user. The CAD
Manager can create User Profiles to be used office wide, complete
with User Preference Settings, Keyboard Shortcut Schemes,
customized menu structure, etc. He can set locations for special
folders, such as Temporary and Cache Folders and Template Folders.
He can create DXF-DWG Translators to be used office-wide. He can
set office libraries to be loaded from shared network locations.
Using all the above options, he can create a custom ArchiCAD Install
package for his office to use.

Too bad if you have a female CAD Manager I guess...

Cheers,
Link.

Re: predefined company standards vs templates

Laszlo Nagy — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 08:56:31 GMT

Link wrote:
According to GS:

With ArchiCAD 9 it is now possible for CAD Managers to create
office-standard installation packages. The installation will run
automatically without any interference from the user. The CAD
Manager can create User Profiles to be used office wide, complete
with User Preference Settings, Keyboard Shortcut Schemes,
customized menu structure, etc. He can set locations for special
folders, such as Temporary and Cache Folders and Template Folders.
He can create DXF-DWG Translators to be used office-wide. He can
set office libraries to be loaded from shared network locations.
Using all the above options, he can create a custom ArchiCAD Install
package for his office to use.

Too bad if you have a female CAD Manager I guess...

Cheers,
Link.

Just for me, the avid and perpetual English learner: Would you have to use "they" in this case instead of "he"?
The reason I am asking is because I wrote it, but don't tell anybody.

Re: predefined company standards vs templates

Link — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 08:59:35 GMT

I'm sure they'd prefer 'Sir or Madam', but 'they' would work!

Cheers,
Link.

Re: predefined company standards vs templates

Laszlo Nagy — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 09:04:00 GMT

Link wrote:
I'm sure they'd prefer 'Sir or Madam', but 'they' would work!

Cheers,
Link.

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind.
We have a saying in Hungarian which translates into English something like this:
"A good priest learns till his dying day."
Same with me and English language.

Re: predefined company standards vs templates

Link — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 09:18:08 GMT

Well Father, sounds like you're doing pretty well to me.

Cheers,
Link.

Re: predefined company standards vs templates

Laszlo Nagy — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 09:35:41 GMT

Link wrote:
Well Father, sounds like you're doing pretty well to me.

Cheers,
Link.

Re: predefined company standards vs templates

TomWaltz — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:48:17 GMT

It's grammatically correct to say "he or she". Since you are only referring to one person, "they" is incorrect.

A lot of people use "they" because it's less speaking/writing.

Re: predefined company standards vs templates

Laszlo Nagy — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 19:45:11 GMT

TomWaltz wrote:
It's grammatically correct to say "he or she". Since you are only referring to one person, "they" is incorrect.

A lot of people use "they" because it's less speaking/writing.

Thanks Tom, that clears it up.
I have seen "he or she" or even "s/he" or something like that in writing, but heard "they" many times in spoken English. Actually, I never quite understood before why they always switch from "he" to "they" in the middle of a sentence.
But if I correctly recall my university years, the official Oxford British English we were taught was always "he or she".

Thanks again guys for the English lesson, I am always eager to learn.

Re: predefined company standards vs templates

schagemann — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:14:25 GMT

hello everyone,

i know this is a rather old threat, but still it is the closest that i have found relating to my tip & question...

on mac's you can actually create an 'alias' to a template file on a central server in:

~/Library/Application Support/Graphisoft/ArchiCAD Templates

resulting in the template loaded in AC's startup dialogue.

obviously this extremely handy in terms of template management, thus i am wondering why is this seemingly (from the posts above and our own tests) not possible on windows systems?

ds.