05 Jan 2011 11 Comments
Since AutoCAD’s loading of functions operates with the premise of “last loaded wins” (i.e. if you have 2 utilities loading with the exact same function name, the last one to be loaded will be the one AutoCAD will recognize when executing a utility), it is important to understand a few things about how and where [...]
03 Jan 2011 7 Comments
Having been involved with various plant design software packages over the years, and watching the evolution of new platforms, features, buzzwords, etc., I constantly wonder “What’s next?” Over the years we’ve seen ADev Pro-Pipe and EDA Designer merge into Rebis AutoPlant, only next to be purchased by Bentley. CADCentre became AVEVA, PDS being outmoded and [...]
20 Dec 2010 2 Comments
Cloud Computing and Plant Design. Cloud computing is here and promises to change the landscape of how we do business. The name “Cloud Computing” means all the computing calculations and transactions happen not on our local workstations but out on the internet. This means we will no longer limited by our computing hardware and the [...]
08 Dec 2010 No Comments
So how do I sum this up. Epic, Surreal, Amazing, Incredible…they all fall short. So, perhaps I should just start at the beginning. Monday I arrived in Las Vegas Monday night around 11. I was hoping to meet up with Zortar, theMonk, awerning, and CADFileRefiner but everyone was a bit zonked so we opted to [...]
07 Dec 2010 1 Comment
I am honored that Autodesk has selected the davetyner.com community as an Outstanding Contributor to the entire Plant Industry Community this year. We received this award at the Autodesk University 2010 AEC mixer on Wednesday, December 1st after our Keynote. With me to accept the award were: Irene Radcliffe Joel Harris Brian Lister Aaron Werning [...]
05 Dec 2010 4 Comments
In my presentation at the Autodesk University Plant Keynote on December 1st in Las Vegas, I explained how a group of davetyner.com members called “The Krusty Krew” came together to create this monster in just 15 days. The keynote audience seemed very into it as I took them through each step leading up to the [...]
11 Nov 2010 No Comments
I am honored to say that Autodesk has asked me to be a keynote speaker at Autodesk University 2010! I will be speaking at the Plant keynote titled “Industry Keynote: Plant Design with a Suite Advantage” on Wednesday, December 1st @ 1:30 PM in “South Seas B” at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las [...]
