CADbloke does CAD
but not as you may know it
I design and document the installation and wiring for Broadcast Television facilities. I have been doing Broadcast System Design CAD since the late 90’s when I landed a dream backpacker job working for Formula One for a couple of seasons.
In my view, CAD drawings are more than just diagrams – they are the database of the entire installation. They are what once existed, what now exists and what will exist. That data can be mined and manipulated, collated and corrected, Extracted and implanted.
There are a lot of tedious and error-prone aspects of Broadcast System Design in AutoCAD. The biggest problem, in my humble opinion is keeping the information wrangled. The other huge problem is keeping track of where you are at and where you are going. Installation time is always the acid test of how good your documentation system and workflows are. There’s nothing like a dozen cranky wiremen to make you aware of this.
I’m (slowly but surely) working on a solution to this so stay tuned.
As you will see around this site, it’s not all CAD and numbers. I like to inject a little humour here and there but, rest assured, I take my CAD very seriously.
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