Search found 85 matches

Go to any site that advertises job for architects, for exasmple Craigslist, and what you will find is the term "architect" now refers to computer/software type engineers. We can no longer claim that ...

Rob,
Agreed, color highlights makes all the difference. ZBA members are especially bad at reading and understanding drawings, I have to explain things on the submittals to the other members very oft ...

Peter,
A couple of years ago a newly refurbished (by HP) 330 "fell" into my lap from a friend who had upgraded to the 430. As I did not need it and had no room for it I gave it to another friend (an ...

I am still using my old HP Designjet 330, 24 x 36 sheet feed, B & W only.
Now with a new mac and SN I will have to spring for X-rip and cable in the near future to run the thing. I use a 13 x 17 ...

HGI,
No, ordered the 20" with 4 GB ram ... had I waited a week I could have bought the 21.5", 3.0 ghz, 4MB for $100 less.. other than that not much of a difference that I can tell..

Just got my new IMac but passed up the magic mouse... looks pretty good though.

Years ago when I was doing project management I used a program call MacProject on an Mac SE under OS 6 & 7, I believe. It was incredibly easy to use and we used to manage all our project deliverl ...

I am actually considering the designjet 510 - $1795 + 325 for stand for 24" model; 2695 w/stand for 42" model. Comes with Mac driver & USB. Driver included and supported in Snow Leopard. Can als ...

John,
X-Rip does support the 330, although it needs a USB to parallel cable and Micro-enter is not sure what cable will work. Now I use the USB to parallel cable which came with Microspot graphic pa ...

One thing I have not tried yet and can't seem to find the answer to:
Will my trusty HP330 still work under 10.5, without XRip? Right now it is working fine under 9.2.2 with MacPlot stuff. I did not ...

John,
Sound like you came away OK with a little luck and work. I will still probally not get a Canon printer and the HP sounds pretty good.
Best of luck and thanks for the "heads-up".

$700!!! Good God. I remember when you got that printer and you recommended it to me as a good buy..I did not take your advice then duel to lack of work but now I am thinking of a new printer before ...

Here is an article that some may find interesting:

Article Link
http://www.aecbytes.com/viewpoint/2009/issue_47.html

Peter,
Yes, all of the above and mayb more, lots of perspectives here apparently. BIM can be building informatin model or building information management, depending how you want to slice it. Since ...

All this talk on BIM is getting pretty interesting..maybe time for a new thread as lots of feedback coming on both sides of the issue with PC ocassionally serving as a moving target. I think, for arc ...

Author	Message
Topic: Licensed Architects (US)
fred johnson Replies: 29 Views: 4236	Forum: PowerCADD Discussion Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 8:54 am Subject: Licensed Architects (US)
fred johnson Replies: 29 Views: 4236	Go to any site that advertises job for architects, for exasmple Craigslist, and what you will find is the term "architect" now refers to computer/software type engineers. We can no longer claim that ...
Topic: Large Format Printers
fred johnson Replies: 25 Views: 5953	Forum: PowerCADD Discussion Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 10:16 am Subject: Large Format Printers
fred johnson Replies: 25 Views: 5953	Rob, Agreed, color highlights makes all the difference. ZBA members are especially bad at reading and understanding drawings, I have to explain things on the submittals to the other members very oft ...
Topic: Large Format Printers
fred johnson Replies: 25 Views: 5953	Forum: PowerCADD Discussion Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 9:27 am Subject: Large Format Printers
fred johnson Replies: 25 Views: 5953	Peter, A couple of years ago a newly refurbished (by HP) 330 "fell" into my lap from a friend who had upgraded to the 430. As I did not need it and had no room for it I gave it to another friend (an ...
Topic: Large Format Printers
fred johnson Replies: 25 Views: 5953	Forum: PowerCADD Discussion Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 3:45 pm Subject: Large Format Printers
fred johnson Replies: 25 Views: 5953	I am still using my old HP Designjet 330, 24 x 36 sheet feed, B & W only. Now with a new mac and SN I will have to spring for X-rip and cable in the near future to run the thing. I use a 13 x 17 ...
Topic: New Magic Mouse
fred johnson Replies: 13 Views: 1893	Forum: PowerCADD Discussion Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 3:08 pm Subject: New Magic Mouse
fred johnson Replies: 13 Views: 1893	HGI, No, ordered the 20" with 4 GB ram ... had I waited a week I could have bought the 21.5", 3.0 ghz, 4MB for $100 less.. other than that not much of a difference that I can tell..
Topic: New Magic Mouse
fred johnson Replies: 13 Views: 1893	Forum: PowerCADD Discussion Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 9:45 am Subject: New Magic Mouse
fred johnson Replies: 13 Views: 1893	Just got my new IMac but passed up the magic mouse... looks pretty good though.
Topic: O.T. Project Management Software
fred johnson Replies: 0 Views: 499	Forum: PowerCADD Discussion Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 2:31 pm Subject: O.T. Project Management Software
fred johnson Replies: 0 Views: 499	Years ago when I was doing project management I used a program call MacProject on an Mac SE under OS 6 & 7, I believe. It was incredibly easy to use and we used to manage all our project deliverl ...
Topic: Canon iP710 and related printers
fred johnson Replies: 22 Views: 3080	Forum: PowerCADD Discussion Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 2:53 pm Subject: Canon iP710 and related printers
fred johnson Replies: 22 Views: 3080	I am actually considering the designjet 510 - $1795 + 325 for stand for 24" model; 2695 w/stand for 42" model. Comes with Mac driver & USB. Driver included and supported in Snow Leopard. Can als ...
Topic: Canon iP710 and related printers
fred johnson Replies: 22 Views: 3080	Forum: PowerCADD Discussion Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 11:27 am Subject: Canon iP710 and related printers
fred johnson Replies: 22 Views: 3080	John, X-Rip does support the 330, although it needs a USB to parallel cable and Micro-enter is not sure what cable will work. Now I use the USB to parallel cable which came with Microspot graphic pa ...
Topic: Canon iP710 and related printers
fred johnson Replies: 22 Views: 3080	Forum: PowerCADD Discussion Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 2:42 pm Subject: Canon iP710 and related printers
fred johnson Replies: 22 Views: 3080	One thing I have not tried yet and can't seem to find the answer to: Will my trusty HP330 still work under 10.5, without XRip? Right now it is working fine under 9.2.2 with MacPlot stuff. I did not ...
Topic: Canon iP710 and related printers
fred johnson Replies: 22 Views: 3080	Forum: PowerCADD Discussion Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 9:13 am Subject: Canon iP710 and related printers
fred johnson Replies: 22 Views: 3080	John, Sound like you came away OK with a little luck and work. I will still probally not get a Canon printer and the HP sounds pretty good. Best of luck and thanks for the "heads-up".
Topic: Canon iP710 and related printers
fred johnson Replies: 22 Views: 3080	Forum: PowerCADD Discussion Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 2:41 pm Subject: Canon iP710 and related printers
fred johnson Replies: 22 Views: 3080	$700!!! Good God. I remember when you got that printer and you recommended it to me as a good buy..I did not take your advice then duel to lack of work but now I am thinking of a new printer before ...
Topic: Future of PowerCADD
fred johnson Replies: 41 Views: 6173	Forum: PowerCADD Discussion Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 6:29 am Subject: Future of PowerCADD
fred johnson Replies: 41 Views: 6173	Here is an article that some may find interesting: Article Link http://www.aecbytes.com/viewpoint/2009/issue_47.html
Topic: Future of PowerCADD
fred johnson Replies: 41 Views: 6173	Forum: PowerCADD Discussion Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 9:21 pm Subject: Future of PowerCADD
fred johnson Replies: 41 Views: 6173	Peter, Yes, all of the above and mayb more, lots of perspectives here apparently. BIM can be building informatin model or building information management, depending how you want to slice it. Since ...
Topic: Future of PowerCADD
fred johnson Replies: 41 Views: 6173	Forum: PowerCADD Discussion Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 3:49 pm Subject: Future of PowerCADD
fred johnson Replies: 41 Views: 6173	All this talk on BIM is getting pretty interesting..maybe time for a new thread as lots of feedback coming on both sides of the issue with PC ocassionally serving as a moving target. I think, for arc ...