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Dzan Ta is an Autodesk Certified Instructor and holds many certifications in multiple Autodesk products for the AEC industry.
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Dzan Ta is an Autodesk Certified Instructor and holds many certifications in multiple Autodesk products for the AEC industry.
For more videos, content and more from Repro Products, Inc.

Category Archives: Software

Dzan Ta is an Autodesk Certified Instructor and holds many certifications in multiple Autodesk products for the AEC industry.

For more videos, content and more from Repro Products, Inc.

Category Archives: Software

 
 
Dzan Ta is an Autodesk Certified Instructor and holds many certifications in multiple Autodesk products for the AEC industry.

For more videos, content and more from Repro Products, Inc.

Category Archives: Software

Dzan Ta is an Autodesk Certified Instructor and holds many certifications in multiple Autodesk products for the AEC industry.

For more videos, content and more from Repro Products, Inc.

Category Archives: Software

Dzan Ta is an Autodesk Certified Instructor and holds many certifications in multiple Autodesk products for the AEC industry.

For more videos, content and more from Repro Products, Inc.

Category Archives: Software

Dzan Ta is an Autodesk Certified Instructor and holds many certifications in multiple Autodesk products for the AEC industry.

For more videos, content and more from Repro Products, Inc.

Category Archives: Software

Dzan Ta is an Autodesk Certified Instructor and holds many certifications in multiple Autodesk products for the AEC industry.

For more videos, content and more from Repro Products, Inc.

Category Archives: Software

Are you still using a manual vehicle turn template to evaluate the movements of steered vehicles?  Many of our clients are.

As an Autodesk reseller for over 20 years, when a product comes along that specifically addresses our client’s needs, we want them to know about it.

A newer Autodesk product that does not get a lot of attention is Vehicle Tracking.  It makes it much easier to do swept path analysis, parking lot layout and roundabouts within AutoCAD software.

Our clients’ projects’ needs change throughout the design process.  Vehicle Tracking is created with an intelligent workflow.  You should not need to delete, start-over, or explode a vehicle path.  The simulations are stored within the .dwg file so you or anyone with Vehicle Tracking can re-visit the vehicle path, edit the geometry, and even check and change vehicle speed.

How accurate and easy is it for you to predict how a vehicle will navigate a parking lot?  Can large trucks maneuver through tight spaces and not drive over curbs?

Do you design with wasted space in order to ensure vehicle maneuverability?

One our clients’ favorite tools in Vehicle Tracking is the Grip Editing mode. Grips enables you to tailor the maneuver to a driver’s behavior.  How do you currently design for the driver of a large truck who needs to swing out wide to the left before making a tight right hand turn?

No one likes to have to do their work in in multiple software applications.   Vehicle Tracking has a tight integration with Civil 3D and AutoCAD.  With Civil 3D, it includes 3D surface tracking and native object creation.  Within Civil 3D, you can drive vehicles over surfaces and carry out ground clearance analysis checks in 3D.

Since you are working inside of AutoCAD or Civil 3D, you can connect the modeling and design processes.  This enables the reuse of preliminary design work in the detail design phase.  Also, because you are using Civil 3D or AutoCAD, you can easily consider safety factors interactively during the design process.  You can also use the integrated analysis and simulation tools to predictably evaluate movement.

Vehicle Tracking is an all-in-one product.  There are not a myriad of different modules that you need to buy to get the important features you need.  The all-in-one product concept allows users to not have to redo or import their work into different packages.  A great example is being able to record AVI movie files from within the product while you are selecting a path. It eliminates the need to copy path alignments or points.

If you want to learn more about Vehicle Tracking, call Repro Products at (678) 385-2185.  Also visit the events page of our website to see a listing of upcoming seminars and webinars on topics such as Vehicle Tracking: www.reproproducts.com/events.asp.

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Most of our clients’ questions about Autodesk software are around licensing. Should they have standalone or would they be better off to purchase a network license?  As an Autodesk reseller for over 20 years, Repro Products has guided many companies through the changes and growth of Autodesk licensing.  Recently the alternatives for acquiring Autodesk software have increased.  Clients now have options of not only Stand-alone or Network but Perpetual and Usage/Time models as well.
One of the first questions we get from a client is how do I know if Network licensing is right for our business?
  • Do you have 5 or more licenses? If yes, you should use Network Licenses.
  • Do you have less than 5 people needing to use the software but they are partial time users? If yes, you should use Network Licenses.
  • Do you have a one person design team but need to access it at the office or in the field or from home? No, a Stand-alone License with subscription covers that need.

Is Network Licensing Cheaper than Stand Alone? No and Yes

  • At the time of software purchase, Network Licenses are an additional cost. Examples of real cost savings are below:
o   Most clients who use design software rarely have all their software users using it 8 hours a day.  The majority of company’s design teams have project meetings, client meetings and field work, in addition to design/modeling time.  Since network licenses are based on a concurrent pool of licenses, typically a license per every user is not required. So money can be saved by not having to purchase a separate, individual license for every user.
o   A tremendous amount of time is saved managing the licenses.  With a network license, you can set up as many workstations as you need or want.  Hardware replacement is a constant part of today’s new office lifestyle and keeping track of all the serial numbers, past serial numbers and versions can quickly become a large time-consuming process.
Do you have to be connected to the server to access a network license?
  •   No, a user can check out/check in (borrow) a license

Are there different ways to set up a license server?
  • Yes, you can choose a single license server model or a distributed server model
    Can network licensing help me gain more control?
  • Yes, it can help you control license access several ways, including who and by what time.  You can create a report log, regulate how long a license can be used, reserve licenses for specific users or systems and control license recovery for idle products.

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Now that Repro Products is an Autodesk National Reseller and sells Xerox equipment, many of our customers do not know our background.  With a name like Repro Products Inc. (RPI), newer clients wonder how does that relate to what they do?  In 1979, Repro Products started as a reprographer.  In this, our first blog, join us for a brief walk down memory lane to see what has changed since 1979:
  •        The Bee Gees were topping the charts and Disco was King
  •     The Walkman represented the newest “gotta have it” technology
  •       A gallon of gas cost less than a dollar
In 1979, while nothing was coming between Brooke Shields and her Calvins, we were selling drafting supplies and were a blue printer.  It has been a long time since prints came out blue.  And a lot has evolved at Repro Products – it’s a good thing, or we would be a footnote to history like the 8-track tape.
Recognizing the need to change with our customers and technology, through the years we added products and services to align with advancements that affected our design and construction clients:
  • Our experience as a blue printer provided us with a unique perspective on engineering, architectural and construction industries and facilitated our move from selling drafting angles and tables into selling and supporting Autodesk Software.  We have now been an Autodesk reseller for over 20 years and are a Gold Partner and Autodesk Authorized Training Center.
  • Although we still do a lot printing for our clients, our print shop’s production services grew to incorporate digital services including managing plan rooms, metadata entry and data mapping.
  • Clients wanted to be able to print in their offices and on jobsites.  We became one of the South’s largest resellers of wide format equipment and service. 
In the last decade there was another shift — a larger demand for half-size prints.  Although printed on 11×17” paper, a half-size print requires more expertise from a printer than producing a regular office document.  Five years ago, we expanded our decades-long affiliation with Xerox and became a Platinum Xerox Agent providing multi- function and production devices that support not only our architectural and construction customers’ drawings but also the office staff and marketing teams (and production printers) from a wide variety of businesses throughout metro Atlanta.
One part of our business works diligently with our clients helping them make better BIM (Building Information Modeling) models.  The other part still prints 2D plans.  As the two worlds become closer and closer in technology, we changed from just being in architects’ and engineers’ offices to also being out with our construction clients on their job sites.  The experience of being in the field with our clients, working with them on projects they are trying to win and seeing the end results of jobs they pushed to make come together, we realized there were still some important solutions we needed to provide.
One large hole to fill was accurate building documentation.  Our clients need it to bid a project, plan it effectively, ensure it is being built correctly and to provide a more complete deliverable to their clients.  Everyone knows that as-built drawings are a myth.  And even with BIM-enabled construction sites, the need to ensure what is being built as it is being built is important.
We knew that 3D laser scanning was the answer to getting this vital documentation.  When choosing a 3D laser scanner manufacturer to align with, we needed the technology to be accurate, easy to use and travel ready.  We partnered with FARO because their scanners fit the needs for both our own services and our clients.  We offer the FARO line of 3D laser scanners as well as scanning services for those clients who do not want to do the scanning themselves.  We also rent scanners for those in between.
Just possessing accurate data is not enough, though.  We knew we had to own the proper data capture and use workflow.  Receiving data that is approachable and usable is vital to our clients’ success.  For our Autodesk software users, we train on how to actually use the data in the software.  Our non-design clients receive an accurate 3D image file that lets them move around, see and measure virtually but with real, accurate data.
So that is 36+ years of evolution in under 800 words!  Moving forward, our blogs will be specific to our lines of business so you can get timely information on just the subjects that interest you most: Autodesk software, 3D laser scanning, wide format printing and equipment and Xerox office and production equipment.  Check back here weekly to see what’s new.