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[![Your Personal Learning Plan — Part 1](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/2023_Cadalyst/2023_CAD%20Manager/2023-02-22_CADMAN_507/AdobeStock_118009547.jpeg)](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/your-personal-learning-plan-part-1) [CAD Management](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/cad-management) ## [Your Personal Learning Plan — Part 1](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/your-personal-learning-plan-part-1) ![Picture of Robert Green](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/robert2.png?width=50&name=robert2.png) [Robert Green](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/author/robert-green) Feb 22, 2023, 5:23:13 AM As CAD managers, we spend our time training and assisting others so they can be productive. But,... [Read more](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/your-personal-learning-plan-part-1) [![CAD Manager's Column: Back-to-Basics Boot Camp: The Lowly Kickoff Meeting](https://www.cadalyst.com/files/cadalyst/nodes/2023/79717/AdobeStock_167858293-Mihai.jpg)](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/back-to-basics-boot-camp-the-lowly-kickoff-meeting) [CAD Management](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/cad-management), [Communication](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/communication), [Meeting](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/meeting) ## [Back-to-Basics Boot Camp: The Lowly Kickoff Meeting](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/back-to-basics-boot-camp-the-lowly-kickoff-meeting) ![Picture of Robert Green](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/robert2.png?width=50&name=robert2.png) [Robert Green](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/author/robert-green) Feb 16, 2023, 6:39:04 AM I’m often asked what are the basic, simple actions a CAD manager can take to get better results. Of... [Read more](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/back-to-basics-boot-camp-the-lowly-kickoff-meeting) [![ CAD Manager’s Column: More Fun with AutoLISP](https://www.cadalyst.com/files/cadalyst/nodes/2023/79724/CADProgramming-320.jpeg)](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/more-fun-with-autolisp) [AutoCAD](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/autocad), [CAD Management](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/cad-management), [General CAD](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/general-cad), [Programmming](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/programmming), [AutoLISP](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/autolisp) ## [More Fun with AutoLISP](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/more-fun-with-autolisp) ![Picture of Andrew G. Roe](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/2023_Cadalyst/2023_AEC_Civil_GIS_Columns/AndyRoe.jpg?width=50&name=AndyRoe.jpg) [Andrew G. Roe](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/author/andrew-g-roe) Feb 16, 2023, 5:45:00 AM In a previous article, we reviewed how AutoLISP can automate repetitive CAD tasks. Specifically, we... 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[Read more](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/what-management-really-wants) [![CAD Management Column: New Year, New Plan](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/2023_Cadalyst/2023_CAD%20Manager/2023-01-18_CADMAN_504/2023-01-18-CADMAN_NewYearNewPlan.jpeg)](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/new-year-new-plan) [CAD Management](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/cad-management), [CAD Manager](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/cad-manager), [Plan](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/plan) ## [New Year, New Plan](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/new-year-new-plan) ![Picture of Robert Green](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/robert2.png?width=50&name=robert2.png) [Robert Green](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/author/robert-green) Jan 18, 2023, 5:54:00 PM 2023 is now upon us and with global economies in a state of uncertainty due to high inflation,... [Read more](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/new-year-new-plan) [![CAD Manager Column: Rediscovering AutoLISP](https://www.cadalyst.com/files/cadalyst/nodes/2023/79704/CADProgramming-320.jpeg)](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/rediscovering-autolisp) [CAD Management](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/cad-management), [General CAD](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/general-cad), [Programmming](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/programmming), [AutoLISP](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/autolisp) ## [Rediscovering AutoLISP](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/rediscovering-autolisp) ![Picture of Andrew G. Roe](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/2023_Cadalyst/2023_AEC_Civil_GIS_Columns/AndyRoe.jpg?width=50&name=AndyRoe.jpg) [Andrew G. Roe](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/author/andrew-g-roe) Jan 10, 2023, 1:06:00 PM Over the past couple of years, we’ve covered a variety of CAD programming topics. We’ve seen how to... [Read more](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/rediscovering-autolisp) [![CAD Manager Chronicles, Episode 4: Making Upgrade Decisions](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/CAD%20Manager%20Chronicles%20Podcast/2023-01-CADCHRONICLES-4.png)](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/making-upgrade-decisions) [Upgrade](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/upgrade), [CAD Management](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/cad-management), [CAD Manager](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/cad-manager) ## [CAD Manager Chronicles, Episode 4: Making Upgrade Decisions](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/making-upgrade-decisions) ![Picture of Robert Green](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/robert2.png?width=50&name=robert2.png) [Robert Green](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/author/robert-green) Jan 9, 2023, 10:23:40 AM VIDEO: In this fourth episode of Cadalyst's CAD Chronicles, Robert Green discusses how best to make... [Read more](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/making-upgrade-decisions) [![Always Know Your Exit Plan — Follow this self-assessment to help you strategize your software contingency plans.](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/2022_CADManager_Column/2022-12-14_CadManager-503/AdobeStock_252052887.jpeg)](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/always-know-your-exit-plan) [CAD Software](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/cad-software), [CAD Management](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/cad-management) ## [Always Know Your (Software) Exit Plan](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/always-know-your-exit-plan) ![Picture of Robert Green](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/robert2.png?width=50&name=robert2.png) [Robert Green](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/author/robert-green) Dec 15, 2022, 12:26:00 PM We’ve all experienced a safety talk when waiting for our plane to take off, right? Despite the... [Read more](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/always-know-your-exit-plan) [![](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/2022_CADManager_Column/110922_CAD%20MAN/AdobeStock_413752530.jpeg)](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/cad-management-constants-upgrade-decisions) [CAD Software](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/cad-software), [Upgrade](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/upgrade), [CAD Management](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/cad-management), [CAD Manager](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/cad-manager) ## [CAD Management Constants — Upgrade Decisions](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/cad-management-constants-upgrade-decisions) ![Picture of Robert Green](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/robert2.png?width=50&name=robert2.png) [Robert Green](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/author/robert-green) Nov 9, 2022, 5:28:00 AM No matter what work you do or what kind of CAD/BIM/Modelling software you use to do it, you’ll have... [Read more](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/cad-management-constants-upgrade-decisions) [![CAD Management Constants: File Security](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/2022_CADManager_Column/102622_CADMan-501/AdobeStock_297839962.jpeg)](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/cad-management-constants-file-security) [Data Security](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/data-security), [CAD Management](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/cad-management), [CAD Manager](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/cad-manager), [Archive](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/archive) ## [CAD Management Constants: File Security](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/cad-management-constants-file-security) ![Picture of Robert Green](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/robert2.png?width=50&name=robert2.png) [Robert Green](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/author/robert-green) Oct 26, 2022, 5:30:00 AM In the 500th edition of the CAD Manager’s Newsletter I went over some constants — things that don’t... 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