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[![Workstation Minimums for 2022 and Beyond](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/AdobeStock_110304876.jpeg)](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/workstation-minimums-for-2022-and-beyond) [Upgrade](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/upgrade), [CAD workstations](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/cad-workstations), [CAD](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/cad), [CAD Management](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/cad-management), [Robert Green](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/robert-green), [CAD Manager](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/cad-manager), [Education](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/education) ## [Workstation Minimums for 2022 and Beyond](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/workstation-minimums-for-2022-and-beyond) ![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) Jul 27, 2022, 5:10:00 AM One of the most asked questions I continue to receive from CAD managers is, “What are the minimum... [Read more](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/workstation-minimums-for-2022-and-beyond) [![You've Got to Have a Plan](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/AdobeStock_52251742.jpeg)](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/youve-got-to-have-a-plan) [CAD](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/cad), [CAD Management](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/cad-management), [Robert Green](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/robert-green), [CAD Manager](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/cad-manager), [Education](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/education) ## [You've Got to Have a Plan](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/youve-got-to-have-a-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) Jul 13, 2022, 5:09:00 AM Sometimes I marvel at how many things CAD managers must handle on a day-to-day basis. Dealing with... [Read more](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/youve-got-to-have-a-plan) [![Overhead Bad — Billable Good](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/AdobeStock_422743331.jpeg)](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/overhead-bad-billable-good) [CAD](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/cad), [CAD Management](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/cad-management), [Robert Green](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/robert-green), [CAD Manager](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/cad-manager) ## [CAD Manager Job Security: Overhead Bad — Billable Good](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/overhead-bad-billable-good) ![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) Jun 22, 2022, 5:09:00 AM Over the years that I’ve written The CAD Manager’s Newsletter, one thing has remained constant —... [Read more](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/overhead-bad-billable-good) [![CAD Manager’s Column: Introducing Python for CAD](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/2022_Cadalyst/2022_CADProgrColumn/061522_CADPROG/CADProgramming-450.jpeg)](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/introducing-python-for-cad) [AutoCAD](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/autocad), [General CAD](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/general-cad), [Programmming](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/programmming), [Python](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/python) ## [Introducing Python for CAD](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/introducing-python-for-cad) ![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) Jun 15, 2022, 1:46:00 PM Of all the programming options available to CAD programmers, one of the more intriguing is Python.... [Read more](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/introducing-python-for-cad) [![To Stay on Top of Tech — Read More](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hubfs/AdobeStock_189848388-450.jpeg)](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/to-stay-on-top-of-tech-read-more) [CAD](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/cad), [CAD Management](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/cad-management), [Robert Green](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/robert-green), [CAD Manager](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/cad-manager), [Education](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/education) ## [To Stay on Top of Tech — Read More](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/to-stay-on-top-of-tech-read-more) ![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) Jun 8, 2022, 5:08:00 AM The last few years have been stressful for CAD managers as the pandemic forced work-from-home... [Read more](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/to-stay-on-top-of-tech-read-more) [![CAD Manager Chronicles, Episode 1: Communication](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/CAD%20Manager%20Chronicles%20(300%20%C3%97%20250%20px).jpg)](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/cad-manager-chronicles-1-communication) [CAD](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/cad), [CAD Management](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/cad-management), [Robert Green](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/robert-green), [CAD Manager](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/cad-manager), [Communication](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/communication) ## [CAD Manager Chronicles, Episode 1: Communication](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/cad-manager-chronicles-1-communication) ![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) Jun 3, 2022, 5:08:00 AM Introducing Cadalyst's new CAD Manager Chronicles video series from CAD Management Expert Robert... [Read more](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/cad-manager-chronicles-1-communication) [![How did our Data Management](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/2022_Cadalyst/2022_CADManager_Column/052522_CADManager/AdobeStock_55133117.jpeg)](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/how-did-our-data-get-so-messed-up) [CAD Management](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/cad-management), [Data Management](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/data-management) ## [How Did Our Data Management Get So Messed Up?](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/how-did-our-data-get-so-messed-up) ![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) May 25, 2022, 5:48:00 AM As we emerge from COVID, doesn’t it seem that two years of remote work would have made us all... [Read more](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/how-did-our-data-get-so-messed-up) [![The False Economy of Old Computers](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/AdobeStock_502349379-450.jpeg)](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/the-false-economy-of-old-computers) [Workstations](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/workstations), [Upgrade](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/upgrade), [CAD workstations](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/cad-workstations), [Laptops](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/laptops), [CAD](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/cad), [CAD Management](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/cad-management), [Robert Green](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/robert-green), [CAD Manager](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/cad-manager) ## [The False Economy of Old Computers](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/the-false-economy-of-old-computers) ![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) May 11, 2022, 5:10:00 AM As offices have gone back to normal operation, I’ve been visiting clients just like I did before... [Read more](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/the-false-economy-of-old-computers) [![Back-to-Basics Boot Camp: Don’t Make These Mistakes](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/2022_Cadalyst/2022_CADManager_Column/AdobeStock_298288180-450.jpeg)](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/back-to-basics-boot-camp-dont-make-these-mistakes) [CAD Management](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/cad-management) ## [Back-to-Basics Boot Camp: Don’t Make These Mistakes](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/back-to-basics-boot-camp-dont-make-these-mistakes) ![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) Apr 27, 2022, 6:53:00 AM I’m often asked, “What are the responsibilities of a CAD manager?” or, “What should I do to be the... [Read more](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/back-to-basics-boot-camp-dont-make-these-mistakes) [![](https://www.cadalyst.com/files/cadalyst/nodes/2022/79682/CADProgramming-320.jpeg)](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/dynamo-code-blocks-harness-advanced-features) [AutoCAD](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/autocad), [Programmming](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/programmming), [Dynamo](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/tag/dynamo) ## [Dynamo Code Blocks Harness Advanced Features](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement/dynamo-code-blocks-harness-advanced-features) ![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) Apr 20, 2022, 6:50:00 AM In previous articles, we explored the Dynamo environment and how to create AutoCAD objects using... 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