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SI 5 Visio Stencils – An Analysis
04/29/2008 – 4:24 pm | 4 Comments
SI 5 Visio Stencils – An Analysis

Working in Visio may be intimidating for some of you.  I was barely aware of Visio prior to starting with D-Tools.  I never had to do the flowchart thing in college.  Over the last four …

Building Your SI 5 Database Part II – Data Entry Methods
04/15/2008 – 3:53 pm | Comments Off
Building Your SI 5 Database Part II – Data Entry Methods

This article is a follow up to last month’s article: Building Your SI 5 Database Part I – Setting Expectations. The point of that article was to help you determine what fields are needed …

Difference in Plan Shape/Block Functionality Between Visio and AutoCAD
04/15/2008 – 1:36 pm | Comments Off
Difference in Plan Shape/Block Functionality Between Visio and AutoCAD

Plan Blocks in the SI 5 AutoCAD interface do not have the same functionality as Plan Shapes within Visio. Connections between Plan blocks in AutoCAD do not pass data to our Installation Reports. …

Navigate Efficiently With a Good Name
04/08/2008 – 11:40 am | Comments Off
Navigate Efficiently With a Good Name

Northwest 1st Street East.  Ever been in a town where street after street was named like that?  It is a bit unconventional for those of us who grew up in suburbs where winding, tree lined …

Building Your SI 5 Database Part II
04/08/2008 – 11:39 am | Comments Off
Building Your SI 5 Database Part II

This article is a follow up to last month’s article: Building Your SI 5 Database Part I – Setting Expectations. The point of that article was to help you determine what fields are needed to …

Elevation view in SI5
03/27/2008 – 12:52 pm | Comments Off
Elevation view in SI5

Overview video of the Elevation view in Si5.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMChA6MMcaQ

SI5 Visio Schematic View Video
03/27/2008 – 12:51 pm | Comments Off
SI5 Visio Schematic View Video

Overview video of the Visio schematic view in D-Tools SI5

SI5 Visio Plan Diagram Video
03/27/2008 – 11:57 am | One Comment
SI5 Visio Plan Diagram Video

Overview video of the Visio plan diagram page in SI5

Building Your SI 5 Database Part I – Setting Expectations
03/19/2008 – 4:38 pm | 3 Comments
Building Your SI 5 Database Part I – Setting Expectations

The biggest challenge to new users of SI 5 is building your database. There is no moving forward without a database of your products, period. Yes, it takes time. How long it …

Core Processes Part 1: Overview
03/14/2008 – 2:20 pm | Comments Off

This is the first part in a series of blog postings which will discuss the core processes undertaken by typical D-Tools customers. The purpose here is to get a high-level view of the things that …

Building Your SI 5 Database Part I
03/08/2008 – 11:33 am | Comments Off
Building Your SI 5 Database Part I

Building Your SI 5 Database Part I – Setting Expectations
The biggest challenge to new users of SI 5 is building your database.  There is no moving forward without a database of your products, period.  Yes, …

How To Draw Glass in Visio
03/08/2008 – 11:22 am | Comments Off
How To Draw Glass in Visio

Originally published here: http://www.visguy.com/2008/03/18/how-to-draw-glass-in-visio/
Today we’re going create a glass effect, using basic end-user features of Visio.
With a few simple techniques, you’ll be able to add pizzazz to your elevation drawings of windows, cabinetry, video monitors, …