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New User Orientation and How-to Webinars Available
02/08/2008 – 11:08 am | Comments Off

We are pleased to offer our clients two new series of webinars this year.  The first one is the User Orientation Webinar Series.  This series consists of four sessions that run Tuesday through Friday of …

Speakers in SI 5
02/08/2008 – 11:07 am | Comments Off
Speakers in SI 5

The subject of how to deal with speakers always seems to come up when new clients begin using our software.  The question being, do you enter speaker pricing for a pair of speakers or for …

Errors Associated With Quicklinks
01/30/2008 – 4:23 pm | Comments Off
Errors Associated With Quicklinks

If you receive this error when attempting to open Quicklinks in your SI5 -
Description: Could not load file or assembly ‘Interop.QuickLinks,Version=2.0.0.0,Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=15fb7b3e370e8a6a’ or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.

Details: …

Process Dealer Services Group develops an online workshop for building an Engineered Database in SI5
01/24/2008 – 10:56 am | Comments Off

D-Tools Certified Partner, Process Dealer Services Group has developed an online workshop for building an Engineered Database in SI5.  Process owner Kevin Mikelonis states, “If you want to build efficiency, consistency, and a logical structure …

Using Layers in Visio
01/24/2008 – 10:18 am | Comments Off
Using Layers in Visio

Effectively using layers in Visio can allow you layout multiple systems on one drawing page and then toggle between turning layers on/off depending on who is viewing the drawing.  This could allow you …

Conceptualizing and Producing AutoCAD prototypes
01/23/2008 – 6:27 pm | One Comment

As the AutoCAD Product Engineer at D-Tools, for the past few months I have been working on a project we called the AutoCAD Schematic Drawing Prototype. The development team under the leadership of our CTO, …

Wire in SI 5 – The Basics
01/23/2008 – 5:26 pm | Comments Off

How to deal with wire in SI 5 is one of the most common stumbling blocks for new clients. SI 5 gives you many options for wire and if it only takes one option being …

Troubleshooting 101
01/22/2008 – 12:09 am | Comments Off

I’ve been troubleshooting software for around 6 years now. My first job out of college was as a Technical Support Specialist for an accounting firm in Gainesville, FL. I was originally pursuing a …

Speakers in SI 5
01/18/2008 – 11:33 am | Comments Off
Speakers in SI 5

The subject of how to deal with speakers always seems to come up when new clients begin using our software. The question being, do you enter speaker pricing for a pair of speakers or for …

Accessorizing Your Bottom Line
01/15/2008 – 11:15 am | Comments Off
Accessorizing Your Bottom Line

Accessories are often under utilized and can make an impact on your bottom line. Quite commonly we accessorize our products with must have items that we need for the install but we leave it at …

Using Layers in Visio
01/12/2008 – 3:02 pm | Comments Off
Using Layers in Visio

Effectively using layers in Visio can allow you layout multiple systems on one drawing page and then toggle between turning layers on/off depending on who is viewing the drawing. Layers allow you to have just …

Configuring a Database to Accommodate Custom Length Interconnects
07/25/2007 – 4:28 pm | Comments Off
Configuring a Database to Accommodate Custom Length Interconnects

Configuring a Database to Accommodate Custom Length Interconnects
By Heather Mikelonis
System integrators have discovered the benefits of building custom interconnect cables during the rack build phase of system construction using bulk cable and compression connectors.  This …