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Who is talking about limiting software to autocad or limiting ourselves to working for firms?  The only limitation right now is the number of opportunities to enter the field. Not having the skill set that that is the primary function of most entry level positions is further limiting. What you can do once you get into the profession may not i…[Read more]

I don’t feel qualified to estimate how many hours students should spend on a software. LAs working in the academic field might have better advise than mine.

Though, when I read that you recommend 5-10hrs/week, over the cours of 4-6 yrs, I wonder what else you expect students to learn ? Someone previously talked of Cad monkeys, and I feel that’s…[Read more]

I think in an ideal world the LA professional bodies, the education institutions and a panel of LA’s should work together to determine what the requirements are for a particular region/city/country. They will obviously vary from country to country but possibly from city to city. This would maybe be an ideal outcome though probably hard to…[Read more]

You make a good point, though I feel you limit our profession to working in ‘firms’. This could be the majority of jobs, but by far not limited to that, at least not in Europe where planning and gov agencies hire lots of LAs that will not spend most  of their times on autocad.

Then, i will repeat that autocad is just one software amongst many,…[Read more]

Calico, I think you are right. The point that I was trying to make is that it appears that an AutoCAD station is going to be the first place to land when being hired at an entry level. I’m not saying that all have to be rock stars, but it is a mistake to bypass it as being insignificant while going through school. …. just like hand graphics…[Read more]

If my understanding of public space in India is correct, cows might actually not be the hardest animal to accommodate of those living in you rain garden.

Something tells me that humans will also live there, and could be appreciative of efforts done to alleviate a bit the hardships they endure :
– fruit trees
– toilets
– drinking water spots
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this would deter cattle alright, but forget about safety…

zombie palm (zombia antillarum)

Check out this link for info on Sheet Set Manager:  http://autocadinsider.autodesk.com/my_weblog/sheet_sets/.
The full guide is here: http://heidihewett.blogs.com/my_weblog/files/Sheets_Happen.pdf. These sites might also provide some answers to other CAD production questions, too.

As for SSM, I find it super useful. If you have ever had to i…[Read more]

Cows feeding on cows that people do not eat…. the mind boggles

Andrew, I think that there is a bit of a disconnect between what firms hiring entry level say that they want vs. the talent they actually acquire. Most firms hiring anybody advertise that they demand somebody fresh out of school who is a rock star in every category, from amazing design abilities to solid understanding of construction to…[Read more]

I guess it depends on your definition of “proficient” or “fluent”. From my experience I’ve not seen any new grads who are proficient to the point that they could start producing construction documentation from day one. I’m not an LA – I’m a CAD person working with LA’s. Part of it is learning their way around AutoCAD, part is learning what is…[Read more]

Look at the ASLA job postings. Like it or not, AutoCAD is, more often than not, the point of entry into this profession. Internships are not a company’s way to give back to the LA community. It is a way to fill a need in the office. That need is almost always about plan production. While most firms still create wonderful hand renderings, it is a s…[Read more]

I found what you need :
wiremesh topiary

Cows graze, and at the same time trim and maintain topiaries, which you shape to your fancy (mythology, cosmos, modern, classic…). You could even have cow shaped topiaries, fertilized and maintained by real cows. (mirror of culture on reality, while reality entertains culture)

Loads of karma…[Read more]

The situation is similar in Australia. The level of CAD knowledge that new LA graduates have varies wildly and those that are pretty competent are largely self taught.
I don’t think it’s reasonable to expect that the LA course will output LA’s who are also great at AutoCAD. LA is the primary focus of the course and so it should be. To also fit the…[Read more]

I’ve been using AutoCAD to produce LA documentation for more than 15 years – and I’m still learning new things almost every day. AutoCAD is a very complex software and it’s a matter of learning what works efficiently and also how decisions made at the commencement of documentation will affect you through the whole documentation process. 
Happy to…[Read more]

Feeding the cows is an interesting topic. I would love to see parks / urban sanctuaries created throughout the cities for cows. In my home country of NZ, in Auckland city we have urban parks on the many volcanoes with sheep grazing the grass. (As an example Google image search: One Tree Hill Auckland). In India Instead the cows roam the concrete…[Read more]

The classes are labs that run in duration of 2 to 3 hours a week.  The structure of the course is setup to where they watch videos to learn the basics before they come to lab and when they are in lab they apply it to some design problem.  They learn just enough to where if they wanted to learn more they could.  Resources are given to them so th…[Read more]

The amount of focus on each program varies.  For example an entire semester is dedicated to learning Civil 3D.  Where Premiere is a one day crash course.  Dreamweaver, a one day crash course, gives their students the ability to market their work.  The delivery of the content is in both video and written text to cater to different learning sty…[Read more]

All rendering is abstract representation but it has always been a bit baffling and amusing to me how that type of software is so enthralling to design/build firms (one I know of mixes it within a design package that still has hand-drawn plans). What a good description with the cards analogy lol!  I think it’s because although nothing will ever…[Read more]

I think there are no plants to deter cattle which also thrive in rain gardens and also are safe in public places. That is a very tight design parameter.