SCCS Success

It is with great pleasure that I can declare that the SCCS (Southern California CAD Summit) was a great success. I instructed 3 classes on AutoCAD Electrical, and the audience was very enthusiastic about the material covered and the latest version of the software (2007).

The titles of the classes where the following:
1-Schematic creation tools and error checking.
2-New component libraries and their customization.
3-New point to point schematic tools and report generation.

In these classes I covered such tools as the new connector command and the improved wire tool, improvements on the point to point schematic creation arena. Also, we covered the new P&ID, Pneumatic and hydraulic libraries. We created some new schematic symbols ("Intelligent blocks"), some new catalog entries and even some new manufacturers. Best practices for snap where discussed, as well as an overview of "Projects".

I found it very rewarding to take questions and discuss with the attendees, how AutoCAD Electrical 2007 can help them in their day to day electrical control's design projects. I had people from various design fields, from defense contractors to single user consultants. The knowledge level was from beginner to mid user level. A few of them where still using “Vanilla” AutoCAD to design control systems.

I look forward to next year's SCCS.