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Excerpted from an article by Steve Palmer, posted on http://AxiomInt.com . To get a copy of the full article, please call 727-442-7774 extension 2223 or e-mail 2223@AxiomInt.com.

Are you often burdened with the task of manually inspecting multiple project design files in preparation for CAD standards inspections? Is it tedious for you to open up each project file, one by one, to check how well your drafting crew (or a subcontractor) complied with your drafting standards? How much time does this typically consume for each project -- hours, days, weeks?

How would you like to dramatically reduce the amount of time required to inspect and correct multiple design files? Like minutes rather than hours, days or weeks?

Axiom's CadExplorer technology (http://AxiomInt.com) allows you to instantly view and analyze MicroStation project data in ways never before possible. It allows you to display all elements in all files with infinitely flexible sorting and filtering so that you can easily see standards violations, errors and oddball departures which would never be spotted without CadExplorer technology.

First, CadExplorer automatically collects information from the project files you designate and then automatically maintains the information in a database, so project information is ready for immediate access at any time using CadExplorer.

When you start CadExplorer, project information is displayed in a spreadsheet-like grid. The grid displays one row for each element (line, circle, cell, text, etc.) in your design files.

For even a small project, CadExplorer's grid will typically contain thousands of rows -- one row for each element in the whole project. To keep all of this information under your control, CadExplorer provides tools, which make it easy to filter and sort project data exactly the way you need to see it.

For example, with just a couple mouse-clicks you can direct CadExplorer to group and summarize by level names used in all project design files.

This drag-and-drop action groups all elements under the level name on which they reside. This grouping allows you to instantly see oddball, non-compliant level names and find out exactly where they are being used.

This grouped view allows you to inspect all the level names in use by all design files in your entire project -- and you can see this instantly without even having MicroStation installed. From this grouped view, you can now click on the "+" sign next to a level name to display the elements which have been placed on that level.

When you double-click on a specific element, CadExplorer automatically opens the design file containing that element in MicroStation and zooms in on that element. You can then easily use MicroStation commands to delete or modify the few oddball elements that were revealed by CadExplorer.

Click CadExplorer's "Save SmartTab" tool to save this view -- all sorting and filtering is remembered. Your customized layout thereafter displays on the SmartTabs menu for handy reuse whenever needed!

That's Just the Beginning for CadExplorer.
This article illustrates just a few of the time-saving, unprecedented CadExplorer features you can use to group and summarize any important design file information you need to quickly find and view data in your project files.

Recent CadExplorer releases now include the ability to search and replace the content of text elements as well as work with both MicroStation and AutoCAD files. For a complete overview of CadExplorer, get a free on-line demonstration!

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