{"id":2629,"date":"2016-03-22T09:05:20","date_gmt":"2016-03-22T16:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/?p=2629"},"modified":"2020-04-07T15:13:07","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T22:13:07","slug":"autodesk-cad-manager-center-best-practices-implementing-new-cad-software","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/autodesk-cad-manager-center-best-practices-implementing-new-cad-software\/","title":{"rendered":"Autodesk CAD Manager Center: Best Practices for Implementing New CAD Software. Like AutoCAD 2017."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new AutoCAD\u00ae release will\u00a0mean different things to different CAD managers, but there\u2019s one point you\u00a0all seem to agree on: Implementing new CAD software makes the daily grind a bit bumpier\u00a0than usual. Thankfully, Cadalyst columnist Robert Green has developed a short list of well-tuned\u00a0best practices for turning\u00a0the implementation process into one smooth ride. So sit down and read on. It&#8217;s clear sailing ahead.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"best-practices-for-implementing-new-cad-software\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cadmanager.autodesk.com\/software-management\/best-practices-implementing-new-cad-software\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Best practices for implementing new CAD software<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Read Robert\u2019s article and\u00a0get started on his eight-step guide for CAD implementation success.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Perform a trial deployment<\/li>\n<li>Target first projects<\/li>\n<li>Review\/modify standards<\/li>\n<li>Build a training plan<\/li>\n<li>Select the first trainees<\/li>\n<li>Create a phased implementation strategy<\/li>\n<li>Manage user and management expectations<\/li>\n<li>Go!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>This article was developed by the editors of Cadalyst\u2014purveyor of information, advice, and tips for CAD managers and users\u2014and is published in the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cadmanager.autodesk.com\/?_ga=1.175827170.1767636579.1453167869\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Autodesk CAD Manager Center<\/a>\u00a0with permission of the publisher.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2638\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dnngwl1yi\/image\/upload\/v1572908987\/autodesk-cad-manager-center-best-practices-new-cad-sw_08_hugqtg.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2638\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2638\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2638\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/autodesk-cad-manager-center-best-practices-new-cad-sw_08_hugqtg-300x257.jpg?cld_params=w_300\" alt=\"CAD manager and users implementing new CAD software. Autodesk CAD Manager Center.\" width=\"300\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/autodesk-cad-manager-center-best-practices-new-cad-sw_08_hugqtg-300x257.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/autodesk-cad-manager-center-best-practices-new-cad-sw_08_hugqtg.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2638\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ah, the pleasantries of implementing new CAD software&#8230;.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"inside-the-autodesk-cad-manager-center-the-adventure-continues\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cadmanager.autodesk.com\/?_ga=1.175827170.1767636579.1453167869\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Inside the Autodesk CAD Manager Center<\/a>: The Adventure Continues\u2026.<\/h2>\n<p>This is the eighth in a series of shout-outs to the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cadmanager.autodesk.co.uk\/\">Autodesk CAD Manager Center<\/a>. 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