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We are always listening to you.
SpecChecker product manager,
Eiren Smith, talks about its customer-driven enhancements
We have a very close relationship with our customers. Though
we produce general-purpose tools for MicroStation, we enhance
our tools to handle specific situations that you communicate
to us. Our relationship with our customers is very important.
To maintain it, we have to listen to you and give you what
you need.
When the MicroStation Today guys asked me to write an article
about our recent SpecChecker work, I told them, "It's
not a headliner." Translation: The work we've been doing
this year has not been to sell more copies of SpecChecker
in the short term - it has been to deliver even more value
to the customers we already have, benefiting everyone in the
long term. The editors of MicroStation Today said that was
just fine.
When we get a request for a new feature, we always ask, "How
many users will this help?" Giving the most help to the
greatest number of users is always at the top of the equation
when we are considering potential new features.
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Enhancements
Starting with one of the bigger enhancements in SpecChecker,
the tool that is used to create the list of design files to
process, AxiFLP, has undergone a dramatic improvement. Over
the last few MicroStation Today issues, we have talked about
AxiFLP often. AxiFLP is easier to use than ever and it now
supports drag and drop of files from Windows Explorer. It
is also faster at searching for files to process. AxiFLP is
making its way into products across Axiom's product line.
It has already been integrated into FileFixer, Title Block
Manager and now SpecChecker and RuleManager.
We also added new keywords for checking and reporting on working
unit settings, from positional units per sub-unit to the master
unit label for each file.
Also, we moved some of SpecChecker's functionality
into a DLL (Dynamic Link Library) in order to gain the benefits
of professional Windows debugging tools that are better than
what MicroStation alone provides. This allows us to find and
fix bugs and add new features faster, which is good for everyone.
A side effect of this is that SpecChecker is now considerably
faster in some circumstances.
We have made tons of carefully considered, subtle improvements
in the user interface to make the out-of-box experience as
smooth as possible for both new and experienced users. If
you are already a regular SpecChecker user, you will feel
the difference in time saved, even if you can't quite put
your finger on the exact changes.
Features and fixes
For more details on the changes we have made, please read
the "New Features and Fixes" section of your SpecChecker
Help file, available via Help | Contents from within SpecChecker.
Conclusion
If you are an experienced SpecChecker user, please
enjoy the changes we've made for you. If you are a new SpecChecker
user, please know that all the changes we've made for
our existing users are for you too. Because, in the long run,
helping our existing users helps everyone. Your road to CAD
standards compliance will be easier to travel than ever.
Call now!
For more information on SpecChecker
contact an Axiom MicroStation Consultant today! Call 727-442-7774
extension 9418 or e-mail 9418@axiomint.com.
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