DataCore News
Industry Veteran Joins DataCore in Atlanta!

Based in the new Atlanta office of DataCore Technology, Trent Fox brings over 14 years experience in the field of Electronic Document Management. Fox was with Cyco Software for over 10 years where he held various management positions in Sales and Product Marketing. Fox will apply his in-depth product knowledge of AutoManager Meridian to propose custom solutions. His unique ability to understand the needs of medium- to large-sized businesses will promote the synergy with its customers that DataCore is well known for.

AM-Meridian Expanding at a Big Three Automaker!

Recently, one of the big three automakers, also a DataCore customer, decided to expand its use of AM-Meridian within corporate and additional locations. This decision was reached after extensive evaluation and comparison to an enterprise PDM system it already used elsewhere within the organization. As often happens, this company eventually determined that its enterprise system could not suitably address the unique requirements of their dynamic AutoCAD environment.

If your company is also trying to implement an enterprise document management system to manage AutoCAD drawings within engineering, contact us to learn about the landmines hidden in every project like this.

DataCore Hosts Seminar in Anchorage, Alaska!

Due to the considerable interest in AM-Meridian in Alaska, DataCore will host a seminar at the Sheraton hotel in Anchorage on April 16th. This seminar will show how to effectively manage CAD and related technical documents to increase productivity, improve communication, and reduce errors. Click here if you are interested in attending.

AutoManager News
AutoManager Meridian & Teamwork 2003 are Here!

The long-awaited AutoManager 2003 releases have shipped with all their promised features! Cyco Software is already planning their next incremental releases. Expect to see compatibility with AutoCAD 2004 in April - now that's fast! All AutoManager subscribers will receive these releases at no charge.

PowerUser Tip
Manage Hybrid Drawings Easier in Meridian 2003

AM-Meridian 2003 introduces a new Hybrid document type that can make managing hybrid drawings much easier than ever before. This new Hybrid document type isn't a replacement for custom document types that are defined in the Meridian Configurator, but is a new subtype which can modify any custom document type with new compound document capabilities. Adding these new capabilities is as simple as checking a checkbox in Configurator and defining the extensions that belong to the main part of the set and its subordinate parts.

Creating new hybrid documents is equally as simple. Just drag and drop two or more files that make up a hybrid set into PowerUser and Meridian will recognize the corresponding hybrid parts by their extensions and create a hybrid document representation in the current view.

A hybrid drawing's parts displayed in Meridian 2003

Hybrid drawings can also start out as just one file too. After the main part of a hybrid document set has been created, the user can later drag-and-drop another part of the set into PowerUser and Meridian will recognize that it could be part of a hybrid set and offers to attach it to the existing part. The figure below shows the context menu that appears when dropping 08593001.CAL into the folder.

Attaching a new hybrid part to an existing drawing

Hybrid parts can also be detached from their main part, and they can be edited independently of their main part. Hybrid document main parts can also be searched for on the new IsHybrid property. Overall, the new hybrid document type in Meridian 2003 is a big step forward in making hybrid documents easier to control and well worth taking advantage of. 

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