Engineering
Use the Tables in AutoCAD!
To all of you old-school AutoCAD users, there’s a feature called TABLES now. Use them, embrace them, and thank me later.
My Company’s 2008 Group Photo
A group picture of all the engineers at my job. Just in case you were wondering what I look like at work.
Recognition for my Dad
A video of my Dad getting recognition for his work on the worldwide standardization of shore-to-ship power.
SuperScript
When you can’t find an easy fix to your AutoCad (a simple plugin, button, or command), SuperScript will rescue you. SuperScript is the ultimate efficiency tool. Never go through a repetitive process again.
ToolPac
One of the most essential set of tools ever for AutoCAD users. Guaranteed to make you a more efficient designer.
XL2CAD
An awesome tool to link and import your Excel spreadsheets into AutoCAD. You can make the spreadsheet in your drawing look exactly like it does in Excel or you can make it look exactly like you drew it by hand in AutoCAD. Highly recommended.
The California PE Exam: How to Choose a Calculator
You may not give much thought to choosing a calculator, but you should! This final part of my PE exam articles will discuss this subject. Read it to find out which one you should use, especially the electrical engineers.
The California PE Exam: How to Study Effectively
Some of the more common reasons why people have a hard time with the PE exam. Do what you can to not fit into one of these categories!
The California PE Exam: Study Books to Use and Avoid
The books to consider when studying for the Electrical PE. Warning: most of them suck.
The California PE Exam: Overview
I’ve posted my opinions about the PE exam in engineering forums in the past, so I felt it might be useful to talk about it here. For those of you not familiar with the California PE Exam, it stands for “Professional Engineer” and it is a licensing exam that some engineers need.