Tuesday, January 16, 2006

 

The team at Advanced Planning Technologies, Inc. would like to wish you, your staff and your families a very happy and successful New Year!

 

The APT Client eUpdate brings you timely and critical user information to expand your knowledge of OnRequest™ and facility management issues.

We also urge you to let us know if you have topics to publish in the APT Client e-Update; please e-mail us with your suggestions.

 
In this issue...
  • NetRequest™ Update
  • More about PlanRequest™
  • Our website, onrequest.info has been redesigned - complete with new demonstrations of PlanRequest™ (now available!) and NetRequest™ (coming soon).
  • FAQ of the month:
    "How do I make a CAD drawing from my OnRequest™ Master Project?"
  • How to get OnRequest™ support

 
NetRequest™ Update

Development is going very well and beta testing with an advanced OnRequest™ user is on track for next month. Availablility to our current OnRequest™ customers will follow shortly thereafter. Read more about NetRequest™ and view our online demo!

 
OnRequest.info has a new look!

APT has gone through a lot of changes and has a bright future with our expanded product suite... and to showcase that we've recently completed a major re-design of our website.

You'll still continue to find tutorials, updates and tips on onrequest.info, but be sure to check the site out to see what's fresh at Advanced Planning Technologies, Inc.

 

 

What is PlanRequest™?

PlanRequest™ delivers both reliable storage oragization to safe-guard your valuable blueprints and specifications, and an intuitive viewer to quickly access your information.

PlanRequest™ will give you the capability to view your drawings as they have been archived, make mark-ups and note instructions, print for staff, and lastly, export to the common PDF format to deliver to architects, engineers and contractors. PlanRequest's tools are unparalleled- they are easy to use and far more extensive than what Adobe Acrobat offers. This plan viewer / markup tool will be an integreated component of NetRequest™, coming soon from Advanced Planning Technologies, Inc.

 

The PlanRequest™ system also allows multiple users (of your choosing) to access prints whenever they're needed. No more digging through musty prints or spec books hoping you'll find what you need.

Please call us today for a live demonstration of PlanRequest™ - 608.785.7077 or email treed@apt-cafm.com.

Take an on-line peek at PlanRequest and learn how we can begin implementation today!

 
FAQ of the month:

"How do I make a CAD drawing from my OnRequest™ Master Project?"

This is one of the most "popular" questions we get - "our architect would like to utilize our as-built CAD from OnRequest, but I don't know how I can extract it?"

It's a lot easier than it sounds - OnRequest™, while very data-intensive, can act just like any other powerful CAD tool; you can make a DXF or DWG file within seconds.

With your drawing open, turn on just the layers you need - usually walls and details.

Go to the File pulldown and select "Save Drawing as File..."

Then select navigate to where you'd like to save the new file, enter a name for the file and choose the file extension you need. Click "Open" to save the new file:

That's all there is to it! Most architects can import any DWG or DXF file into AutoCAD or similar drafting software. Similarly, APT can import these formats as well.

**Note: Remember the difference in file formats when exporting your OnRequest drawings. VECTOR drawing formats include EMF, DWG, DXF and EPS. These files are composed of mathmatically calculated lines and can be re-scaled without losing the drawing's integrity.

RASTER images are composed of pixels and include JPEG, GIF, TIF and BMP. Raster images do not neccessarily re-scale very well but are great for depicting images with different shades of color, like photographs.

You'll nearly always want to export a Vector file type when working with architecturally-based drawings.

 
Getting around on the OnRequest™ web site:

If you are new to OnRequest™ or an old "pro" ready to add some tools to your skill set, our web site is a good place to start.

We're building a database of your support questions, facility management issues and an FAQ database which are at your fingertips, 24/7.

Already available on our web site:

  • OnRequest™ FAQ
  • Demos
  • A catalog of the Features of OnRequest™
  • A Glossary of OnRequest™ and Facility Management Terms
  • Numerous Tutorials - frequently updated and based on YOUR support calls

 
OnRequest™ Support information:

You can access OnRequest™ Support in a variety of ways:

  • Via e-mail: support@apt-cafm.com
  • Via phone: 608.785.7077
  • Via mail: Advanced Planning Technologies, Inc. 319 Main Street, Suite 400, La Crosse, WI 54601

 

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