Problem:

If you’ve ever had problems within AutoCAD, while using drawings with xrefs; then this is hopefully a step toward solving your miseries. Common symptoms of this effect are; slow processing speed, delayed response to command types, agonising movement of the cursor when adjusting viewports, etc, etc.

Knowledge:

“When a file contains excess scales, performance may be negatively affected. Eventually, the file may become unusable. To use the file, the extra scales must be removed” (www.cadtutor.net). There is a command type within AutoCAD that repairs affected files by removing these unwanted excess scales.

Procedure:

Have the drawing open in your AutoCAD application and then type the following command: ‘-scalelistedit’

Next it asks: Enter option? Type ‘R’ for Reset

Finally it asks: Reset scale list to defaults? Then type ’Y’ for Yes

Further tips:

It’s a good idea at this point to also Purge & Audit the drawing in order to optimise the file.

Simply type and hit enter for the following: ’PU’ for Purge - and then select ‘Purge All’ until nothing is left to purge. ‘AUDIT’ for audit - and then type ‘Y’ for yes when it asks if you want to Fix any errors detected.

Evidence-based best practice guidance on the design and layout of generic clinical and clinical support spaces for use in healthcare settings.

Publish date:  Jan 2010

Housing minister John Healey said the fee freeze would save developers £23 million this year, money which can be reinvested into new projects that will sustain the UK construction sector through what is predicted to be a stale year for the economy.

Announcing the freeze, Healey said: ‘At a time when investing in new developments is difficult, and when access to funding is hard, it would be wrong to increase the costs of developers who will help drive economic recovery.

‘I recognise that as we start to work through economic recovery, we need to do what we can to keep builders on construction sites and keep plans on the table.

‘It is important that we react to the economic circumstances and listen to the needs of people, industry and developers and we have done just that.’

From the Architects Journal 21 January 2010.

Approved Document G (Hygiene)

The new Part G (Hygiene) finally comes into force on the 6th April 2010 after being delayed from an original introduction on 1st October 2009.

The main points are; Changes to cold water supply requirements, hot water safety and the introduction of a new provision relating to water efficiency in new dwellings. See link here.

Chris Sneesby, some of us know of him through work, has set up a company making ‘Archipods’. The pods can be used for a variety of functions such as home office, leisure or play spaces. The archipod web site has more information and details www.archipod.co.uk