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Article: Smarter… What Will Make Our Smart Grid Even Smarter?

Tuesday, September 21, 2010 8:14 No Comments

Have a look at this article in Utility Products detailing commentary from a variety of industry experts on advancing the intelligence and efficiency of the Smart Grid to an even greater degree in the coming years. What are your thoughts on this subject?

This was posted under category: Smart Grid

Article: GIS Helps Improve Gas Utility Operations

Friday, September 10, 2010 12:06 No Comments

Check out this article in Pipeline & Gas Journal from Danny Petrecca of Telvent highlighting the GIS experiences of NW Natural and CenterPoint Energy in the context of their gas utility operations.

This was posted under category: ArcFM Desktop, Designer Express, General

Square Butterfly, Round Manhole

Monday, May 10, 2010 5:51 1 Comment

When creating underground facilities through the Diagram Manager, the Configure and Create step only offers rectangular floors and walls. However, you can use the ArcFM Method for sketching – Features tab, Targets tab, Sketch – to place irregular shaped facilities, including…… CIRCLES!  You can then save these diagrams as favorites and reuse them easily.

This was posted under category: ArcFM Desktop, Conduit Manager

Webcast Follow Up: Server, Staker, Express, and Designer

Monday, May 3, 2010 4:48 1 Comment

Following the What’s New in ArcFM 9.3.1 webcast and in anticipation of the pending release of 9.3.1 SP1 slated for later this month, we’ve received a series of questions relating to product functionality and tasks. So, we’d like to take this opportunity to share these inquires with you (and their answers, of course). ArcFM Server [...]

This was posted under category: ArcFM Server, Designer, Designer Express, Designer Staker Tags:

Express v. Staker: Tale of the Tape

Thursday, March 11, 2010 12:40 No Comments

This brief demonstration provides an overview of the differences and benefits of using the new Designer Express and Designer Staker products. The focus is on login options, interface variables, sketch tools, print/report options, and the advancement of jobs. These products are new at 9.3.1, so come see how they can work for you!

This was posted under category: Designer Express, Designer Staker, Espresso Learning Tags: