We’ve all seen someone doing site layouts in Excel, with column widths set equal to row heights and every box representing a square inch. One of my friends and Operations VPs called this extremely painful method of doing drawings “Sad CAD.” He’s right: It is sad! So why do people do it, and what can
SadCAD vs PowerPoint: Should You Do Layouts in Excel or Powerpoint With SimpleDim? Read Post »
Sometimes you want to find the area of a shape in Powerpoint. Unfortunately, Powerpoint alone offers limited options for doing this. You will have to get out a calculator and a ruler and maybe some old geometry formulas! Why would you need to find an area? There are many reasons. Most of them have to
How To Measure Area Of A Shape In Powerpoint Read Post »
Sometimes you need to measure the distance between two points in Powerpoint. Further complicating things, sometimes that distance needs to be scaled to something in real life. So instead of getting Powerpoint Scale inches, you want real units, like feet, meters, miles, or inches. Uh oh! Powerpoint is the most commonly used presentation tool out
How To Measure Scaled Distance Between Two Points In Powerpoint Read Post »
There’s a time for using Powerpoint Add-Ins like SimpleDim, and a time for using CAD tools like AutoCAD for your drawings and diagrams. AutoCAD (or more broadly CAD tools) are powerful drawing aids for creating plans and diagrams. But they’re not for everyone all the time. CAD has a learning curve, and licenses for AutoCad
PowerPoint + SimpleDim vs CAD: When You Should Use Each Read Post »
Users of Powerpoint and Excel can speed up their tool usage dramatically, and SimpleDim is no different: you can use KeyTips to make your drawings faster. Much faster. Maybe not as fast as an experienced Autocad operator who can type whole commands and do in-line dim updates, but you’ll definitely see an advantage over clicking!
Speed Up Drawing In SimpleDim With KeyTips Read Post »
We built SimpleDim to help fill gaps between Powerpoint and CAD for non-technical users. But it’s not AutoCad, it’s in PowerPoint. What can it do? Use Cases For SimpleDim: Dimensions We started SimpleDim with a very Simple objective: Be able to find real-world Dimensions of something on a slide. This was supposed to be something
Powerpoint Add-In SimpleDim: Use Cases For CAD -Lite In PowerPoint Read Post »
SimpleDim is a Powerpoint add-in helps you create dimensioned, scaled drawings in Powerpoint. However, unlike CAD software, PowerPoint has some limitations on its canvas dimensioning. Understanding those is critical to get the results and detail you need out of your drawing. So let’s take a look at those limitations and what to do about them.
Sizing Slides and Scales For Drawings With SimpleDim Read Post »
SimpleDim is a PowerPoint plug-in that extends CAD-lite functionality to Powerpoint, enabling you to bring precision diagramming and drawing tools to your presentations. It is ideal for operations managers and teams, engineering communication to stakeholders, sales presentations, and teachers who need some CAD functions but don’t need the cost or learning curve of AutoCad or
SimpleDim Turns Your PowerPoint Into CAD-Lite Read Post »
