From the course: BIM Manager: Managing CAD Standards
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The manual
- [Narrator] Guess what? A standard doesn't exist if it's not written down. I've created a lot of these manuals over the years, I'm saving this for the very last, because it's the most important. Let's take a look at some choices for documentation. First, what kind of media? I prefer web-based. My question is, are you going to print it like you did in the olden days? I make fun, but mark my words, that's going to be the first question you get, can you print this? I really like to use a SharePoint-based internal intranet, but any system you choose is going to be better than nothing. Hyperlinks, everything should be linked to something, that's why I prefer web-based media. We can hyperlink to content, we can hyperlink to websites, we can hyperlink, hyperlink, hyperlink, in this day and age, really, this should be links, links, links. Add as much info as possible, without confusing people. I've written some incredibly in depth manuals then I stood back and couldn't follow my own…
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