# ATTN: Newman

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**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [April 13, 2007, 1:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/attn-newman/27596 "2007-04-13T13:23:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2007, 1:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/attn-newman/27596/7 "2007-04-13T13:45:05Z")

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HERE’S WHY.

THIS WEEK I HAVE TO REBUILD A MACHINE I DESIGNED IN INVENTOR. WHAT THIS ENTAILS IS CREATING ABOUT 600 PARTS FROM AN AUTOCAD DWG FILE THAT I HAD BEEN MAKING REVISIONS TO FOR ABOUT 6 WEEKS.

IT IS STANDARD COMPANY PROCEDURE TO CREATE THESE FILES WITH THE NAME IN ALL CAPS. WHEN I FORGET, AND CREATE THE FILE IN LOWERCASE, I HAVE TO EXIT INVENTOR, CHANGE THE FILE NAME, OPEN THE FILE PROPERTIES, EDIT THE SUBJECT OF THE IPROPERTIES, THEN OPEN MY DRAWING AGAIN IN INVENTOR. IN A DRAWING AS COMPLICATED AS THIS, SIMPLY OPENING AND CLOSING IT CAN TAKE 5 MINUTES ALONE. THIS WHOLE PROCESS TAKES ABOUT 15 MINUTES, HENCE, I DON’T TURN OFF CAPS LOCK, SO I DON’T FORGET TO TURN IT BACK ON.

I APOLOGIZE FOR THE SHOUTING.

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