Well, Jo, as the Riders in the Sky say, "It may not be the easy way, but
it's the Cowboy Way!" It sounds like you KNOW which way to go.
Furthermore, the library effort would possibly provide at least some
data that can be used on a different project at a future date. How much
more work is the right way, anyhow??

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>From:  JoAnn Amerson[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent:  Monday, July 06, 1998 4:11 PM
>To:    [log in to unmask]
>Subject:       Re: [DC] Library questions
>
>Hi folks!
>
>I am having some problems and would love to have opinions from anyone else
>out there who deals with libraries.  We purchased a company last year and are
>currently assembling the boards that they created with different software.
>The
>problem is they can only produce A3 (B) sized drawing.  One of the
>schematics is 7 sheets and the other is 10.  I've been asked to convert it to
>Cadstar and get it down to a manageable number of C size sheets.  They
>cannot export a format that I can import so I'm basically starting from
>scratch.
>
>My question is should I create libraires EXCLUSIVELY for this other company's
>products?  Right now things are *less than busy* and I'd have the time but is
>it
>worth the trouble?  They keep telling me we'll never do anything with the
>boards
>or schematics but as I am well-acquanted with Murphy's Law I KNOW
>something will happen and we'll have to do some revision and it'll happen at
>a
>time when I'm swamped.
>
>This is your chance to be opinionated - let's hear what y'all have to say.
>Please??
>
>Jo
>
>JoAnn L. Amerson
>Design Librarian
>Red Lion Controls, Inc.
>E-mail: [log in to unmask]
>Voice: (717) 767-6961 ext 6308
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