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Did you know that ProjectMatrix is on Facebook and Twitter? We have been "tweeting" since July and we are just starting to get our Facebook page up and running. If you already have an account on either or both of these sites we'd love to have you "follow" or "fan" us! If you don't have an account on these sites, it's pretty easy to sign up! Just use the links below to get started...

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We love hearing from everyone and are looking forward to getting connected in ways that are convenient for you!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

-Nicole | Designer/Technical Services

Happy Holidays!

The ProjectMatrix Holiday Schedule:

CLOSED

December 24

December 25

December 31

January 1

*After hours support will be available by call back through the answering service at 513-554-1665.

December DVD and Updates

The ProjectMatrix December DVD was shipped on Thursday December 10th.  The DVD will contain updates for the following:

Electronic Catalogs:

Artopex
Basyx
Geiger
Global
Global Total Office
Groupe Laccasse
Haworth
Haworth AP
Haworth GSA
Herman Miller
HON
Humanscale
Jofco
Kimball Office
Maxon
National Office Furniture
Steelcase
Steelcase Asia
Trendway

2D & 3D Symbols:

Allsteel
Groupe Laccasse
Haworth
Haworth AP
Inscape
JSI
Kimball
Knoll
La-Z-Boy
Maxon

All updates are available for download.  Click on the MFG to link to the downloads page.

License Running Out Message

Well, it is almost that time of year again.  The weather turns cold, and the holidays are near.  That also means that most of your license codes are expiring.  Our techincal support department usually hears from a lot of you about now.  If you see this message box, and you do not have your codes for next year yet, please make sure you are pressing "CONTINUE" and not "Install New Code". 

If you do accidentally hit the "Install New Code" button, and do not have the new codes, you can still type in your current license codes that will be expiring soon. 

If you need to check on the process of your codes, you can email accounting@projectmatrix.com

Monthly DVD

The Novemeber DVD was a full production run, and all disks will be mailed from our Cincinnati, OH office on Friday, November 12th. We want to remind our customers that you will no longer be looking for the standard DVD cases with full jacket covers like we have sent in the past.  All monthly DVD shipments will be sent in a 5"x5" white cardboard mailer.  The label will have our logo and return address on it, and will be addressed to the "SHIP TO" contact in our database.  If the disk is being addressed to the wrong person, or you would like to change the name, you may contact us at 513-554-1665.  The new shipping method was done to reduce costs and to also be more "Green".  We were finding that most of our customers were simply discarding the plastic jackets.  You'll find the DVDs are stuffed into a sleeve that will snap into a CD/DVD wallet or 3-Ring binder for easy storage (ProjectMatrix recommends archiving DVDs for a minimum of 1 year).  We were also alerted to may of the DVDs sliding out of the center post in the old cases and were getting scratched, damaged, or were completely missing.  These new mailers should greatly reduce damages.  Please let us know if you have any comments or questions regarding the new shipping.

November Updates

Electronic Catalogs updated for November:


Allsteel
Geiger
Groupe Laccasse
Haworth USA
Haworth Asia/Pacific
Haworth GSA
Herman Miller
HON
Kimball Office
National Office Furniture
Paoli
Paoli GSA
Steelcase


2D & 3D Symbol updates for November:

Allsteel
Haworth
Haworth Asia/Pacific
Knoll
Steelcase

Teknion Symbols Updated

There has been an update for the 2D and 3D Teknion Universal symbols posted to the http://www.projectmatrix.com/ website.

CLICK HERE FOR LINK

This update features the latest symbol sets from Teknion. 

TeamDesign and ProjectSpec

TeamDesign sent out the following e-broadcast on September 25th:

Notice to All current TeamDesign and ProjectMatrix Dealers,

It has come to our attention that the latest version, 4.1, of the ProjectSpec SIF specification program is incompatible with all current versions of TeamDesign. ProjectMatrix has been informed and is aware of the situation and is working closely with us to resolve any issues.

Users that have not yet updated their ProjectSpec software to version 4.1 are advised to wait while we work on a resolution.

Sincerely,
TeamDesign Technical Support

After doing some testing on the ProjectMatrix side, we have determined the issue was from users who had remnants of old TeamDesign files residing in the C:Dragon or C:Dragon11 folder.  The issue has been resolved for the several customers reporting an error message.  If you are having an issue, please contact ProjectMatrix at support@projectmatrix.com or 513-554-1665.  ProjectSpec 4.4.1. is working fine and has no compatibility issues at this point.

NOTE:
 
Anyone that is updating to ProjectSpec 4.4.1. and needing to use the TeamDesign ALT-S should also download the TM-Import from our downloads page, or CLICK HERE.

Important Steelcase update

Important notice for those users who installed the September update from our DVD



Please note that the Steelcase Nurture catalog (SCN) is missing a large number of 2d graphics. When placing them into CET you will see only the style number in 2d (the 3d is okay). We have reprocessed the data and have posted a new download on our download site.

CLICK HERE FOR DOWNLOAD

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at 513-554-1665.
We apologize for any inconvenience.

Important Teknion Catalog Update

We have just posted new catalog updates for Teknion.  This data includes the September updates from Teknion and will also correct any issues from installing from the latest DVD.

TEKNION UNIVERSAL

TEKNION US

TEKNION CANADA


If you would like to recieve these updates on CD please let support@projectmatrix.com know.

ProjectSpec Survey

The last week of August we posted a survey to learn more about your computer.  ProjectMatrix has always valued our users opinions and comments.  Most of the time, features are added, modified or updated because of you.  We had a tremendous success with the amount of feedback we recieved during the first survey.  We like writing them, you obviously don't mind taking them, and we love seeing the results!

This survey focuses on ProjectSpec.  Please take just a few moments to fill this out.  Thank you for all your help!

CLICK HERE FOR SURVEY

Survey Results

We want to thank everyone that took time to fill out our survey.  We recieved about 150 responses.  Since everyone took the time to share with us, we decided to share the results.  Here are the numbers:

 

* Desktops still take the lead, but by a smaller margin than before.

*Not a big surprise for us, but we are a little concerned to see a few still running Windows 2000.

* Good news is our first view and installation of Windows 7 was a positive one.  Microsoft may have redeemed themselves from Vista, but further testing will tell.

*This was a little dissapointing to us.  We were hoping to see a bigger number of Dual-Monitors. 

*This shows us a positive trend to the new wide screen monitors.

* We were interested here to find out how much "Real-Estate" we have to work with.  It was good to see that 90+% are running higher than 800x600.  This means we can add more functions to ProjectSpec's Classic View. 

*PSPlace for AutoCAD is still by far the leader in space planning.

*We were happy to see that many of our users have already upgraded to the 2007 or newer AutoCAD.  Users with 2006 and older are already missing out on the latest features of PSPlace and will be affected by the drop of support for the R16 versions of AutoCAD in Jan. 2010.

*We were happy to see a good majority of the users take advantage of our most up-to-date data on our website.  We realize that some of the data is extremely large and takes forever to download, which brings us to the final question...

*We are hoping to have an Automatic Downloader that will scan our site for newly added items and updates, and download them to your computer or server overnight so they are ready to install.

September Updates

Electronic Catalogs updated for September:

Allsteel
Artopex
Basyx
Geiger
Global Total Office
Groupe Laccasse
Gunlocke
Haworth USA
Haworth Asia/Pacific
Haworth GSA
Haworth Latin America
Herman Miller
HON
Indian Desk
JSI
KI
Kimball Office
Knoll
National Office Furniture
Nevers Industries
OFS
Paoli
Paoli GSA
Steelcase
Tayco
Teknion Universal
Teknion US

2D & 3D Symbol updates for September:

Allsteel
Global Total Office
Gunlocke
Haworth
Haworth Asia/Pacific
Kimball Office
National Office Furniture
OFS
Steelcase
Tayco
Versteel

SURVEY

Please help us out by taking this brief survey. It will only take a few minutes of your time. This questionnaire asks some basic information about your computers, monitors and software. The survey will help us when we make decisions when developing or upgrading our software and services. Thank you in advance for your time!

CLICK HERE FOR SURVEY

Our DVD Duplicator and Fulfillment Service has Closed its Doors!

Our DVD duplication service fell victim to the recession and closed its doors. The same company also distributed the monthly DVD to our customers. We have a “temporary” service for the September DVD, and we are in process of bringing the duplication “in house” to better serve our customers.
As a result of losing our duplication service, the September DVD, will only be shipped to those customers that pay the annual DVD subscription. Customers with the DVD included as part of their subscription will only receive a DVD if they request one. Of course, all data is available for download at any time, and is normally posted to the site within 24 hours. For this month, we are burning as many DVD’s as needed to fill the requests of anyone that must have the DVD. If any site must have a DVD for September, please let us know right away.

HON electronic Catalogs UPDATE

The last release of the HON electronic catalogs on the August DVD was missing the ability to choose options. That issue has been corrected and posted to the downloads page. You may also click HERE for the new HON catalogs installation.

New PSPlace for ProjectSymbols available...

The new version of PSPlace is now available for download. This version supports AutoCAD versions 2004-2010. In addition to support for the new AutoCAD 2010, you will also find some new tools. (AutoCAD versions 2007-2010 only).

PS Architectural Tools-

• Draw Wall
• Door
• Window
• Column
• Wall "clean-up" tool.

New PS OptionView
-Click on a symbol in the drawing to display more details about it.




Click HERE for the download.

New Manufacturers Added

ProjectMatrix has new manufacturer catalogs and symbols for:
(click links to download)


Nevers Industries

• Electronic Catalogs

Tayco

• Electronic Catalogs
• 2D & 3D Symbols

Versteel

• Electronic Catalogs
• 2D Symbols

ProjectSpec 4.4 is released

ProjectSpec version 4.4.1 has been posted to our downloads page. You can also click this link HERE to download the newest version. There have been some minor fixes from the previous version, and some new features added.


NOW INCLUDES:

-5 Tags.
-Graphic automatically associated with part number.
-Fabric swatch. *

(click on picture to view larger size)

Classic View with 5 Tags shown:

CatalogViewer with new image viewer. Use preset views or use your mouse to rotate object.

Option swatches show in some catalogs. Manufacturer must supply ProjectMatrix with data.

Architectural Tools for PSPlace coming soon...

PSPlace will soon feature an Architectural set of tools. This includes a default layer settings, walls tab with "clean up" tools for "L", "T", and "X" crossing walls. It also includes a door, window, and column tool for easily inserting basic items into your AutoCAD drawing.

PSPlace for AutoCAD 2010 BETA is here

We would like to thank everyone for their patience as we worked on supporting AutoCAD 2010. We now have a BETA version that the support department will begin distributing to those who have already signed up for the BETA release. If you were not initially signed up, but would like to receive the install, just send an email to support@projectmatrix.com to get the link.

Current Issues:

We are still working to update the ToolPaks and Auto-Connector Programs for the new 2010 platform.

ProjectMatrix is now Teknion Certified

ProjectMatrix received notification from Teknion on Friday July, 24th 2009 that we have been officially certified. Below is the email sent to us by the Director of Business Technology.

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I am happy to announce that after exhaustive testing of the ProjectMatrix specification tools, the Teknion team has reached a unanimous decision to CERTIFY your software tools for use by any Teknion dealer.
I will work with Teknion's Marketing group to develop an official communication plan to advise the Teknion dealers but in the meantime feel free to use this e-mail as proof of Teknion certification.

We at Teknion are confident that any remaining minor issues will be resolved by ProjectMatrix as quickly as possible and that ProjectMatrix is committed to working with Teknion and our Dealers worldwide to continue development of the software tools.


Best Regards and Congratulations

Vince Guagliano
Director, Business Technology
Teknion Corporation

Get our news right in your Email Inbox!

With our new Blog News, you can recieve our news, updates, and announcements right to your Microsoft Outlook inbox or your iGoogle homepage. We are using a RSS feeder, so getting up-to-date news from ProjectMatrix has never been easier!

First, copy this link:

http://projectmatrixinc.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

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To use in your Microsoft Outlook:

1. Right-Click on "RSS Feed" and click "Add A New RSS Feed".



Then just paste in the link! Now you have all of our news coming straight to your inbox.

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To View on your iGoogle Page:

On your iGoogle page, click the "Add Stuff" link on the top right of your screen. Then click the "Add Feed or Gadget" on the lower left. Just paste in the link from above and now you have the ProjectMatrix news on your homepage!

AutoCAD 2010

We have been getting a lot of emails and calls about when we will support AutoCAD 2010. ProjectMatrix is activly working on supporting 2010 as soon as possible. We are hoping to have BETA installs ready to go by the end of July. If you email support@projectmatrix.com we will add you to the list to recieve BETA copies as it becomes available.

Videos, Blogs, and Forums....Oh My!

ProjectMatrix has always tried to stay on the leading edge of technology. However, recently, our website has begun to lack the latest internet fads and technology. We are working hard to update our site more frequently. This will include the addition of updated videos on tutorials, new features and FAQs. We will also be providing a ProjectMatrix Blog and Forum. Some of these features will allow you subscribe to our RSS feeds and get updated information as it comes out to your email or iGoogle page. As always we love to hear your feedback and ideas. Keep them coming!

What versions of AutoCAD does ProjectMatrix support?

ProjectMatrix and AutoCAD support:

ProjectMatrix will typically support the last two "R" versions of AutoCAD.

R18-2010 (Coming Soon)
R17-2007, 2008, and 2009 (Full Support)
*R16-2004, 2005, and 2006 (Dropping support January 2010)
R15-2000, 2000i, and 2002 (No Support)

*For all R16 versions of AutoCAD we will continue supplying compatible data through the end of the year, but no new features will be included in these version.

NeoCon 2009

NeoCon was success again this year. We just wanted to thank all of you that stopped by our booth this year to visit us. We picked up new dealers, and even several new manufactures that you will be able to access from our downloads shortly. We were very excited to show of the new features and tools that we had, and will be updating the software for downloads soon.

ProjectMatrix Design Suite

The new ProjectMatrix design Suite may sound like a new product, but many potential new users seem a bit confused by having ProjectSpec and ProjectSymbols as two separate products. As most of you know ProjectSpec and ProjectSymbols has always worked together along with ProjectTools. By putting the three products together as the ProjectMatrix Design Suite, new users will have a better understanding of how our products work together. We have a competitor that does the same thing. Their AutoCAD tool and their specification worksheet are sold as a single entity, but are really two separate products. ProjectSymbols, ProjectTools and ProjectSpec will always remain as separate tools, but we will show them on this site as also being bundled together under a single “umbrella” name. We will also be displaying a version of the ProjectMatrix Design Suite for each manufacturer that has product line specific ProjectTools software. As an example, we will have ProjectMatrix Design Suite for AIS, ProjectMatrix Design Suite for Haworth, and ProjectMatrix Design Suite for Teknion. Each listing will show the package of tools for each manufacturer. Why would ProjectSpec stay separate? With the ProjectMatrix site license for ProjectSpec and ProjectSymbols/ProjectTools, the design department would use the Design Suite, but accounting would use only ProjectSpec, as they have no need for an AutoCAD based design tool. ProjectSpec as a standalone tool can be used in accounting, administration, sales and sales administration, and even in shipping/receiving. The great feature this that the dealer only pays a low site license fee for unlimited use in the single dealer location. With current pricing, $2,195 annually is the most a dealer will pay for unlimited use of ProjectSpec. If a dealer has 25 total installations of ProjectSpec, the annual cost of specification is less than $88.00. Now that’s affordable! And because we don’t have hidden version upgrade charges, you know exactly what your true annual cost will be!