When the cash flow has slowed to a trickle...

Budget limitations prevent CAD Managers from upgrading software, rolling out changes and making progress. When tight budgets limit your ability to spend money, what do you do?

Here are some options for making progress even when spending is curtailed...

When you cannot upgrade the software...

Search for an underused feature and exploit it.  Many times you can roll out another feature in whatever release you are using.  There is always something that you can improve on using.  Take Dynamic Blocks.  If you have never really embraced that tool, get out there and make a few.  What about Fields or Tables.  Some of these tools have been in there for a few releases and many of us have not had the time to really dig in and get it working.

When you cannot spend money on training...

Look into screen capture tools like SnagIT to make some upgraded documentation and step by step procedures.   Try Camtasia  to make some really good  screen recordings.  Set them up on your intranet and send out an email so everyone can take a look.  Both of these tools are located at www.techsmith.com/

Scour the Internet for other free training video downloads.  Just go to YouTube and search on AutoCAD.  There are a bunch there.  I agree that many of them may be junk, but find the good ones and dig in.