From: one-if-by-land@concord.com
"MiamiCuse" wrote in message
news:DO2dnbNp2cr56CXanZ2dnUVZ_r2nnZ2d@dsli.com...
> As my house projects progresses before I cover things (walls, slabs etc..)
> I would like to keep a record of where things are.
>
> I already have a floor plan in a DGN file inside MicroStation that I am
> working on, and all my framing plans are done that way.
>
> Now that I have done some major relocation of drains etc...what is the
> best way to add that detail into CAD?
>
> I am thinking of just getting up to a high ladder and take a picture from
> high up, then import the image into CAD, find two known points (room
> corners) and scale/move the image to the right location in relation to the
> my floor plan, and simply sketch in the drainsand electrical system, won't
> be accurate but should be close enough for my use, beats measuring every
> end of every pipe and elbows and fittings.
>
> Is there an easier way?
>
> MC
As far as the CAD part goes, the only accurate way is to measure, sketch,
then draw it on the CAD.
I'm not sure you need to know where every single angle of pipe is located
though.
Drains, vents and that sort of thing, yeah, draw em in.
But good pictures will go a long way if there's an issue on down the line.
Take as many as you feel comfortable with and pay attention to your
lighting, then organize them into folders for each room.
If you then convert your CAD floorplan to a pdf you can put hotlinks in each
room that will associate with each group of pictures.
Sort of like interior elevations, but with pix instead of drawings.
Remember, you can't have too many pictures, and with a digicam they are
free.
Also, consider doing a video of the whole thing, with zooms for the close
detail stuff, etc.
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