I hope I'm not giving away any secrets that will make all of you rich at my expense, but the process of measuring up a project is so important to my developing a working understand of what I'm working on, that I would never leave it to someone else, or some point-cloud software. I've learned a couple things over the years:
1. Use a good laser. I use a Leica that displays the last 4 measurements which accelerates the task.
2. Do the drawing as you measure. I have a rolling AV cart*, that is tallish like me which has 4 shelves and a top desk like surface. A laptop with some way to easily draw on a laptop (tablet for me). It all does into the project CAD software.---*this requires a pick up truck.
3. If you draw in the field you not only leave with a drawing requiring just minor touch up, but you will have already caught and corrected the "wait, it can't be like that" issues.
4. Take pictures even of the things that don't seem interesting. Trust me, if you don't you will wish you did.
5. For small residential measures, I usually leave the cart at home and search around for suitable horizontal surfaces.
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Donald Wardlaw AIA
More Than Construction, Inc.
Oakland CA
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Original Message:
Sent: 09-24-2019 21:03
From: Aric Gitomer
Subject: Digital survey
Tim, That's a pretty nice looking product. I am going to check it out. Do you feel it is worth it for just working in 2d for residential projects? I could not find the cost but will contact to find out more. My focus of work is additions and renovations.
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Aric Gitomer AIA
Principal
Aric Gitomer Architect LLC
Morris Plains NJ
Original Message:
Sent: 09-24-2019 17:57
From: Timothy Dearborn
Subject: Digital survey
We are looking at the Zeb Revo RT by GeoSLAM. It is fairly expensive but very accurate and can scan quickly without a lot of setup. They provide training, software and hardware support, and can quickly general floor plans and provide really good point clouds.
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Timothy Dearborn AIA
Principal Architect | Managing Partner
Architechnica
Stockton CA
Original Message:
Sent: 09-23-2019 15:18
From: Michael Raphael
Subject: Digital survey
Do you have recommendations for digital survey apps? We use Hover for residential renovation and addition projects, but the accuracy is not great. We must redraw the 3D model in Revit for most of our projects. We cannot use the app for commercial and institutional buildings. We are intrigued by moasure, Sensopia and Canvas. Does anyone have experience and recommendations for these or other apps?
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Michael Raphael AIA, LEED AP
Raphael Architects
Doylestown PA
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