I've done a lot of architecturals myself. Having used AutoCrap since day one
I can tell you AutoPimp's products are over-priced crippleware garbage. What
I recommend for floor planning property surveys is the use of an inexpensive
program such as 3D Home Architect (3DHA). There are programs in the under
$80 category that can be used to rapidly produce professional 2D or 3D
results that will detail and dimension accurately enough to obtain building
permits and get stamped by an architect or engineer if neccessary.
Furthermore I taught my 10 year old nephew how to use 3D Home Architect in 5
minutes. Honestly, 3DHA was that easy to learn and use.
Here is the 'gotcha' though. Its a long story I'd be happy to explain if
you'd like to talk mano-a-mano which is something I'd like to do myself as I
have some questions you might help me answer but the short explanation as
told to me is the apparent fact that while 3DHA was the best choice at one
point in time I've been told it is no longer being developed by the same
group of programmers and the new group has turned it into ca-ca when
compared to another product in the same category which was said to now be
the better choice. I haven't been using 3DHA for many years now so I can't
honestly say either way but I can say with all certainty this is the
category of software you want to take seriously. I've done a quick Google
search [1] for you and suggest you read through results to get insights into
what this category of CAD can do for you.
Contact me with Floor Plans as the subject and send me your # and I'll give
you a call.
<%= Clinton Gallagher
METROmilwaukee (sm) "A Regional Information Service"
NET csgallagher AT metromilwaukee.com
URL http://metromilwaukee.com /
URL http://clintongallagher.metromilwaukee.com /
[1]
http://groups.google.com/groups?as_q=&as_oq=&as_epq=+home+architect&as_eq=&as_ugroup=&as_usubject=&as_uauthors=&as_umsgid=&lr=&num 0
In the states we have this thing called fascism. Canadians have also lost
their freedoms and liberties to fascists; the melding of corporate interests
and government until the two become indistinguishable. They wave the flag a
lot and tell us God wants it this way.
Yes, it is against the law to draw a picture of a toilet in the US too.
<%= Clinton Gallagher
METROmilwaukee (sm) "A Regional Information Service"
NET csgallagher AT metromilwaukee.com
URL http://metromilwaukee.com /
URL http://clintongallagher.metromilwaukee.com /
Political opinions aside, the FACT remains that in my jurisdiction
architects cannot just stamp drawings created by others. This may be unique
to Ontario, or not. I just want to advise the OP that he should check into
the claim you made and its applicability in his jurisdiction.
Michael:
Your observation is true is almost all jurisdictions and applies to both
architects and engineers. The operative language is usually some variant
of "documents must be prepared under the direct supervision of the
architect or engineer."
--
Bob Morrison, PE, SE
R L Morrison Engineering Co
I dunno. I work in the People's Republic of Massachusetts (props to
Clinton), which is about as Code-ridden a state you can imagine (new
buildings have to be earthquake-proof, an event about as likely as the
glaciers returning) and I've been at several firms where they kept "pet"
registered architects on staff just to stamp the drawings. Not that they sat
around doing nothing, of course, but they sure as hell weren't allowed to
design anything. At one of my early jobs it was my duty to forge the boss'
initials over the architectural stamps--he couldn't be bothered.
Marc
I work in the socialist paradise of New Zealand, and all this stamping
and registering of interested parties is just starting to creep in. I
have no problem with the new building codes, but with the way they are
being used to collect revenue for local councils. The new regs. have
added approx. 12 % to the cost of a new building for no added service,
and in the near future I am going to have to become a registered drafty.
No tests to make sure I know what I'm doing, just a fee to to be paid
each year. At the moment, I don't need an archtect/designer to sign off
my work, as long as it meets the building standard. I laughed at the
'forging' comment.....I have seen this happen many times when drawings
need to be out the door NOW!....use different pens and your left hand
for some of the sigs.....
I was using conditional language out of caution. Something my
fascist masters expect of me ; )
I know that this is typical in "advanced" fascist countries.
Clinton:
The "specifications" as you call them are indeed published. They are
called the building and zoning codes.
BTW, many jurisdictions do not require an architect's or engineer's seal
on the drawings for single family residences or other types of buildings
unless they are more than 4000 sq.ft.
That has changed somewhat with the adoption of the IBC and IRC codes which
now contain prescriptive requirements which must be met if you do not want
to provide calculations prepared by a licensed professional.
--
Bob Morrison, PE, SE
R L Morrison Engineering Co
I have sufficient experience working on architectural and engineering
projects to know about building and zoning codes.
In the State of Wisconsin private sector government agents must be paid for
any residential projects larger than two family and any commercial project
larger than 50,000 CF. As I recall recently being told by a public sector
government agent, Wisconsin's regulations apparently coincide with the
adoption of the International Building Codes & International Residential
Codes you refer to as most if not all states have already adopted those
codes as the sovereignity of our nation continues to be surrendered to the
new world odor globalists.
I must acknowledge then my written comments that precede this reply were not
well conveyed and were misleading as there are in fact regulations that can
and do specify how drawings must be drawn.
<%= Clinton Gallagher
METROmilwaukee (sm) "A Regional Information Service"
NET csgallagher AT metromilwaukee.com
URL http://metromilwaukee.com /
URL http://clintongallagher.metromilwaukee.com /
Clint
You may know a lot about buildings/autocad etc (who reads past the
rants?), but you don't know shit about either the geographic or the
religious world. Your ignorance is amply displayed in your puerile
attempt at a racial slur.
"Hadji" (sic) is a religious honorific term given to a muslim who has
completed his pilgrimage to Mecca.
The majority of the population of India is not muslim - the muslims
mostly got split off into a different country - Pakistan - when the
Brits magnanomously gave India back to the Indians.
Those remaining in India are Sikhs (as in Mr. Singh), or Tamils (the
black ones mostly in the south), and a variety of Punjabis,
Malayalees, Assamese, etc etc etc.
You'd do better to refer to this work as being farmed out to Rajiv in
Bangalore.
Just my 2 rupees worth !
Tom
Happy Trails To You
<handingclintonaragtowipethebigLoffofhisforehead>
Have you always been this much of a moron or is this some late breaking
development with you?
I think you would fit right in with one of California's morons, Mike
Christie.
Clinton is a professional...
well , I started to say, a *professional horses ass*... but, I don't want to
insult the horse.
After *clooch* sat on the keyboard,
the following *misspelled words* showed up here:
You piece of crap.
Ontarians have not lost their freedoms to fascists you asshole. I'm prolly
more free than you shithead, because of the way you think.
I'm glad you posted in here, now I can really say what I think about you,
because I can't over in the AutoDesk groups.
Shithead.
I use DesignCAD for floor plans and other 2D work but
it costs $49.95 (DesignCAD Express 16) and I don't know
how good it is compared with other products in the same
price range.
www.designcad.com or http://www.imsisoft.com/all_products.asp
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