Existing conditions modeled

[digitalcarbon]

a way to do it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy7PU_45Dzw

[Benson Shaw]

Very nice.

Just curious about measuring. Do you walk around with laptop and tape, constantly setting down one or the other? A rangefinding device? I'm ready for some kind of electronic measuring device which wirelessly records Vectorworks data on the laptop/pad(app)/phone(app).

Looks like the walls are straight, and the corners are all pretty square? Old buildings I see can be significantly out of square and/or racked. A cracked or settled foundation may result in a bowed floor. Do you measure some angles in there, too?

-B

[taoist]

Check this out!

http://www.stickyyard.com/

taoist

[Jonathan Pickup]

This looks great for elevation work.

[taoist]

I like the storey pole idea.

Is there an easy way to create one?

taoist

[Benson Shaw]

Thanks, Taoist - Not quite what I'm after, but it's a cute system. Appears to be Window's OS only.

Those using VW and other CAD with measuring tools need not purchase. To mimic that system, place a known size object, capture the image, then import and scale the bitmap. I imagine keystone correction would raise the accuracy. It's only good on one plane, but that's usually a great start.

-B

[digitalcarbon]

to measure i use a

Stanley FatMax 77-910 TLM100 Tru Laser Measurer

i can do everything by myself and with one hand, measuring that is.

[Benson Shaw]

Thx! I have a Fat Max table top laser level which helps a lot with racking and heights, but always with a tape. I'll check out the TLM instruments.

-B