Integration of existing drawing archives with computer-aided FM systems requires an efficient technology to convert and capture FM-related data from the initial building drawings.
You can do this manually with considerable effort at the risk of leaving out entities or you can do it with PlanTracer. PlanTracer is able to recognize a floor plan objects automatically. It will restore "Intelligent Objects" from vectors or scanned raster drawings. These objects will contain all data needed for your FM solution. PlanTracer for AutoCAD provides an API to all internal data structures of floor plan model. It can be easily integrated with a Facilities Management solution or even with MS Excel or MS Access.
PlanTracer for AutoCAD/AutoCAD LT main features:
Automatic and semi-automatic conversion of 2D-vector drawings, raster images and sketches into an intelligent model containing user-defined objects like walls, columns, windows, doors, furniture items, sanitary equipment units, and more.
A floor model can be obtained by initial plan recognition or by drawing and editing of floor plan objects with PlanTracer tools
Recognition of texts in a semi-automatic mode
Processing of scanned raster images and sketches into vectors with the optional ImageEnabler module or with professional hybrid graphics editing and raster-to-vector conversion application WiseImage Pro (sold separately)
PlanTracer can apply the existing symbol library for furniture and equipment recognition
PlanTracer provides rooms and apartment's recognition and editing module to create objects hierarchy with rooms' attributes such as number, area, etc. Each object has its unique ID for access from an external database.
Objects' geometry and properties are editable
Integration with other applications via the COM-interface (MS Excel, MS Access, external applications)
Data capturing for computer-aided FM systems in automatic and semi-automatic mode with room definition and inventory data collection
