Panel Comparison Demo (AutoCAD .net API) – Precast Panel Detailing

What’s this all about?

Suppose someone makes a change in the layout but forgets to do so in the shop drawing (and vice versa). If you move a cast in plate, and if it’s actually produced and taken to site, then you have a big problem, and a big cost. How are you going to identify the differences which exist in the thousands of panels that you make? What if you had a tool which allowed you to easily identify differences between the two drawings?

This is what this Panel Comparison tool does. It gives you confidence that somebody hasn’t made a boo-boo. And moreoever, if somebody has made one, then this tool identifies sloppy shop drawing practices.

Demo Video

Compare Panels Demo - Import Panel Difference from the Shop Drawing to the Layout from Tek1 on Vimeo.

Features

  • It can work for all clients with only very minor modifications. Very well abstracted out in the code.
  • It is super fast. Comparing the thousands of elements in each drawing takes a bit of computing power – but with smart algorithms, you can cut down the time.
  • It works for all sorts of edge cases – what if the panel was made up of arcs, polylines and straight lines – this plugin can handle all sorts of things. It can also handle voids.
Written on October 15, 2017