Wow! Seems like a lot to take! Disappointed to hear about WS. Maybe better
for me to stick with a small laptop or a drawing. Thanks!
Sent from my "CERTIFIED" stupid smart phone
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From: "David M. Canham" <[email protected]>
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Sent: Fri, May 25, 2012 19:55:35 EDT
Subject: Re: CADdroid?
Vince
I use my iPad in the field in several ways. IAnnotate opens PDF files from
Dropbox and you can mark them up including adding pictures. I also use a
program called PunchList. This program will use a PDF floor plan as a
background and let you add notes and pictures. It will then compile a nice
report in which you can sort by multiple topics. The report will generate a
page for each item with description and pictures and the floor plan will
show the location of each numbered item. For actual drawing in the field
AutoCad WS is in my opinion still lacking. I do however have very good luck
running AutoCad 12 on a touch screen 12 inch HP Lipton that folds back into
a tablet. It is an I5 with 8 gig of ram and a 1Gig ATI video card. Not a
real speed demon but pretty light and the battery last a good long time.
Using AutoCad in touch screen tablet mode was clumsy under Windows 7 but
pretty slick under Windows 8.
The IPad is much more convenient and easier to use for checking things if I
don't need to be doing actual design work. I would also recommend the
otter box case. I love my defender series case to protect it in the field
and the utility series with the rear one hand grid and neck strap keep my
from putting it down and losing it.
Another keeper program is Toodledo for managing projects
David Canham
Fire Systems Solutions
15 Sayles Avenue
Lincoln, RI 02865
401-725-1089
Sent from my iPad
On May 25, 2012, at 6:28 PM, Vince Sabolik <[email protected]> wrote:
Hello all --
Is anyone using tablet for field survey yet?
Care to provide details?
Vince Sabolik, West Tech Fire Protection, Inc.
11351 Pearl Road / Strongsville, Ohio 44136 440 238-4800 Fax 440
238-4876
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