Hello, everyone.
This is Enta.
I don't have any work in January. Haha.
I'm starting to lose my sense of humor...
It's because I'm not good enough...
This is seriously bad. If I don't have any work in January and February, I'm really in trouble!!
People often say to me, “Oh, come on—you’re probably just busy, aren’t you!?”
But! There really isn't any, is there...
A scene where it’s a race against time—we’ll never make it in time unless we send in another team to help!
Here I go!!! I'm serious!
But that's beside the point.
How do you prepare the CAD data to be submitted to government agencies or general contractors?
The basics are (file extension)
P21
SXF
You're probably getting that, right?
However, what makes it easy for vendors to edit is,
DWG (AutoCAD)
DXF (a general-purpose format used in free CAD software, etc.)
I think so.
I imagine most people are using CAD software such as AutoCAD, Rabbit, Anote, or JWW.
However, converting to P21 or SXF can sometimes be a hassle.
I use AutoCAD to convert the files and submit them electronically.
Before that, I used a program called ProTRANS to convert the files.
It costs a little, but I think it's a very user-friendly program.
These days, people often convert files to PDF to carry them around on their smartphones, or—even without doing that—if the files are in DWG format, there are AutoCAD apps available for smartphones.
Since all my data is stored in the cloud, I don't have any paper copies.
On site, we check everything using our smartphones or laptops.
Download them on your smartphone to view the CAD drawings. At construction sites run by general contractors these days, most site supervisors use tablets to view the drawings, don't they?
These days, you can use files without worrying too much about the file extension, but the CAD format you're familiar with—the one that's easiest to edit—is still the best.
See you later.
