Faster and Cost Effective As-Built Drawings

As-built drawings are an extremely important component in any construction project. As-built drawings refer to revised drawings of a project or building. These are detailed drawings with mention of all refinements or variations made to an original design, during construction. Commonly, as-built drawings are developed by the contractor but they may also be created by the original architects or designers.

Throughout the total duration of the building project, the architect or the contractor needs to determine how the existing structure appears and adaptations to that particular project. Any changes made on the actual structure, such as a piping system, must be fully documented and comprehensively noted on the As-Built drawings. These notes, drawings and modifications will, in turn, help to prevent any unnecessary interruptions with the construction process and aid future renovation or additions and maintenance.

Technology and As-Built drawings

Advancements in technology have eliminated the need for the site engineers to make multiple field trips to collect data for As-Built drawings. Preparing as-built drawings has become a simpler, less time-consuming and highly cost-effective job.

Compared to the traditional methods of using instruments, measuring tapes and sketching, which required accurate efforts to place tie-in points into the 3D model for modifications in the existing plants, modern technology allows advanced laser techniques to prepare even more precise and reliable drawings.

Modern piping systems

Piping Systems for plants have evolved with time. Older piping Systems remained unchanged and were more accessible for the field technician to hand sketch field isometric drawings. Modern piping Systems are highly complex and prone to various hazards. The technicians may have to place themselves in uncertain situations to obtain the exact measurements. They may need to make multiple site trips in case of missing dimensions, manual data errors and inaccurate recordings. Mostly, the time taken to collect the field data adds to the overall engineering costs.

Using laser technology for piping systems allows several benefits, such as –

• enhanced field data, easy access to complex plant or piping systems
• quicker 3d as built drawings from scratch can be developed
• easier to build accurate complex piping systems
• faster turn-round for a wide range of plants and facilities

These techniques make it easier to do retrofit work or modifications on the existing Plants. They are simple to use and improve efficiency of the field engineering team, design engineering experts and drafting specialists. The resulting data allows engineering teams to extract more as-built information than before, ensuring confidence within the design team. Apart from accuracy of data, these techniques also ensure maximum safety, cost saving for customers and field engineers.

To learn more about San Diego as-built services, plans and surveys or to request a quote, call Precision Property Measurements at 855-272-8458.

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