CAD Drawings
VM Systems utilizes in house CAD detailers to coordinate plan and spec drawings via
computer assisted design (CAD). Since 1996, our CAD detailers have enhanced basic
project design drawings with 3-D imaging to coordinate large commercial jobs.
Using state-of-the-art computer equipment and software, our CAD detailers redraw
the project in a 3-D image that shows elevations and the top and bottom of the ductwork.
They route ductwork to make sure it does not interfere with such things as structural steel,
cable trays, light fixtures, sprinklers, piping and drains. Our software programs used include:
Quickpen Duct Designer 3D, Intelicad, Navis Works Roamer and
AutoCad Architectural Desktop.
With the CAD facility, changes to a project can be made along the way before any ductwork is
fabricated, which greatly reduces the cost to the client. In addition, all of the other trades can
look at our CAD drawings and see exactly where the ductwork will be located- which is not
possible using an engineer's
drawing.
