CAD Drawings Anyone?
I've been working for a large engineering company for a while now but have a keen interest in landscaping. I've done a few gardens/driveways for friends and have decided to put my skills as a cad technician to use with my interests.
So as a result, I come up with this idea of creating cad drawing for domestic landscape contractors. My reasons are quite simple - I would expect most contractors would produce some sort of sketch to explain what they will do for their customer but wouldn't a cad drawing look more professional?
Now what i would like to know is does anyone out there already use a cad drawing service or do landscape contractors use garden designers for their drawings? My drawings can be produced quickly and i can put photo's on of contractors previous jobs or even photo's of which materials they intend to use.
I am just putting together some sample drawings to upload to my website but i'd love to know what people think of a domestic cad drawing service. Are there any contractors out there who could give me an insight into what you currently use?
My initial thoughts are that the drawings would cost about £75+vat which i think is much cheaper than any garden designer. All i would need is a simple sketch of the layout, with some basic measurements to work from and any on site features which help show the overall driveway or patio.
I look forward to hearing your comments and thanks for reading!
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What software do you use Tom?
Do you only do 2D CAD?
Well for 2d I use Autocad or Draftsight, depending on which computer i'm using.
Most patio's and driveways wouldn't really show up in a 3D drawing, but when required i tend to use Sketchup for my 3D work, simply because it's quick, effective and has great connectivity to autocad.
a design and build company said:
My initial thoughts are that the drawings would cost about £75+vat which i think is much cheaper than any garden designer. All i would need is a simple sketch of the layout, with some basic measurements to work from and any on site features which help show the overall driveway or patio.
Well if that is all that is required, why use a designer at all, apart from maybe a 'design'?
Would you really get a designer involved on a typical patio or driveway? I think it really depends on the type of work your business does. If you do patios and driveways like I said, then a designer is pointless, but a professional cad drawing fits in better with contractors who tend to be able to think of a layout but can't show it professionally.
There are thousands of contractors out there who specialise in patio's and driveways and this is where i see this kind of cad drawing being best put to use.
Geoffrey King North Yorkshire said: