CAD/Excel Programming
CAD Programming
AutoCAD is much more than a graphic platform. AutoCAD is a database where entities can be embedded with active data that brings your designs to life. We can help you create:
Complete CAD active data drawing infrastructure:
- Layer Schedules
- Component Libraries
- Equipment Libraries
- Assembly Libraries
- System Libraries
- Custom Tool Palettes, Menus and Dynamic Blocks
- Macros and Lisp Routines
We can create project level databases for day-to-day project work including:
- Design Databases for AV Equipment
- Low Voltage Conduit Device Schedules
- Power/HVAC Schedules
- Audiovisual Bill of Materials
Integration with Excel
CAD actively integrates with Microsoft Excel and the relationship empowers the designer with direct control over the data contained within drawings.
The CAD/Excel relationship allows the user to:
- Update drawing libraries and text fields in drawings without opening drawings
- Extract drawing data and re-import the data without opening drawings
- Update Issue or drawing information for all drawings
- Extract and report drawing lists
- Extract and report Project schedules
- Integrate drawing data into pre-formatted excel workbooks for Bill of Materials creation and other construction documentation
With a CAD/Excel Integration, drawing "Take-offs" are replaced with drawing "Extractions".
Excel Programming
Microsoft Excel is a powerful workplace tool utilized to automate data, perform calculations, create logic functions and design automated text documents that integrate easily with drawing data.
From Audiovisual Programming and Budget Calculations through automated CSI specifications, we can manage the project data in an efficient manner. Using combinations of data extractions, logic functions, and macros we can help you automate your documents proficiently and expedite document creation.
We can customize an Excel workbook to fit your workflow, integrate AutoCAD and Excel with Enterprise database solutions like NETSUITE, TIGERPAW and other database packages.
See how we can make data management work for you.