What does PlansXpress® do?
Drawing your plans with PlansXpress® is easy!
It’s perfect for planning applications and building regulation submissions or simply room and services layouts. Then at the click of a button you can produce an amazing photo-realistic visualisation with the with 3D PhotoVisualiser plug-in. PLUS your plans can be automatically priced up in a single click by using EstimatorXpress!
Intro:
Drawing plans and elevations:
Printing plans, creating 3D models and photo-realistic visualisations...
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Intro:
1. Get each job started in just two easy steps
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Simply pick your template and scale for the drawing. Choose from A4 to A1 paper size and 1:50 or 1:100 scale.
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Set out construction lines onto the drawing first which are simple vertical and horizontal reference lines to use as your guide. These are in the system to help ensure your drawings are totally accurate.
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2. Unique PlansXpress drawing tools
PlansXpress is unique because it comes with a complete set of its own
pre-built construction symbols and drawing tools allowing you to just
click and place almost any element of a building project onto the
drawing without having to resize objects or customise the shapes.
Now incorporates Ribbons - The Ribbon provides you with a large
toolbar filled with pictures of the drawing tools you can access which
are grouped by different functionality to make drawing quicker!
The symbol library helps you add building sections, chimneys, doors and windows, stairs, electrics, plumbing, drainage, HVAC, kitchens, bathrooms, furniture and landscaping plus more! Plus a whole host of new 2D symbols available in PlansXpress v.3!
Symbols now displayed in easy to find galleries for quicker navigation!
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3. Easy interface with comprehensive library of drawing tools
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As you'd expect with any CAD software PlansXpress comes with a huge collection of drawing tools and shapes such as lines, arcs, squares, curves to create virtually any shape you desire. With the easy-to-use interface you simply select drawing and editing tools from the menus of icons and then position them on-screen.
Plus now includes new Bezier curves in PlansXpress v.3
New Properties window - This shows key information on the item(s) you are selected on. Very handy!
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How to draw plans and elevations:
1. Start with your exterior walls
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2. Add interior walls
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3. Add windows
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Choose your windows
from the comprehensive library to get the
architectural look you want. Choose from Softwood, Hardwood or PVCu and different types such as sash, dummy sash, georgian, bay windows and more - all different sizes too!
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4. Add doors
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Just like your windows,
drawing your doors is effortless. Choose from
the menu then click into place on the drawings. The list of doors includes patio doors, french doors and garage doors as well as traditional panel doors and when you place on the drawing you can decide how they open just by spinning the mouse!
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5. Add stairs
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Now add the stairs –
no problem. Choose a pre-designed staircase from
the menu and place on your plan in seconds. Select from quarter turns, half turns, with intermediate landings and choose how many rises...
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6. Add flooring and slabs
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7. Add plumbing, electrics and utilities
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8. Add roofing
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Select your roof from the top menu and quickly customise the pitch and slope. Choose from gable, hip, barn hips, lean to’s, valley or flat roofs then click around the external supporting walls to place it on the drawing.
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You can also add dormers and dormer roofs of flat roofs for bay windows.
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9. Add drainage
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You can also set out the drainage in no time...
soil pipes, inspection chambers, manholes,
drain runs and more.
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10. Create full 2D elevations in seconds
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11. Simulanteous 3D model creation whilst drawing in 2D plan view~
As you draw your design, the program automatically creates a 3D model~ so you can check your design as you go. It also gives you a feel for the space and layout.
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12. Add dimensions to your drawings with just one mouse click
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13. Add sections and any detailing...
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14. Add notes before submitting for planning application
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Printing plans, creating 3D visuals and photorealistic visualisations:
1. Printing your finished plans
Here are some examples of plans drawn with PlansXpress:
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2. Produce 3D models~ automatically with a mouse click
Brand new 3D window docked on screen, so as you’re drafting plans, a 3D model is being built.
As you draw your design, the program automatically creates a 3D model so you can check your design as you go. It also gives you a feel for the space and layout.
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3. 3D Photorealistic rendering from your 3D model*
It's just a mouse click to produce stunning photorealistic rendering with this PlansXpress plug-in. That will impress your clients!
- Apply materials, finishes and bumps
- Select from pre-set lighting and backgrounds (you can import a photo of your building site to act as the background)
- Set-up camera and render straightaway, or save your work into a SnapShot for rendering later
- Create multiple SnapShots with completely different settings for your projects and customer presentations
Note this is only available in PlansXpress Total Toolkit with 3D PhotoVisualiser plug-in or PlansXpress Ultimate Pack.
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~ Please note, 3D modeling is not available in PlansXpress Lite edition
* Please note, photorealistic rendering is only available in PlansXpress Total Toolkit with 3D PhotoVisualiser plug-in or PlansXpress Ultimate Pack.
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