Using Hand Held Devices in Design & Construction
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Using Hand Held Devicesin Designand ConstructionGordon B. Arnold AIACitygraphs.com
The Big Ideas
:: What we do: Text, APPS, Talk
:: Construction Drawings = Pictures
:: Mobile Drawings Help the Process
:: A Set of CD’s in Your Hand
:: We can be Developers
Device Players (Touchscreen)
:: Company/Model/Carrier/Op Sys:
HTC/Droid/Verizon,Sprint/Android Microsoft/Win Phone/AT&T/WP7 Google/Nexus/T-Mobile/Android Nokia/N8/T-Mobile/Symbian 3 RIM/Bold,Storm/AT&T/Blackberry
:: Apple/iPhone/AT&T/iPhone OS (50-70 million units, 350,000 apps)
Mobile Drawings are Pictures
File Types for Mobile Drawings:: PDF File features: Resolution
:: JPG File features: Third party site options Established image management App editing options Photos & Screen Captures Thumbnails
Mobile Drawings to the iPhone:: How do we get them to the screen?
email them to ourselvesSync with ComputerPlace them in a “Cloud”
:: Production Platforms at the office
:: Presentation Platforms in the field
Mobile Drawings Management
Working with Mobile Drawings:: Sketching
:: Punch Lists & Numbered Notes
:: Bubble Notes
:: Area & Distance Calculations
:: Mobility + Convenience = Design Flow (Time&Money)
Sketching & Drawings
Notes on Pictures & Drawings
Punch Lists & Drawings
Area & Distance Calculations
The iPad as Drawing Platform
The iPad Presents Specifications
Construction Pro as Developer:: Keep Client Relationships
:: Apply Old Skills in New Ways:Design ProcessEsthetic SkillsManagement SkillsTechnical SkillsMarketing Skills
:: We Know How to Design & Build
Application Concept Document:: Stakeholder Consensus & Pricing
:: Operating System & Platform
:: User Interface (look & feel)
:: Functionality (storyboard)
:: Similar Applications
Impact of the Smartphone
:: Light Weight, Mobile, Fast
:: Better Camera, Video, FaceTime
:: Multitasking
:: Easy to use, Inexpensive, Available
:: More People More Productive
The Big Ideas
:: Students Now = Employees Soon
:: Drawings are Pictures
:: Design Flow Saves Time & Money
:: We Can Save Paper, Fuel, Time
:: We Can Produce New Products & Services for New Markets
Applications for Construction
INCHcalc+
Convert Units
Apple Camera
iDisk
Dropbox
Save2PDF
uSketchit+
uCantMeanIt
uPunchit+
uScaleit+
AllThingsD
Apple iBooks
Skype
Expensify
Dragon Dictation
Coming Soon!