Yes - I use his pricer program & like it. Easy to use and quick. Jim Sutherland DeMaranville Installations 1510 NW 101st Street Des Moines, IA 50325 515/225-8598 Fax: 515/225-9796
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kathryn Tyler Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 9:08 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Design software Has anyone used any of the programs that are offered from Tim Frost? (I know he does not offer a design program) Thank you in advance for your inputs. Kathryn -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Geoff Dyce Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 6:24 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Design software We also use HydraCad. We have used two other systems mentioned in this string and find Hydra Cad to be the best but its really dependent on what you use day in and day out. Whatever a designer becomes familiar with is certainly going to be the "best". -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Travis Mack Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 4:40 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Design software Craig, HydraCAD is the absolute easiest about moving nodes, pipe text, fab tags, etc. IMHO HydraCAD far exceeds autosprink in the text cleanup area. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 1:36 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Design software How about with HydraCad? Craig L. Prahl, CET Fire Protection Group Mechanical Department CH2MHILL Lockwood Greene 1500 International Drive PO Box 491, Spartanburg, SC 29304-0491 Direct - 864.599.4102 Fax - 864.599.8439 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.lg.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joe Burtell Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 3:30 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Design software I would say with AutoSPRINK it's the operator. I can move text, nodes, and fabrication tags anywhere. Joe Burtell, SET, CFPS Burtell Fire Protection, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.burtellfire.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 1:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Design software Question for the automated package users..... I have been told by several contracts that they can not manipulate where the program places text, nodes and other type information on the drawings. This has often resulted in some pretty crappy looking drawings and drawings that are hard to review, especially when text is stacked on top of each other to create a blob on the drawings. Now I don't' know if it's really the software or just careless cad operators (notice I'm not using the term "designer" here). Seems that more companies are using less skilled designers and just using cad drafters to produce layouts. Cheaper labor but a poor product if design is the product you sell. Also had the same issue with the automated calcs. The logic of order just didn't exist. Going from a node in the middle of the system to another somewhere else and another somewhere else with no rhyme or reason makes for a miserably tedious review. So the question is, is the problem in the software or the operators? Craig L. Prahl, CET Fire Protection Group Mechanical Department CH2MHILL Lockwood Greene 1500 International Drive PO Box 491, Spartanburg, SC 29304-0491 Direct - 864.599.4102 Fax - 864.599.8439 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.lg.com _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.17.39/686 - Release Date: 2/14/2007 7:54 AM -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.17.39/686 - Release Date: 2/14/2007 7:54 AM _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum
