|
We are 100% residential, but mostly big waterfront jobs.
We are in a state that legislates a lot (Massachusetts). In most cities and towns you need a certified plot plan by a land surveyor when any alteration is done to the house. The plans and regulation get much more involved when dealing with the Wetlands Protection Act. We have the additional burden of coastal wetland resource areas that are sometimes very far away from the water (coastal flood zones and coastal banks).
Our plans have to show all the resource areas and setbacks from them to get approved. We often have to plant native plants to mitigate other activities that the architect or builder is doing.
The ability to turn on and off layers of a drawing becomes very important depending on which board you are presenting to. Then you still need to separate the stuff for the installation crew or they'll have to much confusion.
CAD really helps when there is so much going on because you only have to revise the drawing once and it happens on all the sheets. But, as I said, when you don't need all of that, there is no reason to switch to it.
|