Architect and Contractor

Functionality allows:
   - to automate generation of electronic and carbon copies of documents related to interior finishing (generation of rooms explications, finishing materials lists, openings lists etc.);
   - to control interior finishing project quality;
   - to analyze interior finishing project decisions (focused on cost control and geometry summary);
   - to use both metric and english measurement units;
   - to maintain electronic catalogs of interior finishing materials and interior finishing projects.

Data Organization

Database structure

   The main database object is a projects catalog. For each project you may specify project title, code, location, date, stage, chief architect, chief engineer, customer.


   Every project contains a set of rooms. For each room it is required to specify unique room number and room name. Each room has geometry properties (area, perimeter, height etc.) and finishing properties (floor type, ceiling finishing, walls finishing)

Each room enables containing a set of openings and additional finishing elements

   The second database object is a reference lists system. That system contains the following basic elements:
   - floor types reference list;
   - ceiling finishing types reference list;
   - walls finishing types reference list;
   - openings reference list;
   - additional elements reference list.
   For each item of basic reference lists you may specify the following data: manufacturer of the item (chosen from "Manufacturers" reference list), manufacturer catalog title (where the item is listed), item code (specified in the catalog), item name, price and memo. For each opening it is necessary to specify its geometry (width, height). For each additional element it is necessary to specify its measurement unit type.

   The important feature is an ability to illustrate any element of the database (project, room and finishing item) by its graphical view

   Such data organization makes you sure that the right item is used in the right place. Control of interior finishing project quality is another aspect that such data organization provides.

Visual Results

Reports are the visual results of the program processing. You have got an opportunity to edit any report form to achieve informative and easily perceptual representation that describes finishing decisions or project geometry summary.

   You are also able to create new report forms by yourself. You may need to create new report forms in order to perform analysis or to get some additional information contained in the database. Use "Report Designer" to edit or create new report forms. You may apply embedded visual query builder to simplify query construction. Please refer to the program documentation in order to clarify detailed database structure.

   One of the key features is an opportunity to generate illustrated reports. It gives you more power to achieve convincing expression by your reports and makes them more informative. It is also important that you may save any generated report to popular file formats (AutoCAD DXF, MS Office XLS, web page HTML). All export filters of the above formats support graphics. It provides electronic documents processing automation, worldwide availability of finishing decisions information, interior project details and summary online.

Non-Visual Results

When using the program you achieve some implicit results during interior projects development and you do it hands down:
   - you maintain electronic illustrated catalog of finishing materials, which contains items you usually use in your projects adding new positions little by little as needed;
   - you automatically record electronic archive of your interior finishing projects that contains project titles, customers, locations etc. (it provides an opportunity to analyze your activity during reporting period for example);
   - you fill up interior finishing data repository according to unified data system, that allows you automatic analysis of project decisions for further optimization.

Effective Application Area

The program gets maximum results if create the project of "cell" structure building, where each function has its own closed room. If there are a lot of rooms in the project combining certain functions, i.e. areas divided by furniture and facilities or partitions not of full room height, then the program is less productive.
Examples of "cell" structure buildings:    - dwelling buildings (individual and standard various storeys high, cottages);
   - public buildings: hotels, hostels, living tourist center or camping blocks, hospitals, administration blocks, schools or colleges blocks etc.
Examples of "hall" structure buildings:    - covered markets;
   - industrial buildings, warehouses;
   - free planning offices (single office area without partitions of full room height);
   - garages and multistorey parking lots;
   - covered sport constructions.
Single area buildings frequently have "cell" structure blocks. There are infrastructure objects in the "cell" structure blocks.

Ratings

"Architect & Contractor" program has received the following ratings:

TuCows Software Catalog
 
Freeware and shareware downloads
 
File Transit Inc.
 
BrotherSoft - Download Library
 

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