PlanTracer

Facility Management Software: PlanTracer

PlanTracer is an intuitive application designed to automate complex real-estate inventory tasks using legacy floor plans of any building.

PlanTracer's foundation lies in its unique approach to floor plans. Unlike other CAD systems that use basic graphic primitives like lines, arches, and geometric shapes, PlanTracer utilizes PT-objects such as walls, stairs, windows, doors, rooms, furniture, and fixtures. These objects can be converted and edited as a single unit, making the floor plan a comprehensive set of PT-objects that can be inventoried for real estate purposes. PlanTracer's core functionality allows users to take an original CAD drawing or a paper plan and transform it into a plan consisting of PT-objects. Using preset search patterns, PlanTracer identifies similar imagery on the initial plans and inserts them into the corresponding graphical image.

Unique Features

Floor Plan Creation

PlanTracer offers three modes for creating floor plans:

  • Parametric Mode: Automatically converts original floor plans from room measurements to a parametric model.
  • Library Mode: Traditional floor plan drawing using parametric library objects.
  • Contour Mode: Creates floor plans from measured outer and inner contours of the building.

All modes include precise drawing tools such as object snapping, relative object insertion, and dynamic dimensioning.

Object Library

All building elements in a parametric floor plan model are stored using templates in the Object Library. This user-managed library allows for loading and unloading as needed. Library objects can be created directly from AutoCAD blocks or sets of entities.

Creating Exact Room Contours

Facility management users often create room contours based on on-site measurements. PlanTracer provides exact floor space areas with corresponding formulas for accurate calculations.

Floor Plan Recognition and Conversion

  • PlanTracer supports:
  • Automatic conversion of original floor plans from room measurements to a parametric model (parametric mode).
  • Traditional floor plan drawing using parametric library objects (library mode).
  • Floor plan creation from measured outer and inner contours of the building (contour mode).