An architectural metal fabrication company was awarded the task to design a canopy covering the entrance of a house. The client envisioned a triangular canopy connecting to the blue curved wall and the house. The job almost failed during the conventional site measure. At the first attempt, the tradesmen tried to determine the curve with a tape measure and hand laser but failed. At the second attempt, several tradesmen were busy for several hours fabricating templates at the height of 3 meters. Even with this method, no usable site data could be collected. Due to sudden rain, the cardboard templates became soaked and were useless.
The easy solution for this measurement was the use of the Flexijet 3D system, which measured and drew the object at the same time. Measurement service provider Konrad Schwegler collected all relevant dimensions on site within 1.5 hours. A complete CAD drawing with precise angles and curves was immediately available, with the 3D DXF file supplied to the CAD department for further processing.
The final CAD measurement and 3D model in the Flexijet 3D software.
The DXF file created by FlexiCAD and imported into AutoCAD.
The final steel and glass canopy installed in place with perfect dimensions.
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