Newbie08,
Hi there. I'm only about a year into actually using a CAFM program
myself, so I'm not an expert like some of the other folks who've been in
here.
But, I can comment on the polylining... but, it might not be applicable
to other CAFM and drafting programs.
I'm using FMDesktop (recently purchased by Autodesk).
I learned in an Autodesk University class a couple of years ago that the
product AutoCAD Architecture would generate 'Spaces' that FMD could
import at the push of a button; which let me skip the manual polylining.
So, the first portion I did (160,000 sq ft) took the software about
three minutes to create, and me about two days to tidy up (removing
spaces that had been placed inside columns, splitting up areas that
didn't have walls or doors where we delineated a space (ie, cubes), etc.
I'm not sure how long it would have taken if I'd had to manually
polyline all of those rooms. I'd have to guess... *at least* two
weeks... and I assume my mouse hand would be in a severe state of
cramping, with lots of eye and neck strain.
The cost per hour is going to vary by the skillset (and geographic
location) of the person doing it.
If you've got a highschool or college intern using AutoCAD or some other
program to manually polyline, you may only pay them $10 an hour, but,
they're going to take a few weeks to do it.
And if you're paying a technician with a lot of experience and more
specialized software (whether AutoCAD Architecture or a another program,
commercial or homegrown), you might reasonably expect to pay $25-$70 per
hour, but, they could have it turned back around in a few days.
I'd definitely get direct and detailed quotes.
Good luck on evaluating your project and software (have you been to any
user forums specific to FAMIS and Archibus?)
Cheers!
Melanie Perry
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newbie08 wrote:
> Hi I am a project manager working on a cafm project and I need some information (sorry, this may be very basic since I have been reading the information and everyone seems very knowledgeable).
> 1. We have visio drawings we will be converting and polylining for an office. Can anyone give me an idea (very roungh) on converting/polylining office space to show offices, cubicles, meeting room--no furniture or ports at this time.
> a. Is there a rough est. by how many sq. ft per hour to go by for this?
> b. What is the cost usually for this by the hour
> I am trying to build a project plan
> 2. Does anyone have insights to famis and archibus?
> 3. What would be some good questions to put to these vendors.