As-built drawings: why the last drawing set matters most
As-built drawings record what was actually installed. What the final set should capture, who reads it later, and why it is worth capturing on site.
Practice notes
Notes on documentation practice
Short notes on how a drawing set is put together, written from the way this practice prepares documentation.
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Reflected ceiling plans: what audio-visual needs coordinated
What a reflected ceiling plan must show when audio-visual devices share the ceiling with lighting, services and structure, and where coordination happens.
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What a construction-ready AV drawing set must contain
The drawings that make up a complete audio-visual set, from concept and schematic through layouts, rack and termination detail to the as-built issue.
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The integration of CAD and audio-visual design, part two
Whether CAD is necessary for audio-visual system design, what it saves an integrator, and why the smallest firms carry the greatest risk without it.
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The integration of CAD and audio-visual design, part one
The audio-visual industry has grown into an engineering discipline of its own. Where CAD sits in that work, and why adoption across the region is uneven.
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System schematics: the central brain of an audio-visual integration
Why the system schematic ties an audio-visual project together, what a good one has to show, and why every port belongs on the drawing.
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