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Has everyone see the Orthgraph Architect for iPad Videos?

JaredBanks — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 01:39:49 GMT

I've got two videos up on my blog along with the official press release. Makes me very jealous of anyone who has access to the app, the desktop application, and an ipad. (of which I have none...) Enjoy:

http://www.shoegnome.com/?p=593

Re: Has everyone see the Orthgraph Architect for iPad Videos

JaredBanks — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:08:33 GMT

Before or after watching the videos, there's an interesting tidbit about the Orthograph / ArchiCAD connection:

http://orthographsupport.messageforums.net/does-orthograph-support-archicad-for-mac-t3.html

Re: Has everyone see the Orthgraph Architect for iPad Videos

Anonymous — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:22:23 GMT

Very nice! A whole lot better than carrying a lap top around a job site. Thanks for the info!

Re: Has everyone see the Orthgraph Architect for iPad Videos

Anonymous — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 20:59:52 GMT

The current Orthograph Survey requires a $2200 piece of desktop software to read the data off of a windows mobile device. I hope the same price tag isn't applied to the product for the iPad.

Re: Has everyone see the Orthgraph Architect for iPad Videos

Anonymous — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:36:53 GMT

Michael wrote:
The current Orthograph Survey requires a $2200 piece of desktop software to read the data off of a windows mobile device. I hope the same price tag isn't applied to the product for the iPad.

From what I saw, you can buy the software for $49 load it on your iPad and then import the file directly into ArchiCad.
Unless I'm mistaken.

Re: Has everyone see the Orthgraph Architect for iPad Videos

Anonymous — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:37:10 GMT

Michael wrote:
The current Orthograph Survey requires a $2200 piece of desktop software to read the data off of a windows mobile device. I hope the same price tag isn't applied to the product for the iPad.

From what I saw, you can buy the software for $49 load it on your iPad and then import the file directly into ArchiCad.
Unless I'm mistaken.

Re: Has everyone see the Orthgraph Architect for iPad Videos

Anonymous — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 01:21:03 GMT

The Orthograph Architect app is only 40 Euro. But the software you need to do anything with it (Orthograph Survey) is 2,400 Euro.

From their site..."OrthoGraph Architect integrates DropBox for saving projects in native OrthoGraph format – compatible only with OrthoGraph Survey. This way drawings can be printed and converted to ArchiCAD (native) and SketchUP (SKP). The support of AutoCAD (DWG) is soon to come. OrthoGraph doesn't print or save these formats from the iPad directly."

It looked great otherwise.

Re: Has everyone see the Orthgraph Architect for iPad Videos

JaredBanks — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 21:50:47 GMT

A bit more news on this. They just released an add-on for direct importing into ArchiCAD. You can use it in a limited fashion for free or the paid version is 400 euros. I've got the full news here: http://www.shoegnome.com/?p=598

Of course I still don't have an ipad or that many euros...

Re: Has everyone see the Orthgraph Architect for iPad Videos

c2architect — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:16:58 GMT

I was very interested in the Orthograph to ArchiCAD app for the iPad as well until I found out about the cost of the importing Add-on. Very expensive. I started to look elsewhere and found iCAD. Does the same thing and has a version for the iPad, iPhone (not optimum but...) and other Tablets. Works very well and exports an IFC file that can be brought into ArchiCAD. Works great and does not require an Add-on. Find it on the App Store.

Re: Has everyone see the Orthgraph Architect for iPad Videos

Anonymous — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:36:00 GMT

Chad:

I can't seem to find the app that you are referring to. The one
I did find was for radiology.

Re: Has everyone see the Orthgraph Architect for iPad Videos

c2architect — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:54:58 GMT

The App is called iCad and it is written by RedStick. Don't go through the App Store on a Mac as it will not show up use Itunes and lool for it that way. There are also some You Tube videos on the web that shows how easy it is to work with.

See this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUbcYI48sco

I bought it, did a test plan and exported it and it works very well.

Re: Has everyone see the Orthgraph Architect for iPad Videos

Anonymous — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 03:43:38 GMT

Thanks for the link. Just to clarify it is called SiteCad.

Re: Has everyone see the Orthgraph Architect for iPad Videos

Anonymous — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 08:40:51 GMT

There is now a dedicated ArchiCAD import tool of OrthoGraph Architect for iPad that costs only 99€ for the average needs of an architect. I think it is worth a try.

On the other hand OrthoGraph's dedicated ArchiCAD Add-On has many benefits like creating walls, objects with properties, wall openings directly from the survey file.

Re: Has everyone see the Orthgraph Architect for iPad Videos

aahatimo — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 20:37:08 GMT

anyone using this app or have updated comments?
the comments on itunes download site are not very positive. but app sounds good.

Re: Has everyone see the Orthgraph Architect for iPad Videos

Chazz — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:36:15 GMT

The interesting thing about the Redstick SiteCad (confusingly called iCad by Spatial in the Apple appstore, US $55) is the nice integration with the Leica DISTO Laser Distancemeter. I just got back yesterday from a 5 city tour of the US using my trusty D5 model for obtaining site measurements.

I'm sure many people on this forum have made the investment in these tools but if you are still using a Stanley tape measure, it is time to upgrade. A laser Distancemeter is the only way to go. it is much, much faster and probably more accurate too: Leica claims accuracies of 1mm over 300m which is rather astounding.

I have used Distos of various types all over the world but have yet to find a good way to integrate one with a tablet software package. iCad (or SiteCad?) may just be the ticket.

Now I wish I sprung for the Disto D8 with Bluetooth. I would be very curious if anyone had tried tablet software with a Disto and what your thoughts are. Are the imported AC models truly usable? Is is faster than recording on paper and inputting manually?

Re: Has everyone see the Orthgraph Architect for iPad Videos

aahatimo — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:17:10 GMT

chazz,
so there is an ipad link for bt disto with icad? i have not been able to verify that yet. there is an android one.

Re: Has everyone see the Orthgraph Architect for iPad Videos

Anonymous — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 16:32:03 GMT

Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone has tried version #3 of Orthograph.

I had a close look at both Orthograph and RedStick Site Cad, and the former seems to me to be at least one generation ahead of the ladder. Anyway, I'm basing my opinion only on preview videos.

I'd like to have some feedback from someone who actually used Orthograph, if possible. I know there are some bad reviews about it on the App store, but they all refer to version #2.

Thanks!