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Re: HP SitePrint

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Post by Groxx »

teeray wrote: post #27

I can only see this getting used by very large scale contractors. Framers for your standard house are probably just going to keep using chalk lines (maybe a laser line too these days). "Precision up to +/- 1/32 inch" really isn't necessary in framing.

agreed, though I can see it making some sense in those specific situations, e.g.:

>PCL reduces cost by 86% on interior curved lines layout at Vancouver airport

for random bits of complicated-shape fashion in a giant flat open area, I can see how it could almost immediately pay for itself.

that said... at that point it's probably competing with "we put a projector on the ceiling for a day, and went over the lines with chalk". which is quite cheap.

Re: HP SitePrint

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Post by smw »

jondiggsit wrote: post #15

As a high-end residential GC, I'm very interested in this product. We have incorporated Leica Totalstation and BLK360 into our projects. It assists confirming layouts, as-built conditions, and communicating with design professionals working remotely.

What are the costs like on those scanners? They look amazing!

Re: HP SitePrint

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Post by rpcope1 »

tguvot wrote: post #18
tech4all wrote: post #2

Cool! From HP! The robot only costs $1,500 but a two pack of extra sharpies for it costs $48,000. Before you can use it, you must install 5 petabytes of HP drivers.

do you have sharpie that won't grind down to zero on concrete after 3ft ?

Hopefully they're using something like a paint pen with a roller and not a Sharpie the way you're thinking of it.

Re: HP SitePrint

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Post by asibahi »

nevi-me wrote: post #31

I could have benefited from this in the construction of our house. Riddled with inaccuracies, the engineer signed off on the foundations, but we found out when the walls were up that the builders used the internal dimensions as exterior dimensions. So our house is smaller by ~250mm on each side. We had to make so many compromises and wastages as a result. Bathrooms now smaller if we want to keep other rooms the same,…

I am an architect who worked as a contractor and as a consultant and I made an account here just to comment on this.

When you found out the builders did that, what you should have done is stopped the work and have them correct their mistake on their own dime. This is an unforgivable mistake and a team of professional should never make something like that.

Obviously I am not in your shoes, but this is insane to me. Any supervisor or consultant or surveyor visiting the site should've caught that.

Re: HP SitePrint

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Post by tguvot »

rpcope1 wrote: post #53
tguvot wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

do you have sharpie that won't grind down to zero on concrete after 3ft ?

Hopefully they're using something like a paint pen with a roller and not a Sharpie the way you're thinking of it.

parent is the one who suggested sharpies.

i'll actually bet on some variety of inkjet/spray as it will better deal with surface imperfections and won't wear out

Re: HP SitePrint

#58

Post by Hackbraten »

I read the marketing blurb twice but still have no idea what this is for.

It draws on the floor for construction projects? Why?

Either there's no building or there's a building. If there's no building, then where does it draw on? If the building is already there, then what's the drawing for?

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Post by LeifCarrotson »

pavel_lishin wrote: post #47
nevi-me wrote: post #31

I could have benefited from this in the construction of our house. Riddled with inaccuracies, the engineer signed off on the foundations, but we found out when the walls were up that the builders used the internal dimensions as exterior dimensions. So our house is smaller by ~250mm on each side. We had to make so many compromises and wastages as a result. Bathrooms now smaller if we want to keep other rooms the same,…

Translating for folks not natively familiar with millimeters - this is 25cm, or about ~10 inches. Doesn't sound like a lot, but you're losing a foot and a half across a dimension of a house. That's very easily into the "Bathtub doesn't fit" territory.

It's probably the thickness of the foundation wall.
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