ArcSite

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It is very simple, and easy to use. Custom objects is immensly helpful. I love the ability to import a photo, calibrate, and then measure distances from there-- I can now grab a quick snap of a building fire-plan or paper construction plans, etc. and do most measurements on the spot without having to individually measure off things. And if I've forgotten to measure something, I can still get that number after I get back to the office. It's also useful on the sales end to help give customer a quick layout of what they are getting or work to be done.

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Mult it out over several people, and it's pricey for each subscription. The ability to do ellipsoids and not just circles would make perspective a little simpler to do. Right now, you have to do a bunch of arcs which is very cumbersome.

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Ease of use and the support ArcSite provides once you run into any issues. They are extremely supportive and willing to accommodate your specific needs.

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Requires connectivity to the internet to produce the proposal, but there is no way around that issue. Just some places tend to be harder to connect and upload than it should be.

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This is an excellent app designed primarily for field diagramming. With it, we are able to create building diagrams quickly for our building inspection reports. In-app draining controls are well thought out to quickly layout and then fine tune as needed, with advanced controls. It exports to pdf, dwg, png and other formats and offers cloud backups too. A perfect marriage between this app and an iPad/pencil. We have used it create hundreds of building diagrams over the last two years. The main app engineer is rolling out new features consistently.

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We use iPad pros Wifi+ cellular on AT&T for diagramming and bugs that have continued unresolved for months have caused us to start re-considering alternatives. For example, swiping between apps causes the drawing to window to zoom out to the point where the diagram is only a pixel on the screen. Sometimes the entire app goes to a blank white screen, then reverts to the projects list, forcing us to re-open the active drawing. Snapping to grid is a basic function, but when reviewing drawings closely, lines that were supposed to have snapped to the grid are actually only next to the grid lines and not accurately placed. We have to zoom in quite far to correct. With more complex drawings, containing over 70 elements or so, the app bogs down significantly and crashes, even though we think it should be able to easily handle more complex drawings than we use it for.

The monthly fees are significant at the small business level. As of today, $360/year and $720/year for cross-device sync capability. AutoCAD LT, which is close in capability, costs $390/year and includes both desktop and mobile apps for iOS. Although support was responsive before, our support requests have not been answered the last two times we've asked for help. The answer has been that they are unable to duplicate the issue we see. However, on our end, the bugs persist through iOS updates, app updates, and on multiple devices.

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Quick to learn. Love the duplicate project and layers.

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Calibration tool should only recalibrate the current project.
Would like more tutorials on controlling the size of fonts and fillable spaces.

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How easy it is to navigate and use it for what we need done

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There is no way to do retail sales through the app.

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Very intuitive, works great with iPad and pencil.

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No real pain points, just learning all the feature

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Everything about the app makes sense. At first it can be a little confusing but if you start playing around it’s super easy to get the hang of.

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Once in awhile there’s some weird things like sometimes locking 2 walls together in a corner they won’t flawlessly bond even tho they’re the same thickness and on the same layer.

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It's easy to use. especially when I have to attach my Floor Plans.

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Adding some of the hardware devices at times.

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The ability to edit or add elevation numbers

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Different kind of utilities add-ons that we can add to the drawing that would be around homes and or commercial buildings like pool pump

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Doesn’t take long to learn the basic features and with a little effort and the help options it is fairly easy to use the more advanced features as well.

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Until you learn where you need to start drawing your design when you enter in certain size changes it can auto modify connecting sections.

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The functionality with our customer interaction software.

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Changes made without advance notice, would be helpful to have previous communication.

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I love the ease of drawing plans for jobs

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It would be nice if there were more details that were included

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Makes drawing buildings/room spaces quick and easy once you learn how to use it.
Some great tools that are readily available
Pre-created assets ready to just drop in on plans and make the space come to life

Nachteile

Having never used such software before it took my while to get used to it. As with most things if you then do not use it for some time you can forget aspects of how it works again.

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Intuitive drawing software. Arcsite allows me to create custom drawings to scale for our clients. The drawings help customers gain comfort in how the product will look and perform. I can easily make adjustments/ updates to the drawings. I was able to upload our proposal forms to Arcsite and add the drawings to forms. It gets easier over time to use. I am able to create and store shapes that can be used again and again on different drawings. I can copy similar drawings and make quick adjustments. Being able to store drawings over time and reference them as needed is a huge feature for me. Also, sharing drawings could not be easier -- you can export in different formats with one click. We share drawings internally, clear detail has helped with company communication. Support was very timely, particularly in the beginning to ensure I got off to a good start. The rep got back to me quickly with answers to questions and also provided suggestions to improve efficiency on Arcsite. Updates are made that improve my ability to deliver professional and accurate drawings to the client. Extremely satisfied customer, I use Arcsite everyday.

Nachteile

Perhaps in the beginning I might have had something to note here -- but I honestly don't have any cons. Patience and spending time on Arcsite makes the next visit a little easier.

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I love how versatile the software is on my ipad in that i can import drawings, take a photo to use as a drawing, or even draw out a building layout from scratch.
It really has I believe set us apart from competition and has wowed customers

Nachteile

How when file sizes get larger than around 500kb, the app beings to struggle and becomes sluggish

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ArcSite is very easy to use. We had our inspectors trained on how to use it within one day. The different features and the ease of creating custom, quality, and highly detailed graphs to match our customers home have been amazing.

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All in all we have no real complaints. ArcSite gives us the ability to do just about everything we need to. The only improvement that we would love is to have each project automatically upload to the cloud vs having to send it there yourself, but that is being nitpicky.

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The ability to take a picture, comment on the picture, place it on the drawing at the location, and then generate an indexed photo contact sheet linked to the floor plan drawing sold me on the utility of this for doing structural evaluation reports. This has saved me a lot of time back in the office when compiling reports. The drawing functions are also some of the best implemented of any iPad app I've used and has allowed to actually prepare a usable CAD file in the field.

Nachteile

The drawing of items itself can be a little finicky, especially when you are just starting out. Sometimes when you adjust a dimension of a wall, it does not behave as expected. You have to pay attention to the dimensions around the wall in question to make sure they don't change in an unexpected way. Also, placing predefined blocks in the drawing can be challenging if you need them to snap to a specific point. It's also a little pricey (equal to an AutoCAD LT subscription), but if you do a lot of field work, it does pay for itself.

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Not as tedious as other drawing apps. Drawing scale is unlimited. Prints to png,pdf and love it. Love entering distances and angles. Love being able to use it without an internet connection because I am regularly off the grid.

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Needs alignment tool and auto shape (star, triangle, circle and square/rectangle). Would really be nice if I could re-arrange order of layers. Can't create gradient colors, would be nice.

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Export to CAD files and PDF, ease of calibration on plans, excellent customer support and regular updates with new features

Nachteile

The fact that I have 3 tools using this software by me, logs me out since I only have 1 licence. Depending on need, I may use one of my 2 iPads or my iPhone. It would be great if we could stay logged in all tools.

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The best feature of this app is the ease of use. It takes only minutes to make a drawing or diagram on the job site. Being able to share the projects between my team is a huge advantage also.

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There isn't much I don't like, but if I had to pick one it is the way the Shapes Menu stays on the screen after you select a shape to use.

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I use it for my staircase measurements and with the ability to use layers, I can literally have all of the information required with ease. Once my stairwell has been taken, I have everything i need.

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Some of the lines get linked and if you modify a measurement, sometimes it changes the ratio and other measures without noticing.

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What I like most about this software is how easy and user friendly it is. ArcSite has greatly helped my confidence learning more structural work. I am so accurate with all my drawings and measurements that our engineers in our office can look at everything and help answer any questions I ever have if needed. It's awesome how this software's accuracy allows them to help me without even being there on the job site. It's incredible! This software has tremendously helped my career.

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A few things could be added to make it more efficient but overall its amazing.

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Compatibility and flexibility
Utilizing the iPad on site

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Unknown yet to develop a longstanding concern all concerns are dealt with promptly by support
Size of files can be large

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The best thing about this program is the ease of use and when there is any issue figuring something out we get a video showing how to do something

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Challenges if cell signal is not strong and not having the ability to modify previous versions

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The user interface and functionality is exceptional in depicting an accurate floor plan. The fact that the in field constructed drawing can seamlessly export to CAD is one of the greatest perks.

Nachteile

I have found that the blocks must be scaled constantly and do not populate at the scale they were drawn in. This limits the functionality some. However, this is a minor inconvenience and ultimately would just be an added luxury given the softwares current capabilities.

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This is my first time using this type of software. I’m a design specialist and my job entails me drawing full footprint for homes and concrete in order to bid jobs and the software has made it very simple and easy to complete my job while looking very professional for customers.

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My only con would be that there is a lot to learn and know, but that’s gonna be the same with any type of software.

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Easy to use and very few technical issues!

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Some technical issues with self made objects, but overall good experience. Doest work offline sometimes.

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Easy to use and nice interface. And real dimensions works very well

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Sometimes there are bugs like app crashes while using it, which I hate it.

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I can draw anything with my finger. Shapes, walls, and import drawings and trace.

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Missing 3rd axis and Lidar. Saved signature in the app instead of in the cloud or be able to download signed agreement to mobile app with just a click.

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Simple to use, in every other program, it will take me a year to muster which in this program, I learned pretty fast and now I'm doing almost all my project with this program

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The search bar is not working properly. You have to search inside the project folder.

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Excellent for takeoffs and on spot estimating

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Lacks integration with crms proposals are lacking its sales board doesn’t work

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Very easy to learn , great tools for creating jobs

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Needs more basic graphics for basic line diagrams for electrical trade, has great electronics but not electrical

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Super easy to use. We can do anything with it. Easily customized but not complicated to do so. Support team is really the best.

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Can't really think of anything we don't like.

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The application and the web version are both user friendly, but what is better, is they are constantly trying to improve the QOL experience for our company, so that we get the most out of our usage.

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Not a con, but what I hope happens in a future update is to have additional reporting tools, especially on the web version for admins.

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It’s precision and abilities for in home discussions.

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We need more video tutorials specifically for the use in Foundation repair services.

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It is mostly intuitive. Coming from a non-CAD background, I was able to pick up ArcSite fairly quickly and even though I’m still learning, I am finding the learning curve to be very short and still be able to produce a quality product.

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There are a few features, like importing a design from a colleague or from another source that is less simple and some designing features are a little tougher to negotiate.

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I really like the intuitive way this program draws and adds features, very easy to drop in items and integrate into the drawings. Exporting to PDF is easy as it should be.

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Price for all the features is a bit much for personal use, but for a business it's definitely worth it.

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Very simple to use, it makes creating our drawings simple and professional.

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Sometimes it crashes but you don’t lose everything due to auto saves to the cloud.

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Everything it’s awesome and amazing. Love it.

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Nothing no complaints at all. Great software

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User friendly once you learn. sell more jobs looking more professional!

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Don’t like there is no way to send receipts or invoice type documents. For instance if I’m paid by paper check I have to use a different platform to send receipts. Or invoices.

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Easy to use, perfect for what i need it for.

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I have no complaints. it has been great for what I use it for.

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Ease of use and details allow for great educational material for clients

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Time it takes to complete but with repetition it gets faster

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Easy to use, multiple options to show home owners

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Honestly nothing, it is a great software

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Super easy to use and user friendly. Anyone can use.

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Nothing, everything is user friendly! Would recommend

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Easy to use on my side and very easy to understand for the customer. The layering really gives me room to quickly show differences.

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Sometimes you have to zoom in in order to place something.

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Easy to learn and great options. Layers help a great deal.

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Can seem complex when first learning. The pencil I use sometimes causes issues with screen

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-easy to train
-well labeled
-not very many unnecessary features
-clean design and layout
-very few crashes if any

Nachteile

-Newer ipads run it much better
-a few pop up font sizes should be larger
-bolder 'back' 'undo' or 'confirm' options

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Very user friendly. Accurate and easy to use for first time users

Nachteile

Nothing I can think of I not used for floor plans and had no issues

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My favourite thing about this software is that you can use it on your I-pad- a lot of times I am using this software to do up a "shop drawing" right on site or pull up the drawing in the shop so the fact that I can be mobile is very important in my business. The app itself is fairly simple to use for the average person and great to be able to do up a drawing in auto cad so simply.

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I don't like that; if you have a closed shape (square, hexagon, rectangle, etc) and you modify one side- it can change multiple other lines or every line, so you have to be very careful to double check each line after changing one. I also dont like the "angles" portion- it is very difficult to put in a drawing with a rounded ended object- you have to re-draw multiple times to get it right. Also for particular angles- it can be tricky to get 2 identical, opposite angles

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ArcSite handles PDF mobile cad drawings possible in an elegant manner. The tool makes possible creation, editing, redlining of CAD quality drawings and integrates photos in an exceptional manner.

The ability to embed photos has been challenging in the past with software on ios where photos and app were somewhat disconnected. ArcSite solves this. High resolution drawings and detail is also possible with quality by controlling line types, colors and other features.

The finished product achieved with ArcSite is great quality.

Nachteile

Project folders lack functionality of saving either in a higher order, ie. folder within folder. Folder or file commenting would be handy for communicating with cohorts, ie. leaving a description of the folder (project). Hiding projects or archiving has been a great feature, expanding on that functionality in some way would be beneficial. Downloading projects is great, or downloading selected PDFs in a bulk manner from IOS would be a good addition.