facilities diagram

Floor plan drawings in which floor areas are accurate to the nearest six or 12 inches (10 cm or 25 cm) because you do not account for items such as jogs around windows and minor column projections. With facilities diagrams, the overall drawing is within 5 percent accuracy of the actual building and provides a useful picture of your facility and the disposition of your areas. Some degree of accuracy is given up for a tremendous increase in the speed with which you can model your facility and a reduction in the skills you need to do so.

To get this level of accuracy, draft with a six or 12 inch snap.

Facilities diagrams drawn to six or 12 inch accuracy can provide all the information you need to run your business. For example, they can:

  • supply solid area figures
  • help you visualize how your space is being used
  • present the locations needed for placing furniture and equipment, assigning floor areas to departments, creating occupancy plans, and locating building operations work

Compare facilities record drawing.