CAD Test

 

test instructions

For the test project, you will need to draw in CAD the floor plans of a three-story townhouse in Santa Monica, CA. You will use hand sketches prepared by our architectural surveyor to create the drawings.

The characteristics of the drawings should be the same as the sample CAD drawing that is provided to you (file SampleCAD-01.dwg). We are not looking for more or less detail in the floor plans. You should match the drawing properties of the sample drawing. Use the same layers, door and window styles, appliance blocks. Your ability to match our style will be an important part of the review process.

The sketches prepared by the surveyor should not be regarded as fully accurate. There is always room for errors as the field surveys are done in a short period of time. There may even be errors in dimensions. Dimension errors that are less than 3 inches can be omitted. For errors above three inches, you should notate them on the CAD drawings. Videos are critical in the quality control process and should be used effectively. Your ability to catch errors and correctly draw the plans will be an important part of the review process.  

The difference between the sample CAD drawing and the test project will be wall thicknesses. Unless noted otherwise in the survey sketches, the interior walls should be 5 inches, and exterior walls should be 7 inches in width. The drawing must be drawn in inch format

The submission deadline for the Test Project is Tuesday by 8:00am (US Eastern Time).

Please note your project start time and end time. 

Please email hr@fpvisuals.com if you have any questions regarding the project.

CAD test 

Download the files by right-clicking in the dropbox LINK to open the test files which contains all of the required files for the project:

  • The folder “Survey Drawings” has the hand sketches created by the surveyor.. The dimensions written by the surveyor on the hand sketches are in inches (unless noted otherwise).  

  • The folder “Video” has the interior and exterior videos taken by the surveyor.

  • Startfile-01.dwg : You will use this CAD file as your start file.  

  • SampleCAD-01.dwg - This is a sample CAD file for you to use as a reference. The characteristics of your drawings should be the same as this sample CAD file.

For the test, you will need to create the floor plans in AutoCAD based on the survey sketches and the survey videos. To do so: 

  • Review the videos against the survey sketches. 

  • Create the floor plans by using Startfile-01 as your base CAD file.

  • Create a layout in CAD with appropriate verbiage.

  • Save the CAD file in 2013 version.

After you complete the file, email the CAD file to hr@fpvisuals.com and include the total time spent on the project.

Good luck!