Re: Wiring program

["Paul Robinson" <ukcueman@xxxxxxx>]

Knowing what I have now is easy because I don't have any floors yet or
plaster on walls. No cable or
pipes except temporary stuff.

After much surfing, I've found quite a few high-end CAD systems with no
prices on the net.
Everything looks to be overkill for a home system. The only plausible
candidates I found are IMAP's
docIT for $643 and CablePro for $75. Both have free demos...I'll have a
play with CablePro.

http://www.access-networking.com/cablespec_pro.htm

http://www.imap.textron.com/products/index.html

http://www.softchoice.com/software/prod_description.asp?HJo4z2YAbFEuThwVbcyyWcLf_GoDuZUAW$U30FOs8xZY
2$VtAF4KdpeXyqa_Vn7D

Does everyone here just use paper?

Paul

----- Original Message -----
From: "Alex Monaghan" <ha@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 11:24 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Wiring program


> I'm presuming that you know what's under your floors already, location
of
> pipes etc...
>
> If so, then I guess you could use a Cable CAD system, there's a
variety of
> systems for large projects, but I would have thought them to be
overkill for
> a house. Google should turn up a few suggestions.
>
> If not, then I'd just do a rough sketch. Cable disappears on the reel
as if
> by magic as soon as you start to pull it, so make sure you have plenty
of
> spare, don't buy just enough or you'll be rushing out to the local DIY
shed
> with minutes to go before closing time. (Not that I'd ever admit to it
of
> course !)
>
> I have a sheet of A4 for each floor showing the rough location of each
point
> in each room and a detail sheet for each room. Recording what's where
is a
> good idea, but make sure that you also mark on the boards everything
you
> find as it saves time when you revisit.
>
> If you're running more than 1 of each type of cable to a point, then
you'll
> save a lot of time by having multiple reels and pulling them in a
single
> hit. You may be left with cable over, but you'll need loads of short
bits to
> make your patch leads !
>
> Have fun.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Paul Robinson [mailto:ukcueman@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 14 February 2003 21:14
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ukha_d] Wiring program
> >
> >
> > I need to plan how I'm going to wire my house. Lots of cat5
and
> > coax, mostly. As well as working out cable routes and how
much
> > cable I'll have at each location etc, I'll also need to
record
> > exactly what is where for later use.
> >
> > Does anybody know of a computer program to help with this sort of
thing?
> >
> > How have other HA'ers planned and/or recorded what's been
laid?
> >
> > TIA,
> > Paul
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> >
> >
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