How to seamlessly integrate photos into CAD drawings directly from your mobile device?

Background:

Engineers, safety officers, and construction personnel frequently need to take photos at construction sites to document and communicate specific situations, such as safety hazards, progress updates, or issues requiring attention. However, this process can be challenging due to factors like difficult site conditions, time constraints, or the need for accurate and detailed visual records. Ensuring that these photos are clear, properly label, and easily accessible for reporting and decision-making adds another layer of complexity to their workflow. To address this challenge, CAD Reader offers a tool that allows users to seamlessly incorporate photos into CAD drawings. This feature enables engineers, safety officers, and construction personnel to mark and annotate specific locations on the CAD drawing where the photos were taken. By integrating visual documentation directly into the drawing, the tool streamlines communication, enhances clarity, and ensures accurate record-keeping for site conditions, progress, or issues.

Let me show you how to incorporate a photo into a CAD drawing using CAD Reader for iOS device.

Steps:

1.      To install CAD Reader on iOS mobile device please click on the link below:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cad-reader-view-measure-dwg/id878550740

2.      CAD Reader supports various file formats, including dwg, dxf, pdf, zip, and rar. If you receive a CAD drawing file in WhatsApp, click on the file then select the ‘Send to’ icon at the bottom left of your screen.

3.      Select more and click on CAD Reader. The drawing will display using CAD Reader app. Same method also apply to drawing receive from other social media after download to Files in iOS mobile device.

4.      Click on the camera tool and tap specific locations on the CAD drawing where the photos were taken.

5.      A pop-up window will appear, prompting you to choose a photo source. Select ‘Camera’ to take a real-time photo of the situation, or tap ‘Photo Library’ to choose an existing photo from your album.

6.      Select ‘Done’ to exit to the CAD drawing.

7.      You can view the photos by tapping on the red colour ‘Camera’ icon on the screen.

Most importantly this feature is free to use !!!!