The FPM Tool is a set of tools designed for AutoCad and aimed mainly at Civil Engineers, Quantity Surveyors and estimators used to produce quick and accurate drainage take offs.
It provides tabular data for the drainage layout, and specifies the relevant FP McCann Precast, “Easi-Base” range of products automatically.
The FPM AutoCAD Tool is used to work through the drainage plan in sequence specifing each manhole in turn. Manhole references, invert levels, cover levels, pipe types and pipe lengths are all recorded. When complete a table is generated within the actual plan. This table can then be exported as a .csv file and opened in excel or other supporting program.
From within AutoCAD the Manhole Edit tool can be used to assemble the manhole and pipe data at a particular manhole reference within the plan.
The screenshot above shows the drainage table generated within AutoCAD and the table below shows the table exported to excel ready for the quantity surveyor / buyer /estimator to send out for pricing.
FPM AutoCAD Commands
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MHPlace – Manhole Place |
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MHEdit – Manhole Edit
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SetPD – Set Pipe Data
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MatchPD – Match Pipe Data
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ClearPD – Clear Pipe Data
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TableGen – Generate Table
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Trefresh – Refreshes Table
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MHExp – Export Manhole Data
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PipeExp – Export Pipe Data
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SetUnits – Set Working Units
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Register and download the FPM AutoCAD Tool through our website. Alternatively contact the sales office directly and a member of the technical team can arrange a copy of this plug-in software.