Module

CAD & Design Tools

Native CAD authoring and viewing integrated with the CAFM schema. Floor plans, as-built drawings and space polygons stay linked to buildings, floors, spaces and assets — so drawings are live operational data, not static files.

cad_drawingcad_layercad_revisioncad_link
14
Tables
DWG/DXF/SVG
Formats
400+
Fields
Capabilities

Functional areas this module covers.

Drawing registry

CAD drawings with format, scale, discipline and revision tracking.

cad_drawingcad_drawing_type

Layer & symbol control

Standardised layers, symbols and blocks for consistent authoring.

cad_layercad_symbol

Space polygon linking

CAD polygons bound to space records for live area and occupancy calc.

cad_linkspace

Revision history

Every drawing revision captured with author, diff and approval.

cad_revisioncad_revision_log
Core tables

Catalogued in the Schema Explorer.

Core table records for this module are catalogued in the platform — open the full Schema Explorer to browse all 333 tables.
AI use cases

Unlocked by the depth of this module's schema.

Auto space extraction

Detect and vectorise spaces from uploaded floor plans.

Drawing-to-asset linking

Match symbols on drawings to equipment records automatically.

Change detection

Diff CAD revisions to flag spaces, assets or routes that changed.

Ask it in natural language

Sample queries an AI agent can resolve against this module.

1

Show all drawings updated in the last 30 days for the London portfolio.

2

Which floor plans are missing linked space polygons?

3

List drawings whose revision is older than the latest as-built.

Reporting & KPIs

Pre-built summary views and the metrics teams track.

Summary views

  • Monthly
    monthly_cad_activity_summary
    Drawings created, revised and linked.
  • Quarterly
    quarterly_cad_coverage_summary
    Buildings with current as-built coverage.

Key KPIs

  • As-built coverage
    % of buildings with current as-built drawings.
  • Revision latency
    Days from field change to updated drawing.
  • Polygon linkage
    % of spaces with a linked CAD polygon.
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