Plan Analyst: 2006 IRC
How do I describe a single family home, project?
NOTE: The following example project is base on the 2000 IRC. Input and reports for the NBC, SBC, UBC and CABO versions are very similar but are customized for each code.
What you do:
Simply describe the project by answering questions and selecting options from the following screens.
You simply enter the size of the building, select the use of each area from an extensive use menu and describe the site. Plan Analyst will set defaults for the rest of the input information. You may use the defaults or change them to match your project.
The first step is to enter the number of floors and select building features.
For each floor, you then indicate the total floor area and the number of areas on this floor.
For each separate area on each floor, you select the use and enter the floor area.
Note: Emergency window requirement will default to "true" for bedrooms. You may also require this in rooms that may be used for sleeping but have a different use name.
After you describe all areas in the dwelling, you will be asked to describe the site using the following menu.
A complete analysis report will then be created for you.
How complete is the Plan Analyst code study?What Plan Analyst does:
- Searches through the code, completes all necessary calculations and creates a complete code study for the project
- Calculates natural light and ventilation requirements for each room, required ventilation for attic and crawlspace areas and much more
- Indicates fire protection between garage and living areas and covers any exceptions or special requirements
The following examples are from a typical Plan Analyst analysis report using the simple input procedure that you have just seen. As you review the following examples, Please consider the tedious code study time that you could save with this powerful software tool in your office. A typical analysis report is about 10 pages. Reports are not just basic information, they include all exceptions and special requirements that apply.
How do I check a plan with Plan Analyst?
After creating the analysis report, Plan Analyst will generate a customized checklist just for this project. As you go through the checklist, you simply select whether each item is ok or not on the plans. If you indicate that it is not ok, you will be asked to enter the location of the problem and Plan Analyst will describe the problem including the applicable code references. When you are finished, you will be able to print a correction report showing all of the problems on the plan and the precise code reference numbers for each problem.
Each question in the checklist will be asked using the following screen.
If you select [ Not Correct ], the following screen will be displayed. All that you need to do is enter the sheet number and any identification needed to help the applicant understand where the problem is (ie.door number, room number/name, section number, grid line, etc.).
The following sample correction report shows the format and type of information provided by Plan Analyst. You can easily customize these reports to reflect local requirements. You can then return this professional quality correction report with the project plans to clearly show what changes must be made for code compliance and project approval.
Note: Code requirements and corrections can be edited.
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