I am currently building a home and the design/build firm that I am
using is not particularly technology friendly. They cannot provide me
with CAD files for my home.

I would like to find a firm that can come on site to my home which is
structurally finished and create for me CAD files for the home.
Another option would be to provide the firm a combination of floor
plans and pictures to work from. Either way the deliverable would be
CAD files of the home. One of the motivations for this process would
be to use the files in a program like Home Designer Professional from
Chief Architect in order to plan interior decorating. With the ability
to manipulate colors and finishes in the software I think I will save
time and money finishing the home and I will be happier with the
result.

I am having some trouble using Google to locate firms that provide this service.

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Request for Question Clarification by redhoss-ga on 19 Feb 2006 06:50 PST

Are you yourself planning to use the "Chief Architect" software to do
the interior designing. I ask this because I have been using CAD for
mechanical design for many years and might be able to give you some
advice.

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Request for Question Clarification by redhoss-ga on 19 Feb 2006 06:52 PST

One other thing I meant to ask. Have you ever used any CAD type program before.

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Clarification of Question by bjizzle34-ga on 20 Feb 2006 18:44 PST

I may be dabbling with the Chief software as I have used Home Designer
Pro before. The difficulty is that I am not competent enough to create
accurate drawings from scratch. I certainly am proficient enough to
change colors, views, add accessories, etc. I imagined using a
professional to get the initial CAD done right and then being able to
use Home Designer Pro for evaluating design elements.

If there is a school or architecture nearby, a CAD student might like
the job.  Since you need it only for interior decorating, structural
details that a professional might insist to include are unnecessary
(but could boost the price of his/her work).

I was just going to suggest that you do the plans yourself. I noticed
that there are all sorts of help available on the Chief software
website and the new CAD software is very easy to use. It is always
better if you can do a job yourself because you have a vested interest
in whether it is done properly.