Elevations and MEP
- Wall lengths, corner to corner
- Floor and ceiling lines every 2 to 3 ft
- Doors, windows and frames
- Outlets, data, plumbing and fire devices
Commercial MillworkGo digital
The whole floor. One drawing.
Field verify offices, lobbies, healthcare and retail, with every wall, soffit and device in one file for shop drawings.
Field verify without the tape and the red lines.
Commercial casework is built to drawings, but installed against walls that moved. The iCS50 measures the floor as built, compares it with the architect's drawing, and hands drafting one file.
1 mm
VPen accuracy within 33 ft (10 m)
Under 5 min
from the case to the first point
160 ft
Laser reach for far walls and high points
One file
Every room, chained with V-Targets
2D and 3D
DXF elevations and the floor plan
Go digital
Tape and red lines vs the iCS50.
Field verify is still a tape, a laser distance meter and red lines on a print. Here is what changes.
| Tape and red lines | Where it goes wrong | The iCS50 |
|---|---|---|
| Lengths at one height | Bowed walls and off-plan walls missed | Corners top and bottom, floor and ceiling lines |
| Ceiling height at one spot | Tall units hit the soffit | Ceiling and soffit lines along every run |
| Trusting the architectural drawing | Casework built to a wall that moved | Measure as built; compare with the imported DXF |
| MEP located by tape from a corner | Cutouts in the wrong place | A Point on every device, located in 3D |
| Red lines redrawn by drafting | A second step, another place for errors | 2D and 3D DXF the same day |
| A return trip for what was missed | Shop drawings wait | One drawing of the whole floor, checked on site |
Works with your software
Straight into the drafting software.
Drafting gets standard 2D DXF elevations and a 3D DXF of the floor, plus ALPHACAM (IAZ) for CNC. No retyping red lines.
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Before you compare
Six questions millwork shops and PMs ask first.
Price and accuracy are on every spec sheet. These are the questions that decide how the day on site actually goes.
| Ask this | The iCS50 |
|---|---|
| A whole floor in one drawing? | Yes. Chain V-Targets through the doorways, or set up on the grid lines. |
| Can we compare as built with the drawings? | Import the architect's DXF, DWG or PDF and see where walls and openings moved. |
| No drywall yet? | Measure the studs, then offset the walls by the board thickness, or note it on each plane for drafting. |
| Soffits and high ceilings? | The VPen on the Sky Reach pole (optional), a lift, or the laser for quick shots. |
| Curved desks and walls? | Trace with the VPen, then Smooth into true arcs with the radius on the drawing. |
| Do we have to tie into the building grid? | Optional. Walls, corners and two start points already make a complete field verify. |
What it captures
Every elevation, ceiling and curve.
Soffits and ceilings
- Soffit bottom and face corners
- Bulkheads, ducts and sprinkler heads
- Ceiling height at both ends of every run
- The laser for anything out of reach
Curved desks and columns
- Curves traced, then smoothed into true arcs
- Floor and ceiling on curved walls
- Columns: every face, top and bottom
- Radius dimensions for CNC
Job by job
Paneling, columns, bars and stations.
Commercial rooms are never square. One unit captures what the shop drawings need.
Wall paneling
- Floor and ceiling lines along the whole wall
- Doors, outlets and devices before the panels are laid out
- A bow in the wall shows up in the drawing
Column wraps
- Round columns traced, square columns on every face
- Top and bottom, so a column that leans is caught
- Each column located in the room, not just sized
Bars and back bars
- Curved bar front traced, then smoothed into a true arc
- Soffit, lights and stubs above and behind
- Front bar and back bar in one drawing
Sills and window walls
- Every window in a long run from one setup
- Sill depth and each jamb
- Casework fits between the real windows
Nurse and reception stations
- Footprint on the floor, soffit and column overhead
- Data and power in the wall behind
- One drawing for the shop and the GC
Conference and display walls
- Display, data and power boxes as points
- Window wall and corners in the same file
- Credenzas and panels sized to the real room
How the job runs
A floor, start to shop drawings.
Plan the setups
Chain the rooms
Room by room
Hand off to drafting
Want to learn more about the iCS50?
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Included with your iCS50
Files at the office before you leave the job.
Export in iCON trades, tap Share, pick SPEEDfolder. No emails. No thumb drives. No redrawing.
Every job in one place.
Drawings, photos and sign-off, shared by the field and the office.
- Customer, schedule, files and photos together
- Text the job to anyone, no app
- Free storage, whole crew
Every job, one list
Each job with its customer, schedule, files and photos, on the phone and at the desk.
Tagged photos
Estimate, Measure, Install, Before, After, Issue. The office filters to the photo it needs in a tap.
A link, not an app
Text the job to the installer or the customer. It opens in any browser, no account, no password.
Learn it before you buy it
Read the Commercial Millwork Guide.
Planning the site visit, big floors and multi-day jobs, soffits, columns, curved work and the hand-off to drafting. The same guide the field verifier gets in print.
Industry guide
What changes on this trade's jobs
Workbook
Hands-on lessons, one per operator
Onboarding
iCS50 Onboarding Specialists, unboxing to first job
Millwork questions
How accurate is it?
The VPen is accurate to 1 mm (about 1/32 in) within 33 ft (10 m). Laser mode reaches about 160 ft (50 m).
Multi-day jobs?
Leave V-Targets on columns and fixed walls. Next day: New Setup from the targets, same drawing.
Can it mark casework locations on the slab?
Yes, with the Layout licence, an add-on that is not part of the standard package.
What does drafting get?
2D DXF elevations, a 3D DXF of the floor, CNC DXF, ALPHACAM (IAZ) and a Shop Sheet PDF per elevation. CNC DXF, ALPHACAM and Shop Sheet need a Templating licence.
Does it arrive ready to use?
Yes. SPEEDtemplate pairs the tablet, loads the software, tests the iCS50 and charges it before it ships. Open the case and measure.
Does it run on an iPad?
No. iCON trades runs on Android, so a Samsung Galaxy tablet comes in the case, set up and ready.
Are the VPen tips replaceable?
Yes. A pointed tip for corners and points, and a rounder tip that glides better when tracing.
What if someone bumps the tripod?
The iCS50 alerts the user right away, on the tablet and with a sound, so no point is taken from a moved setup.
What if someone walks between the iCS50 and the VPen?
The iCS50 alerts the user that it lost the ball, then locks back on as soon as the ball is in view again.
Do we have to walk back to the unit to check the screen?
No. The tablet goes with the templater. Clip it to a shoulder strap (a Peak Design camera strap works well, sold separately) and keep the tablet, VPen and remote on you, anywhere on the job.
Will the battery last all day?
Yes. Charged overnight, the iCS50 runs a full day of measuring on one charge.
Does it need to be sent out for calibration?
No set schedule. The iCS50 levels itself at every setup, and the crew can run a built-in check any time a reading looks off.
What does it cost?
The complete package is $29,800, or from $499 a month financed over 72 months on approved credit. It includes the iCS50, VPen, V-Targets, Samsung tablet, carbon tripod, cases, onboarding and training. iCON trades, SPEEDfolder, SPEEDlabel and SPEEDinventory are included for the first year. After that, the SPEEDtemplate plan covers all four for $150 a month. If it's financed and in use by December 31, ask your accountant about a Section 179 write-off.
See the iCS50 for millwork, live on Zoom.
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