Addressing the need for responsive design within the industry moving to both large and mobile platforms. The Vector Symbol Library is powerful and includes hundreds of SVGS and animation files, more detailed graphics, and higher resolution images that are easily scalable for a mobile device.
Vector Library Features:
Represent mechanical control drawings in schematic and graphical views with hundreds of SVGS, animation files, and static graphics
Capability to save .png in any size
Ability to build system graphics using scalable vector images for a mobile device or larger without pixelization or degradation of the graphics
QA Graphics, a leader in the building automation system (BAS)
graphic outsourcing industry, is celebrating its twelfth year of business. With
over a decade of innovation and steady growth, the company has had the honor of
working with some of the top players in the field.
“From our small beginnings, we have grown every year with a strong commitment to continually improve on all our products and services. We stay on the cutting edge of design trends and provide our loyal customers with new and improved services every year,” said Dan McCarty, Owner of QA Graphics. “We are thankful and proud to have served the building automation industry for the past twelve years and look forward to continuing to enrich the relationships with our customers in 2019.”
Over the past twelve years,
QA Graphics has grown into a full-service design firm, building
on its strong foundation with a variety of custom solutions. The company’s 3D
and UX design capabilities have allowed it to expand into other markets, providing
award-winning services for a variety of areas such as:
The answer is simple: convenience. The purpose of the HVAC (BAS)
symbol library is to provide accurate UI graphics and comprehensive symbol sets
to building operators so they can better visualize and navigate their
commercial space. In 2004, QA Graphics created its first Building Automation
System (BAS) symbol library as part of its graphics outsourcing business. In
2006, a large control manufacturer purchased the first iteration. Since that
time, QA Graphics has sold the library to countless others as part of its Original
Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) BAS library.
Early in 2008, a trend started emerging in the building automation industry—system
integrators and large building owners were struggling to obtain access to better
UI graphics. Many control manufacturers failed to provide accurate,
nice-looking visuals and lacked comprehensive symbol sets. The symbol sets are
vital to building operator interfaces, as they reflect what’s controlling a
building. To meet this demand, QA Graphics made their internal library
available for sale to non-OEM’s. Each library was sold with a license for system
integrators or businesses to use on any project as needed at a one-time cost.
System integrators (SI) benefited greatly, as they now possessed a
library that was better looking than anything else on the market. End users who
hired these SI’s gained beautiful system graphics, which included 3D equipment and
animations. System integrators also gained a symbol library that worked in
almost any control manufacture software, making it user-friendly and versatile.
Many larger businesses purchased the library to use on all their buildings,
allowing these companies to set the same standard for each one of their
commercial spaces regardless of the control manufacturer. In other words, operators
now had the same system graphics no matter what location or system they logged
into.
In
2016, QA Graphics came out with version 5 of the symbol library. The Symbol
Library v5 offers a competitive advantage in the BAS industry, delivering more
appealing and realistic graphics than typically provided with BAS software. It’s
currently one of the largest, most diverse libraries on the market. The
extensive symbol catalog allows customers to pick and choose only the graphics
that apply to their BAS system. As part of the initial purchase, clients were
asked to request any symbols that were necessary to fulfill their customers’ needs within a project. QA Graphics
added these symbols to the library for free, and we’ve been rolling out updates
every quarter. In conjunction with the v5, our company will be releasing a new
symbol library in 2019. This will be a high-end vector library that will
address the need for responsive design within the industry, moving to both
large and mobile platforms. The Vector Symbol Library will include hundreds of
SVGS and animation files, more detailed graphics, and higher resolution images
that are easily scalable for a mobile device, granting clients the ability to
access their building’s graphics right at their fingertips.
Here at QA Graphics, all members of our team work together seamlessly to prioritize client satisfaction above all other things. We want to provide our clients with a service that benefits and enhances their organization and is of, or exceeds, the quality they are expecting. For us, hearing that we surpassed expectations of the client means we met our end goal.
QA Graphics has a history of working with Johnson Controls on numerous projects over the years. Most recently, we completed a multi-phase project for James. A Platania, a Senior Systems Engineer at Johnson Controls.
The first step in this project was to create graphics for their facilities large chilled water plant. After that, we then created floor plan and HVAC graphics for two buildings using their Metasys Graphics + platform. Many of the elements in this project were large complex systems, and QA Graphics worked efficiently to get the graphics back to James as quickly as possible without sacrificing the quality.
QA Graphics did an exceptional job on the graphics for our recent project, which was full of confusing and complex systems.
I designed the systems and sometimes I have to go back to my drawings and analyze what I did. Typically, I do not have much confidence in the quality of graphics I will receive back when contracting them out. We spend months figuring out our projects where a contractor has just a few weeks. Even with good control drawings, it’s understandable that there will be inaccuracies.
But…you would almost think that QA Graphics was part of the project from the beginning. I have not had to make too many corrections at all. In fact, I have been surprised many times to find that little obscure things were picked up on that I was sure would be missed. I REALLY appreciate the work QA Graphics did on this project. ”
– James A. Platania, Johnson Controls
Our talented team of designers are extremely detail oriented and precise; they are known to catch minuscule details that may typically be overlooked. We aim to satisfy all our clients like we did James. No matter the size or complexity of the project, QA Graphics can provide graphics that are sure to exceed expectations.
Get the process for your next project started today by contacting our account manager at (515) 965-3403, or by emailing your current files to [email protected].
