Originally Posted by
Roni Litmanovic
Anyone know of any reporting software with Spanish capabilities?
Midwest Inspectors Institute out of Leavenworth, KS has created a 3D Focus Edition specifically for Spanish inspection reporting. It is called, "Spanish Elite Residential". You can learn more about it
here. They sell it directly through the 3D Inspection Systems website.
Their package combines the power of the 3D Inspection System reporting engine, with a Spanish formset designed by Tom Lauhon of Midwest Inspectors Institute. The greatest thing about this product is that when you check off common statements within the software, it shows you the English translation on the screen, but when you check off the condition you want to note, it will print on the report in Spanish.
For instance, you might check off the menu item for the statement "The incoming electrical service to this structure is 120 volts", but in the report in prints "El servicio entrante eléctrico a esta estructura es los voltios 120." This enables English speaking inspectors to write Spanish
inspection reports without requiring any knowledge of the Spanish language.
Here is a brief product excerpt from the 3D Inspection Systems website:
"With thousands of canned responses for hundreds of items you inspect, this quick point and click method of report writing helps to limit your liability and makes writing reports to industry standards a breeze. If you should need to key additional information into your report, no problem… Elite Spanish has a set up that prints any typed text in red and a disclaimer that tells your client any text that appears in red has not been translated and it is their responsibility to obtain a translation in order to understand the English wording."
You can download a free trial of Spanish Elite Residential by filling out this
form. Make sure that you choose "Spanish Inspection Reporting" under the field named "Main area of interest.
I hope that helps...
Jon
3D Inspection Systems, Inc.