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Drawings Help
Upload, review, publish, view, compare, mark up, measure, and store drawings.
Quick reference
7The 60-second drawing model
Think of the drawing system as one flow:
Read articlePlatform and feature availability
If a control is missing, first confirm the platform and layout support it, then check permissions. Feature availability can also change as the product evolves.
Read articleDrawing permissions at a glance
Your drawing access is separate from your access to workflows connected to a drawing.
Read articleChoose the right comparison method
Split View needs a larger web layout, while overlays are available on web and native layouts, including phones and tablets. See Platform and feature availability before planning a comparison.
Read articleChoose the right drawing record
Choose the workflow based on what needs to happen after you place the pin—not just the marker you want to see on the drawing.
Read articleChoose the right download or share option
Learn about choose the right download or share option in Constructable.
Read articleTroubleshooting drawings
Before uploading a sheet again, check where it is in the drawing workflow:
Read articleFoundations and drawing lifecycle
7Understanding drawing areas, drawing sets, sheets, and revisions
Constructable keeps your project's drawings organized so your team can find the latest published information. Before you upload your first set, learn how a few common drawing terms fit together.
Read articleOrganizing drawing areas, disciplines, and sheets
Good drawing organization starts with a simple rule: keep related revisions together, then use disciplines and sheet order to make them easy to browse.
Read articleUploading and managing a drawing set
Every new group of plans or revisions starts as a drawing set. If you have drawing-management permission, you can add one from the Drawings page by selecting Add/Edit Drawing Sets.
Read articleWhat happens while a drawing set is processing
After an upload, Constructable prepares the PDFs for review. You don't need to keep the page open while this happens.
Read articleReviewing and confirming an uploaded drawing set
During review, you turn processed PDF pages into accurate drawing records your team can rely on. Nothing you do in this step publishes the sheets to the wider project team.
Read articlePublishing and unpublishing drawings
Publishing makes your confirmed sheets available to the project team as current drawings.
Read articleManaging revisions and editing drawing details
Constructable keeps revisions together under one logical drawing, so the Drawings page can show the latest published version without losing history.
Read articleFinding and managing current drawings
4Using the Drawings page
Use the Drawings page as your project's current drawing index. It shows the latest published revision of each sheet in the selected drawing area.
Read articleFinding drawings with search, stars, and tags
You can find the right sheet without scrolling through the entire index.
Read articleUsing bulk actions, activity, and notifications
In desktop list view, you can select several drawings and complete a common action once for the whole group.
Read articleDownloading and sharing drawings
You can download current drawings, selected sheets, an uploaded drawing set, or one sheet from the viewer. Before you share the file, choose the option that matches what your recipients need.
Read articleViewing, comparing, and marking up drawings
6Navigating and searching in the drawing viewer
In the drawing viewer, you can inspect sheets, move through revisions, search drawing text, and work with markup without returning to the drawing index.
Read articleComparing sheets and revisions with Split View
Split View places two sheets or revisions next to each other, so you can compare them while keeping both drawings readable.
Read articleComparing drawings with overlays
Overlay mode places one sheet on top of another. It works best for revisions or drawings that cover the same physical area.
Read articleAdding and editing drawing markup
Use drawing markup to call attention to a location, add notes, sketch an idea, or prepare a formal Topic.
Read articleSaving and collaborating with Topics
A Topic keeps related drawing markup and conversation together. You can use one across a single sheet or several sheets without mixing in unrelated notes.
Read articleMeasuring and calibrating drawings
You can measure lengths and areas in the viewer. Before relying on the results, make sure the sheet scale is accurate.
Read articleConnecting drawings to project workflows
4Using pins, comments, and screen recordings
Pins connect an exact drawing location to a conversation or project record. Instead of describing the location in text, you can take teammates directly to it.
Read articleCreating and viewing RFIs from drawings
Use an RFI pin to keep a formal question connected to the exact drawing location that prompted it.
Read articleWorking with Submittals and Quality Items on drawings
Use Submittal and Quality Item pins to connect those project records to the relevant plan locations.
Read articleCreating and exporting drawing takeoffs
Use takeoffs to organize measured and counted quantities directly on the plans, where you can review the source of each quantity.
Read articleField access and permissions
3Using drawings on a phone or tablet
On your phone or tablet, you can open current plans, use viewer tools, and reach connected project records while you are in the field.
Read articleStoring drawings for offline viewing
The native app can store important sheets on your device so you can still open them when the jobsite connection drops.
Read articleUnderstanding drawing permissions and visibility
Your permissions may let you view published drawings, manage drawings, or both. Comments, Topics, RFIs, and other connected workflows have their own permissions.
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