How Constructable Works
Performance and Connectivity
Constructable is designed to keep everyday project work responsive, including on large projects. For supported project data, it can show changes before synchronization with Constructable finishes.
Constructable is designed to keep everyday project work responsive, including on large projects. For supported project data, it can show changes before synchronization with Constructable finishes.
Fast local interactions
Many supported changes appear quickly on your screen instead of waiting for a full round trip over the network. This lets you continue through a workflow while Constructable sends the change and confirms it.
An immediate screen update is not the same as final synchronization. If a change cannot be accepted, Constructable may show an error or replace the local state with the accepted project state. Avoid assuming teammates have received a change until synchronization completes.
Fresh updates across the team
When Constructable accepts new work or finishes background processing, connected sessions are prompted to refresh relevant data. Teammates should normally see accepted changes without manually reloading the entire page.
Delivery is not instantaneous or guaranteed while a device is disconnected. Network quality, file processing, and long-running operations can delay what another person sees.
Progressive loading on large projects
Constructable loads essential information first and brings in additional records and detail as a page or workflow needs them. Search results and detailed drawing views can also fill in progressively. This helps large projects become usable without waiting for every available record or high-resolution asset.
A loading placeholder does not necessarily mean information is missing. Give the current view time to finish, especially after opening a large project, changing projects, searching many records, or zooming deeply into a drawing.
What this means for you
- Common supported edits can appear before synchronization finishes.
- Connected teammates usually receive accepted changes shortly after they happen.
- Large projects may become usable in stages rather than all at once.
- Refreshing repeatedly can interrupt uploads or hide the real connectivity problem; first check the status shown in the current workflow.
Connectivity boundaries
Constructable is not a whole-product offline application. Search, AI, connected records, file transfers, background processing, and many create or update actions require an internet connection. Locally available project data may remain visible during a brief interruption, but availability varies by workflow.
The defined offline drawing workflow is limited to supported revisions explicitly stored in the native app while online. See Storing drawings for offline viewing.
If something looks stale or incomplete
- Confirm that the device is online and in the intended organization and project.
- Wait for any upload, processing, or synchronization indicator to finish.
- Reopen the record or refresh once after connectivity is stable.
- Verify the change in the record's normal workflow before relying on it.
- If the problem continues, report the project, record, time, browser or device, connection state, and visible error.
For workflow-specific help, see Troubleshooting AI and Search, Troubleshooting Drawings, and Troubleshooting Photos.