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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
Constructable separates drawing access from the 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 must happen after the pin is placed—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
Follow the sheet's current state before uploading it again:
Read articleFoundations and drawing lifecycle
7Understanding drawing areas, drawing sets, sheets, and revisions
Constructable keeps your project's drawings organized and makes sure the team sees the latest published information. A few terms show up throughout the drawing workflow, so it helps to understand how they fit together before uploading your first set.
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
A drawing set is the starting point for every new group of plans or revisions. Users with drawing-management permission can add sets 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
Review is where you turn processed PDF pages into clean, reliable drawing records. Nothing in this step is published to the wider project team.
Read articlePublishing and unpublishing drawings
Publishing is the step that makes confirmed sheets available as current project 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
The Drawings page is the 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
Constructable gives you a few ways to reach the right sheet without scrolling through the entire index.
Read articleUsing bulk actions, activity, and notifications
List view on desktop lets you select multiple drawings and apply common actions together.
Read articleDownloading and sharing drawings
You can download current drawings, selected sheets, an uploaded drawing set, or a single sheet from the viewer. Choose the option that matches what you intend to distribute.
Read articleViewing, comparing, and marking up drawings
6Navigating and searching in the drawing viewer
The drawing viewer is where you inspect sheets, move through revisions, search drawing text, and work with markup.
Read articleComparing sheets and revisions with Split View
Split View places two sheets or revisions next to each other. It is useful when you need to compare context without combining the drawings.
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
Drawing markup lets you call attention to a location, add notes, sketch an idea, or prepare a formal Topic.
Read articleSaving and collaborating with Topics
A Topic is a focused layer of drawing markup and conversation. It can cover one sheet or many sheets without mixing unrelated notes together.
Read articleMeasuring and calibrating drawings
The viewer supports linear and area measurements. Accurate results depend on an accurate sheet scale.
Read articleConnecting drawings to project workflows
4Using pins, comments, and screen recordings
Pins connect a precise drawing location to a conversation or project record. Instead of describing an area in text, you can take teammates directly to it.
Read articleCreating and viewing RFIs from drawings
RFI pins keep a question connected to the exact drawing location that prompted it.
Read articleWorking with Submittals and Quality Items on drawings
Submittal and Quality Item pins connect structured project workflows to plan locations.
Read articleCreating and exporting drawing takeoffs
Takeoffs let you organize measured and counted quantities directly on the plans.
Read articleField access and permissions
3Using drawings on a phone or tablet
Constructable's mobile drawing experience keeps the current plans, viewer tools, and connected project records available in the field.
Read articleStoring drawings for offline viewing
The native app can store drawing assets on your device so important sheets remain available when the jobsite connection drops.
Read articleUnderstanding drawing permissions and visibility
Drawing access is split between viewing published drawings and managing the drawing lifecycle. Connected workflows have their own permissions.
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