Uploading a drawing set in Buildend helps organize and manage construction documents efficiently. Follow the steps below to upload and process a new drawing set:
Step 1: Upload the Drawing Set
Navigate to the Project where you want to upload the drawing set.
Click on Documents in the top navigation bar, then select Drawings.
On the top right, click Create Drawing Set.
Fill in the following details:
Drawing Set Name
Issue Date
Revision
Under Attached Drawings, upload the PDF file that contains the drawings.
If the PDF contains multiple types of drawings (e.g., civil, electrical, architectural):
Check the box "Does this set include multiple drawing types?"
Enter the names of the additional sets only if they don’t already exist in the project.
Click Create & Track Sign-In to proceed.
Step 2: Enable OCR (Optional)
You will be prompted to enable OCR (Optical Character Recognition).
Enable this only if the drawings are scanned images (i.e., not in vector format).
Step 3: Define Drawing Set Mapping
Begin defining mapping by page number. For example:
Page 1–4 = Civil
Page 5–10 = Architectural
Click Add Mapping for each range.
In the Set column, select which Drawing Set the mapped pages belong to.
In the Actions column, click the Mapping button next to each set.
For each mapped section:
Click Drawing Name and Number.
Use the selection boxes to highlight the drawing number and drawing name on the drawing.
After all mappings are completed, click Extract Properties.
This will extract the drawing numbers and names for all selected pages.
Step 4: Review and Save
Review the extracted drawing names and numbers.
Make any necessary edits or corrections.
Click Save Drawings to save the drawing set into the Drawings module.
Your drawing set is now uploaded, processed, and organized for team access and use throughout the project lifecycle.