User Personas: Project Manager | Field User
Drawings in eSUB Fusion gives your team an easy and streamlined workflow for uploading, annotating, sharing, and creating related documentation for your project drawings from virtually anywhere, on any device.
Drawings on mobile are optimized to allow field users to view, download, annotate, create, and attach snapshots to other project documentation. Drawing sets can be uploaded and otherwise managed via the web interface on a browser. For guidance on using the Drawings tool via the web interface, see the Drawings section here.
To perform the actions described in this article, a user must be assigned a license for the Drawings tool and have the Drawings - General Permissions permissions.
Use the links below to quickly jump to a topic:
View Sheets and Snapshots
- Select a project from the project list then select Drawings
- Select the Sheets or Snapshots tab depending on the items you wish to view
- Use the filter button and search bar options as desired to refine the list
- Select a sheet or a snapshot to view it
Search, Sort, and Filter
- Use the Search bar
to quickly locate sheets by name, number, tag, or discipline
- Select the filter button
to narrow the list by discipline, tags, version sets, or sort order
List View and Card View
Switch between List View and Card View
depending on your preference:
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List View
provides a compact, sortable table for quickly scanning large sets. Hovering over a sheet displays a thumbnail preview.
- The Version column and badge
, identifies and displays the most recent version of each sheet within the set
- The column headers display Sheet Number and Name, Version, Set Name (reflecting the most recent set), Discipline, Date Issued, and Date Uploaded
- The Version column and badge
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Card View
presents sheets as visual cards with thumbnails and quick access to details, tags, disciplines, markups, and linked items. The various icons indicate:
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Drawing Tags applied to the sheet
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Disciplines assigned to the sheet
- Whether the sheet includes annotations
- Any callouts identified on the sheet
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Drawing Tags applied to the sheet
Selecting a sheet will always display the most recent version of the sheet.
Additional Menu Options
Additional menu options can be accessed by selecting the ︙ (3-dot/ellipsis) menu in either Card View or List View
- View sheet and details
- Edit details and add markups
- Download sheet to your computer with markups
- Download sheet to your computer without markups
- Delete sheet from set
Actions Button
Selecting Actions from the log will open a menu to perform the following tasks:
- Upload a new sheet set or add to an existing set ➕
- Download the latest versions of all sheets as a single package including markups
- Download the latest versions of all sheets as a single package excluding markups
See the Navigating through the eSUB Fusion Interface for Web or Mobile article for more guidance.
Manage Sheets
The Sheets log breaks out every sheet into an organized list, giving your team a simple, structured way to manage drawing sets. Users can tag sheets for better filtering, review revisions, add markups, and create snapshots that can be shared or attached to other project documents.
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How to access and view sheets UPDATE: Log is different for viewing sheets. Need to update, preferably showing landscape on tablet. |
The Sheet View provides a detailed, interactive space for reviewing drawings, navigating callouts, viewing sheet versions, and accessing sheet details and data. The space is divided into the main areas:
- Callouts Panel
- Sheet Viewer
- View Controls
- Details Panel
- View Toggles
These components allow users to easily navigate, analyze, review markups, and quickly access relevant information.
Callouts Panel
Displays all callouts auto-detected or manually created on the sheet
- Select the Launch
icon to navigate to the callout-referenced sheet. Sheet will open in sheet view mode
- Clicking the View
icon will navigate and auto-zoom to the callout in the current sheet.
Sheet Viewer
A high-resolution image of the sheet showing all drawing content, markups applies, and any callout links.
View Controls
Located along the top of the viewer, viewer controls will allow you to:
- Adjust zoom level (percentage dropdown)
- Zoom in ⊕ or zoom out ⊖
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Pan across the sheet
Details Panel
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Sheet Name and Sheet Number
Identifies key sheet information such as Sheet Number, Sheet Name, and Issue Date -
Set
Identifies name of drawing set containing the active sheet (e.g. Set 2) -
Discipline
The discipline associated with the sheet (e.g. Architectural, Structural, etc.) The available disciplines can be configured by an admin under Company Settings -
Tags
User-created labels that can be applied to sheets at any time. Multiple tags can be added to help filter and organize drawing sets. -
Version
Denotes the iteration of the current sheet. Versions of the same sheet are identified by the sheets on a project that share the same sheet number. The Sheet Viewer will always display the latest version of a sheet uploaded to a set. -
Linked Documents
Displays a list of RFIs that are linked to the sheet via snapshots.
View Toggles
Toggles the sheet viewer with the desired information:
- Hide/Show Sheet markups
- Hide/Show Sheet callouts
- Embedded callouts are shown/hidden, this pertains to clickable areas defined in the source PDF (e.g. links to external BIM systems)
- Hide/Show sheet linked callout areas
- Identified callouts are shown/hidden, this pertains to callouts identified during the drawings upload process or manually added.
Apply Tags to Sheets
- Select a sheet to view it, then select the action button and Edit Tags
- Select the Tags field and select any desired tags
- To create a new tag: Enter the new tag name, then select the checkbox next to the new tag to apply it
- Select the checkmark when finished adding tags
See the Applying Keywords and Tags on Mobile article for more guidance.
View Versions of a Sheet
- Select a sheet to view it, then select the Versions field and choose the version you wish to view
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How to view other versions of a sheet UPDATE: The version is now under the sheet. We need to update this, preferably showing landscape on tablet. |
| When initially viewing a sheet, the most recent version is always displayed. |
Add Markups and Measurements to a Sheet
See the Add Markups and Measurements to a Sheet on Mobile article for more guidance.
Manage Snapshots
Snapshots are cropped and flattened images of a section of a sheet. To create a snapshot of a sheet, start from the Sheets View. Once the snapshot is created, the system auto-generates its name based on the originating sheet name and it is saved under Snapshots on the project menu under Drawings.
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How to access and view snapshots UPDATE: Visual is different. Need to update, preferably showing landscape on tablet. |
Create a Snapshot
- Select a sheet to view it, then select Edit on the action button
- Tap on the image to reveal the actions toolbar
- Zoom and pan the image until the desired snapshot area is captured in the image preview
- Zoom in/out on the image by double tapping or using the pinch gesture with your fingers on your device screen
- When zoomed in on the image, drag a finger on your device screen to pan through the image
- Select the camera icon on the toolbar to take the snapshot then select the checkmark to save
| How to create a snapshot of a sheet |
| After creating a snapshot, you have the option to attach it to an RFI or download it to your device. |
Snapshot Features
Snapshot Preview
Displays a preview of the snapshot image, the autogenerated snapshot file name, and the date the snapshot was taken.
Link a New Snapshot to an RFI
- Select a snapshot to view it, then select an option under Actions:
- Create RFI - Fill in the RFI fields as desired then select the checkmark when finished
- Attach to RFI - Select the desired RFI from the list
Download a Snapshot
Select a snapshot to view it, then select Download under the Actions section
*Available in a future release
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