Use the Drawings log window to track drawings associated with the project. As a designer or general contractor, you can use the drawings module to:

• Add new drawing documents.
• Review drawing history via drawing revisions.
• Log, track, and update drawings as they are created, received, and sent to and from project participants.

From this window, you can review all drawing documents or add a new drawing document. You can also print a report or a form.

Buttons, Drop-Down Lists, Icons, and Links:

Add Document

Click to add a new document.

Print Report

Click to print the default report.

Print Preview

Click to display the page that will be printed.

Select an action

Click to display the list of actions you can perform on the current window.

Layout

Click to select a different layout for the log window.

Edit Document

Click to open the document in Edit mode.

Find

Click to filter all items in the active table by a particular word or phrase.

Transmittals Queue

Click to display the items in the Transmittals Queue. From there you can select the create or remove functions that you want to perform on a transmittal.

User Productivity Kit

Click the User Productivity Kit link to launch the User Productivity Kit (sold separately), which you can use to view context-sensitive tutorials specific to the page you are viewing.

The Applicable Content checkbox will be marked. If specific tutorial content exists, select the appropriate link to display it. If specific tutorial content does not exist, clear the Applicable Content checkbox to choose from the list of available general tutorials.

Control Center

Click to return to the Workspace.

Columns:

Title

The title of the drawing. Click to open the Drawing Document Window in View mode.

Drawing Number

The number assigned to the drawing.

Latest Revision Number

The latest revision number for the drawing. The revision number from the Drawing document window Design Review or Distribution section with the latest Date Issued appears in this field.

Latest Revision Date

The date of the latest revision of the drawing.

Discipline

The discipline to which the drawing belongs.

Phase

The current phase of the drawing.

Area

The area of the project the drawing applies to.

Progress

Progress completed on the drawing to date.

Issued Date

The date the drawing was issued.

Designer/Designer Contact

The company and contact that originated the drawing.

Latest Bid Package

The bid package the drawing belongs to.

File Number

The file number assigned to the drawing.

Spec Section

The specification item that best describes this item. Documents can be sorted or filtered by their respective specification numbers so you can easily locate and view documents of a particular spec type.

The specification section codes are part of the MasterFormat standard coding system, which was developed by the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) and the Construction Specifications Canada (CSC).

You can add a new specification section to this list by right-clicking on the top-level folder and choosing Dictionaries, Specification Sections.

Contract

The contract associated with the drawing. Click to open the Contract Document Window.

Priority

The priority level for this item, which will appear in the BIC’s Action List.

Ball in Court/BIC Contact

The company and contact currently responsible for this item.

Custom Field columns

Each custom field assigned to the issues table is shown with applicable values. Custom fields enable you to define additional information about a project; define them outside the project by right-clicking on the top-level folder (All Projects) in the Project View and choosing Custom Fields.

Select an action

This drop-down list appears at the right of each document listed in the log. Click to open a list containing actions you can perform.

How to access this log window:

Expand the Logs folder in the Project View and click Drawings.

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