Documents and layers
Drawings
After selecting an Eye icon, a document is loaded:
Object information (attributes)
Select an object on the drawing and use Info button to view Object Information panel:
Presentation filters
Choose the filter icon, to open Filter dialog and select from available filters:
When the filter is loaded, inspect the legend and select back button to see the result on the drawing:
You can go back to the filter view, by selecting filter icon again.
Edit Overlay and Redline
Mobile app supports basic Overlay and Redline editing. Editing toolbar icons and functions:
Main Viewer Toolbar | |
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Redline mode | |
Edit Overlay Mode | |
Change Management | |
Zoom Extents (full view) | |
Manage Layers | |
Quick Print to PDF | |
More options:
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Open Filters | |
Insert Area (text) Available in edit mode, requires selection | |
Insert Length (text) Available in edit mode, requires selection | |
Delete selected shape |
Draw shape or insert text | |
Clone shape to current (active) layer | |
Change shape color. Note: this function on changes fill color. Other properties like transparency remain unchanged and shape or layer specific. If transparency is set to maximum, changed color might not be visible. | |
Select and insert icon. |
This functionality can be used to add icons or simple shapes, including object links.
Archive version must be editable - please make sure you have selected a Draft before attempting to edit Overlay.Â
Navigate to desired drawing and select Edit Overlay function:
Select Drawing and Layer that is available for editing:
Layer properties like visibility and activity can be controlled here:
Close the layer selection. Layer selection is presented at the bottom of the viewer section:
Selection - selected object is located on this layerÂ
Active - a layer selected by the user for drawing and insert icon (a target layer)
Active layer will also be used to clone spots from other layers or insert auto-texts like measurement.
 If draw tools are inactive, make sure that the layer that you have set as Active is available for editing to you and is active and visible
Draw new shapes or use other editing tools:
 Changes are saved automatically.Â
Attachments
Various document types can be viewed directly in the application.Â
Depending on document type, a different view might be presented. Majority of documents will be displayed as follows:
The same document types as for desktop application are supported. Please note that the application is not able to display original files (except PDF).
Instead a converted representation of the original document is displayed. In some cases, the preview might not be 1:1 match for the native application view.Â
Adding Photos
Photos can be uploaded as attachments.
 Note: this guide shows how to add attachments to archive. For redline type photos, please refer to "post-it" notes section.Â
The full process is shown on the illustrations below:
Step 1: Select an object where you want to attach Photo. Photo can be attached to any object that supports content.
In this example,w e will select a Room object and create a new Photo document, where we will attach the actual photograph.Â
Step 2: Open list view. There are no objects or documents created for this Room. Select a new button:
Step 3:Â Select desired object type from the list:
Step 4:Â A new Photograph form is shown. Fill in the required attributes, check Attach Photo and hit Add New.
Step 5:Â When the object is added, an action sheet is shown, select to either take a new photo or choose from library on your phone.
 Application will need access to your photos or camera for this action to complete. Application does not browse your photos or access camera in the background.
Only a selected photo will be opened and uploaded to the server.
Step 6:Â When the photograph is selected, hit the upload button to send the photo to the application server.
When the photo s uploaded, a confirmation is shown. You can now Close this dialog.Â
The newly created Photograph object will have a paper clip icon indicating that the attachment is connected.Â
Hit the view button, to see the attachment.Â