Uploading a Drawing Set to a Project

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.