Working with document viewer

The ConstructConnect Platform document viewer gives you access to project plans, specifications and addenda. You can use filtering the locate exact document types, preview and export and print documents, and use keywords

For takeoff, you can add elements and conditions, set scale, add annotations and draw directly on documents. Prepared documents can be opened in ConstructConnect Takeoff.

This section contains the following topics:

Using document viewer options

The tabs on the left sidebar give you access to the document list and the Conditions and the Summary menus.

Click to display the document list.

Click to access the Conditions menu.

Click to access the Summary list.

Accessing and viewing documents

You can access project documents from two locations.

Note that you must first run a project search that includes documents.

From each location, clicking on the document type number opens the set in the document viewer:

The Documents section of the project details page:

The project search results list using the Project Preview preview feature:

Once you select to open documents, document viewer opens in a new browser with the first instance of the selected document type displayed in the window:

Using the menu bar and document list

The menu bar at the top of the window displays the name of the current page and options for setting scale, unit of measurement and tools for viewing documents. You can display the next or previous document by clicking on the arrows on either side of the page name. Click Open in ConstructConnect Takeoff when the document set is ready for takeoff.
	The document list is on the left side of the page and displays a list of the documents in the current document set. You can navigate through the entire document set by clicking on the document names in the list. To view individual documents, click on the document name in the list to open the selected document in the document viewing pane. Note that the name of the document currently displayed in the window is highlighted blue in the document list. Use the Action menu to download documents, as described in the following section.

Downloading documents

You can download project documents in PDF format.

To download project documents,

select to display the document list on the left side of the window.
select one of the following:
- individual documents in the list or
- click Select All to select all documents in the list.
Click Action and then click Download selected documents.
When prompted, select the location for the document download and then click Save.
Result: The selected documents download to your device.

Using the task toolbar

The options on the task toolbar let you measure the scale of drawings, add custom text, notations and elements to project documents.

Tip: The task toolbar is on the left side of the document viewing pane. Hovering over a toolbar icon displays the name and description of the tool.

The following table describes the options on the task toolbar.

Option	Description
Select tool	Use the select tool to activate elements added to a document for editing. Elements can be text boxes, lines, shapes, stamps and measurements. An active element displays anchors at each corner or at regularly spaced distances on the element. The Select tool is active when colored blue. Moving, resizing and deleting added elements The select tool lets you move and resize elements. A selected element can be deleted using the delete tool. To move or resize, click the Select tool and then click on the element. To move, drag the element to the desired location. To resize, click and drag a corner or section of the element to the desired size. To delete, click the select tool and then click on the element. Click on the delete tool. Result: The element is removed.
Annotate tools	The Annotate toolbar contains the elements that you can use to add markups to project documents. Use the Annotate toolbar to perform the following tasks.
	Text	Use to add a text annotation to the document. To use the tool, double-click on the A text annotation icon. This opens the Text Markup menu. In the menu, enter the text for the annotation. Note that the menu has options for customizing font, font size and color, background color and italics. When you are done, click Save. Result: The annotation is added to the document.
	Arrow	Use to add arrows to documents. Note that you can adjust the line width and color using the menu in the header when the arrow tool is activated.
	Cloud	Use to add a cloud notation to documents. Double click on the line to complete the cloud. You can add text to a cloud by selecting the Text tool and clicking inside the cloud. Note that you can adjust the line width and color using the menu in the header when the cloud tool is activated.
	Disk	Use to add a colored disk shape to documents. You can add text inside a disk by selecting the Text tool and clicking inside the disk. Note that you can adjust the line width and background color using the menu in the header when the disk tool is activated.
	Box	Use to add a box shape to documents. You can add text inside a box by selecting the Text tool and clicking inside the box. Note that you can adjust the line width and color using the menu in the header when the box tool is activated.
	Highlighter	Use to add a highlight to documents. Note that you can adjust the line width and color using the menu in the header when the highlighter tool is activated.
	Pen	Use to draw a line on documents. Note that you can adjust the line width and color using the menu in the header when the pen tool is activated.
	Measurement	Use to measure document when setting scale. The active measurement is displayed in the center of the tool and changes as you change the dimension of the line. For more information, see Working with document scale.
Stamp	The stamp tool lets you add standard conditions to documents. Stamps are organized into the following top categories: Accepted Rejected Information Signature Each stamp category has a subcategory that you access by clicking on the top category, as shown below for Information: Note: Once placed on a document, a stamp can be edited for size and placement using the Select tool.
Condition markers	The cross-hairs and dimension markers are present in the toolbar when the Takeoff Condition for the selected condition is activated: The cross-hairs marker is present when count and area conditions are selected. The dimension marker is present when a linear condition is selected. For more information, see Working with conditions.
Delete	The Delete tool is activated and turns red when an element is selected using the Select tool. Once an element is selected, click on the trash can icon to delete the element. To use the Delete tool, use the Select tool to activate the element you want to remove. Click the Delete tool. Result: The element is deleted.