Plans Tab
  • 12 Mar 2024
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Groundplan supports Plans in the following file types/formats: JPG, PNG, TIFF or PDF (single or multi-page) and ZIP files containing any listed formats.

Uploading and Downloading Plans

  1. Drag and Drop the file/s or click Choose Files to search for the File/s

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  1. (recommended) Click Review
    For multi-page files, use commas and hyphens for page selection, e.g. (1-2, 4, 7-15)
  2. Click Upload
  3. (Recommended) Click Clear finished on the Upload Queue Window
    To ensure the latest upload is always visible

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Downloading Plans

Downloaded Plans are provided as PDF document/s, comprising of Measurements and/or Annotations on the Plan, including any "hidden" within Stages. A separate page with a Legend is provided if there are Stages present.

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Click here for more details on Download options.

Viewing Options

Tile vs Table Views

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Filtering and organisation

There are many ways to view and organise Plans within Groundplan. Plans can be managed by showing and hiding Groups, filtering views and searching.

  • Add a Group e.g. revision 1, architectural drawings, construction
  • Show and Hide Groups
  • Filter Plans by Name
  • Filter by All Plan / Complete / Incomplete

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Plan Options

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Hover over a Plan within Tile View for different Plan Options.

  • Mark a Plan as Complete
  • Copy a Plan - A tip to Erase or Snip the Plan before copying. Copying duplicates everything on the Plan, including Stages and Quantities
  • Revise - allows another version of the Plan to be overlayed with the current version, updating Measurement totals without needing to fully re-measure or design
  • Preview
  • Rename
💡Un-Link unwanted Stages after Copying Plans

Un-linking Stages will remove the Measurements from the new Plan Copy without removing them from the original Plan, and entire Project

Deleting Plans

⚠️ Caution: This action is Permanent

Deleting a Plan will remove the Plan, all Plan Measurements and markups from this Project

This action is Permanent and cannot be reversed.

  1. Using Tile View, hover over the Plan to Delete
  2. Click Delete
    The confirmation box will show the number of Measurement items that will be Deleted along with the Plan
  3. Click Delete Plan
    Confirm this is a Permanent Deletion. This cannot be undone.
    To Cancel the deletion, click Cancel

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Deleting multiple Plans

⚠️ Caution: This action is Permanent

Deleting multiple Plans will remove those Plans and any associated Plan Measurements and markups from this Project

This action is Permanent and cannot be reversed.

  1. Using Tile View, hover over the first Plan to Delete
  2. Click Check Box
    Top left of the box
  3. Click anywhere on other Plans to select
    selection across Plan Groups is accepted
  4. Click Delete
    The confirmation box will appear, showing all the Plans affected

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  1. Click Delete x Plans
    Confirm this is a Permanent Deletion. This cannot be undone.
    *To Cancel the deletion click Cancel

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Group Actions

Group Actions relate to the Group of Plans.

  • Rename
  • Hide Group
  • Upload Plans
  • Select all Plans
  • Delete Plans
  • Delete Group
⚠️ Caution: This action is Permanent

Deleting a Plan or Plan Group will remove the Plan/Group, all Plan Measurements and markups from this Project

This action is Permanent and cannot be reversed.

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