Tips & Techniques

Do you ever need to have a copy of project documents on your hard drive or network? Using the Download Documents feature in the SourceViewer allows you to save a copy of some or all project documents.

Click Here to view the User Guide for Downloading Documents.

You now have 2 options when viewing PDF documents in PlanSource.  You can view them online using the built-in SourceViewer, or you can choose to open PDF's locally in Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Click Here to view the User Guide for setting your PDF Viewing preferences.

PlanSource has made it possible to determine the exact location of a word or phrase in a spec book in seconds with the easy to use Key Word search in the SourceViewer.

Click Here to view the Key Word Search User Guide.

Did you know that you can zoom in and print a single detail to scale using our built-in SourceViewer? Zoom in on a detail and use Print Preview to print a scale copy on your office printer.

Click Here to view the User Guide for Printing and Annotating a Detail.

Printing a drawing to scale is easy using the PlanSource viewer. Click on the document to print and using the Print Preview, select the scale and click print!

Click Here to view the User Guide for Printing Drawings to Scale.

Did you know that you can use PlanSource to do your take-offs? The measuring tools allow you to measure length, multi-segments and area and the counting tool helps you easily count objects without losing track of what you've already counted. Once you have finished, export all of your work into an easy to use spreadsheet.

Click Here to view the User Guide for the Online Take-Off Tools.