SmartUse App Overview

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What to know

• The SmartUse App is used to bring plans and documents on construction sites and to work on them on the go. 
• Blue prints and documents on the app may be consulted while the app is connected to wifi or data, but they can also be downloaded to be worked on in off-line mode.
• In the SmartUse App, you can markup plans and documents, organizing them by layers, compare them side-by-side, and select from multiple viewing options.
• The app functions on any smartphone, tablet, computer, 4K or HD screen.

See below for instructions to:

General Overview

Documents

Hamburger Menu

List Menu

Inside Documents

General Overview

When you first open the SmartUse App, you will land on the Projects page where you will see the projects that you have been assigned to work on. Tap on a project to get started. For more details on Project, see Project Overview.

1. Profile icon: Access to the profile popup menu.
2. Search bar: By using key words search for a project in particular.
3. Project list: The list of projects that you have been assigned to work on including the following information:
   • NAME: The project name.
   • ROLE: The role assigned to you for this project.
   • ORGANIZATION: The name of the organization the project is for.
   • LAST UPDATED: The date when the project was last worked on in the SmartUse App.

Documents

After tapping on a project, you will land on the Documents window. In this window, you will see your folders and documents.

1. Project name: The name of the project that is currently opened.
2. Search bar: Using key words search for a folder, document, document title, or even content within a document. The dropdown allows configuring what is searchable.
3. Zoom: Use the scroll bar to zoom in or out of the plans.
4. List menu: Access Issues or Photos.
5. View type: Switch from tile to list view.
6. Profile icon: Access to the profile icon popup menu.
7. Hamburger menu: Access to the left-side navigation menu.
8. Filters:Access to the Filter Documents popup menu including filters on:
   • TAGS
   • VERSIONS
   • MARKUPS
9. Select:Allows selecting documents and/or folders to perform the following actions:
   • Export
   • Share a link
   • Download
   • Add to Favorites
   • Save for Offline
10. Recently Viewed: Allows scrolling through the documents that you recently viewed and opening one by tapping on it.

Hamburger Menu

The Hamburger menu allows navigating to the different dashboards of the SmartUse App.

Documents

In Documents, you will view your folder structure containing your documents. See the Documents section for more details.

Recently Viewed

In Recently Viewed, you can scroll through the documents that you recently opened. Next to each document, you will find the following information:

• When it was last opened
• Number of pages
• Review number
• Preview of the document
• Document name 

Favorites

In Favorites, view the documents that you added to Favorites using the Select tool.Tap on a one of the items in the MY FAVORITES list to view it.

Offline

In Offline, view the documents that you saved for Offline using the Select tool.

Daily Reports

Access the Daily Reports function to view the existing ones and to create new Reports. For more details on the Daily Reports, see Daily Reports in the SmartUse App.

Tap on the + sign or on a date to create a new report.

Tap a date with the coloured dots to view existing reports.

Once open, the report can be viewed by the user or filled in by the Reporter.

Project Settings

Define the Project Setting by toggling the buttons.

List Menu

Inside Documents

Tapping on a document will open it and will allow you to create markups on the document, compare documents, jump from one revision to the other, and export the document.

Plans

1. Sheet number: Displays the sheet number that is currently into the preview window.
2. Revision dropdown: Use the dropdown to switch from one document revision to the other.
3. Search: Use key words to search for elements within the plan.
4. Recently Viewed: Gives a preview of the documents that you recently opened. Tap a document to open it.
5. Filters: Apply filters on the plan to display the elements you are looking for.
   • MARKUPS
   • ISSUES
6. List menu: View Issues and Photos attached to this plan.
7. Compare: Select a document to compare with. Compare by layering the documents or displaying them side-by-side. Share the comparison with someone else. When comparing by layering, one plan will be black and the other red.
8. Share: Share the plan's Current View or the Full Sheet.
9. Markup tools: Use the markup tools to create annotations on the plan.
10. Sheet navigator: Go from one sheet to the other by tapping on the arrows.
11. Document preview: Displays a view of the plan where you can zoom in and out by double tapping or using two fingers.
12. Issues: Icon displaying where there is an issue on the plan with the colour of its status, and the initials of the category. Tap the issue to see who created it, View it, or copy it.

Documents

1. Document title: Displays the title of the document that is currently into the preview window.
2. Revision dropdown: Use the dropdown to switch from one document revision to the other.
3. Search: Use key words to search for elements within the document.
4. Recently Viewed: Gives a preview of the documents that you recently opened. Tap a document to open it.
5. Filters: Apply filters on the document to display the elements you are looking for.
6. List menu: View Issues and Photos attached to this document.
7. Compare: Select a document to compare with. Compare by layering the documents or displaying them side-by-side. Share the comparison with someone else.
8. Share: Share the document's Current View or the Full Sheet.
9. Markup tools: Use the markup tools to create annotations on the document.
10. Page navigator: Go from one page to the other by tapping on the arrows.
11. Document preview: Displays a view of the document where you can zoom in and out by double tapping or using two fingers.

Next Steps

Now that you are familiar with the SmartUse App, you can check out:

Web Portal Overview

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