Documents
Uploading Documents
Start a takeoff with one PDF from Projects, or upload a PDF, PNG, or JPEG from an existing project folder.
See it in BuildVision AI
Start a takeoff
Choose one PDF in Projects, send it to an existing project or create a project from the PDF, then follow it through upload, preparation, and opening.
- One-PDF launchpad
- Existing or new project destination
- Visible preparation stages
What you'll accomplish
Upload or open a supported plan and understand when AI becomes available.
Steps
- Choose Start a takeoff and select one PDF, then choose an existing project or New project from PDF.
- Follow creating, uploading, preparing, and opening states into the editor.
- For an existing project, choose Upload plan and select PDF, PNG, JPG, or JPEG.
- Keep validation, upload, and preparation errors visible and retry with a readable plan.
What to expect
- Production creation is project-first; the Takeoff landing directs plan creation back to Projects.
- The launchpad is one-PDF-at-a-time, while the project-folder input also accepts PNG/JPEG images.
- The accepted file input does not advertise arbitrary business documents.
Good to know
Email ingestion, ZIP archives, office documents, CAD and DWG files, and general document attachments are not currently supported.