Drawing Annotations

Drawings Annotation Toolbar (Drawings record)

Annotate Drawings (RFIs)

Annotate Drawings (All records except RFIs and Drawings)

To annotate a drawing in a Drawings record (All annotations except the camera tool)

Open the Drawings record.
Select to download a drawing.
Select the drawing to open it.
On the annotations toolbar, select the Write tool to choose either the Pencil tool or Text tool .

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Select the Shape tool Circle/square annotation icon to choose either the Circle Circle annotation icon or Rectangle annotation box.

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Select to add a cloud annotation.

Touch the part of the drawing where you wish to drop the annotation.
Select your annotation to make edits.

An Edit pop-up displays.

Select Edit.

A quick menu displays.

Select Style to adjust stroke and fill color, thickness, opacity, or border style.

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Select Link to attach the annotated drawing to a record.

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Select Copy to duplicate your annotation.

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Select Delete to remove an annotation.
Select Undo icon to undo your last annotation action.

To move the box, select and move it to the new location. To resize the box, use the handles to adjust the size.
Swipe right or left to save your annotation, or select to save your annotations and return to the Drawings list.

To pin photos or videos to a drawing with the Camera tool in a Drawings record

Open the Drawings record.
Select to download a drawing.
Select the drawing to open it.
On the annotations toolbar, select the Camera tool to pin one or more photos or videos to your drawing.
Touch the part of the drawing where you wish to drop the photo pin.

A menu displays.

Select Photos/Videos to choose photos or videos from your camera roll.

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Select Take photos icon Take Photos to take photos or record a new video.

Select to edit photos with Photo properties or to annotate your photos with the Text tool or Pencil tool .
Select Done.

A photo carousel displays with the number of pinned attachments.

Select View All to view all your photos and videos in a grid.

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Select Add plus icon to add more photos or videos.

Swipe up or down to return to the drawing annotations toolbar.

To annotate a drawing (All records except Drawings)

Open a record.
For RFI records, select the Question or Comments box and enter your question / comment.

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For other records, in the References box, select .

Select .
Select the drawing to annotate.
Touch the part of the drawing where you wish to drop the annotation box.
To move the box, select and move it to the new location. To resize the box, use the handles to adjust the size.
Select Done.
Select Add.

To edit a photo pin in a Drawings record

Open the Drawings record.
Select to download a drawing.
Select the drawing to open it.
Select the Photo pin you want to edit.

An Edit pop-up displays.

Select Edit.

A quick menu displays.

Select Style to adjust fill color or opacity.

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Select Delete to remove an annotation.
Photos save locally to the app library even if a photo pin is deleted.

To move the box, select and move it to the new location. To resize the box, use the handles to adjust the size.

Select Undo icon to undo your last annotation action.

Select outside of the photo pin box to save it and return to the annotation toolbar.

To edit an existing annotation with the toolbar in a Drawings record

Open the Drawings record.
Select to download a drawing.
Select the drawing to open it.
Select the annotation you want to edit.

An Edit pop-up displays.
You cannot edit a pin with the toolbar.

Select Edit.

A quick menu displays.

Select Style to adjust stroke and fill color, thickness, opacity, or border style.

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Select Link to attach the annotated drawing to a record.

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Select Copy to duplicate your annotation.

—Or—

Select Delete to remove an annotation.
Select Undo icon to undo your last annotation action.

Swipe right or left to save your annotation, or select to save your annotations and return to the Drawings list.