Collaborate with photos
Explore the Photos module, where you can upload and view photo of your construction projects. Photos are displayed in the following places:
- Photos area: Displays all project photos, including photos that are added to albums and those that are linked to records, drawings, and specifications.
- Albums: Displays photos that are added to albums.
Create an album
You can organize your photos in albums.
- From the navigation menu, open the Photos module.
- In the albums panel, hover over an album, and then click (Create).
- Enter a unique name, and then click Create.
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Open the Photos module from the dashboard.
Set album permissions
You can set permissions on your albums to restrict access to its photos.
- In the albums panel, click the album.
- On the toolbar, click info (Information).
- In the Permissions section of the Information panel, click Manage permissions.
- In the Album permissions dialog:
- Change the default album permission for users with access to this project.
- Add users and security roles that will have custom album permissions.
- Select the album permission for each user and security role.
- Select where the album permissions are applied.
- Click Save.
Upload photos
You can upload photos in the Photos area or in an album.
If you upload a photo in the Photos area, you can't move it to an album later.
- In the Photos area or in an album, click Upload on the top-right side.
- Click Computer, and then select a photo.
- To edit the file name of a photo, click edit (Edit), and then edit the file name.
- To edit the description or location, select the checkbox for one or more photos, then edit the Location or Description field.
- Click Save.
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Click File Library, and then select a photo.
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Drag a photo to the dialog.
The previous location or description is overwritten when you select the same photo again and edit the field.
Edit photos
After your photos are uploaded, you can edit their details or move them to different album.
- To open the photo in the photo viewer, click the photo in the album.
- In the Information panel, edit the details.
- To rotate the photo, click the (Rotate Counterclockwise) or (Rotate Clockwise) button in the photo viewer.
- On the toolbar, click Done.
- To move the photo to another album:
- In the album, hover over the photo, and then click more_horiz (More) > Move.
- Select the new parent album, and then click Move.