Upload Plans

Responsible team members, typically project managers from the general contractor and the design teams with the required permissions, can upload complete plan drawing sets—such as floor plans, site plans, elevation drawings, and landscape plans—in PDF format to the project. Linarc automatically processes the files, extracts individual sheets, identifies the sheet numbers and titles, and displays them in the Plan Sheets interface.

• Organized viewing: Sheets are neatly organized for quick navigation.
• Controlled sharing: Grant access to selected team members, stakeholders, and collaborator companies.
• Cross-platform access: Shared plan sheets are available on both the web console and the mobile app for seamless field and office coordination.

Plan Sheet Numbers and Sheet Names:
When you upload a plan set PDF, Linarc’s AI automatically splits it into individual sheets and reads the sheet numbers, date and titles. It uses advanced algorithms to identify this information accurately, even when formats vary or data isn’t in standard locations. The system focuses only on the current sheet and extracts consistent titles and numbers.
Saves time by eliminating manual data entry
Ensures accurate and consistent labeling
Automatically categorizes construction documents for easy access
Organizes drawings for faster search and retrieval
Supports better collaboration across project teams

The plan drawings are also available to all team members and project managers to whom they are shared, for attachment to change orders, requests for information (RFIs), submittals, punch lists, etc.

Linarc also supports version control. You can upload any number of new plans or revised versions of the existing plans to the project throughout its lifecycle. Your colleagues will see the latest version by default. However, if required, they can also view the previous versions of the plans.

Upload a new plan set

• Open the management console for the project
• Click the app launcher icon in the top-right, then select 'Documents.'
• Click' Plans' on the top and choose 'Plan Sets' on the left.
• Click 'Upload Set' on the top right 

The 'Sheet Upload' has two options:

• New Set Upload - Create a set of plan sheets by uploading PDF files containing single or multiple plan sheets, image files, or zip files containing multiple PDF and/or image files.
• Upload from existing set - Create a new subset of plan sheets by uploading new plan sheets, revised plan sheets, sheet sets, etc., to existing plan sets.

• Enter a name for the new set to upload, for example, Architectural, Floor Plans, Electrical, HVAC, etc.
• Enter a three-letter prefix to identify the set.  
• Click 'Next.'

A new plan set is created.

• Click 'Upload' on the top right

• Click 'Browse Files' and navigate to the plan file set or individual sheet file to be uploaded. Accepted file formats are PDF, Zip, and all image file formats.
  • Alternatively, drag and drop the plan file set(s) or individual sheets to the 'Upload Plans' box.

• Repeat the process to add more files to upload
• Click 'Continue' once you have completed adding the files.

Linarc uses intelligent algorithms to parse the files into individual sheets, identify the values like the sheet number, sheet name, date, discipline, etc, and shows them as a list.

• Sheet Number - The sheet number as identified from the sheet
• Sheet name - The sheet name as read from the sheet
• Sheet date- The date specified on the sheet
• Discipline - The type of plan sheet. You can choose the type from the drop-down
• Sheet - A thumbnail of the sheet. Click the thumbnail to view the full sheet
• Actions - A button to delete plan sheets before publishing

• Review the details, add any missing details, or edit wrongly identified items as required.

Tip: Click the thumbnail to identify the sheet number, sheet date and sheet name for entering them manually.

• Click 'Upload' and repeat the process to add more sheets to the set.

Tip: The uploaded sheets are saved as a draft plan set. You can pause the process if you want to add more sheets or edit the details at a later time before publishing. See View and manage draft plan sets for guidance on this.

• Click 'Upload' at the top-right and repeat the process if you want to add more plan sets files and/or individual sheets to this set 
• Once you are done, click  'Publish' icon at the top to save the sheets to the project

• Click 'Publish' in the confirmation dialog

The plan sheets screen shows the added plans.

By default, all sheets in the currently uploaded set are accessible to every stakeholder, since the access rights are set to 'Public'.

If needed, you can restrict access to the set, allowing only selected team members or stakeholders to view the plan sheets. For detailed instructions, see Share plan sets.

• Use the 'Search' box at the top-left to search for a specific plan sheet using the sheet name or the sheet number as your search criteria
• Use the options at the top right to change the view, search, and filter the plan drawings. See View plans for more details
• Click a thumbnail to view the full plan
• Repeat the process to add more plan sets for various divisions of work.