Upload
You add documents when you create a project, and you can add more at any time.
- Create a project (or open an existing one and use the add documents control).
- Choose the files to upload.
- Struction reads each file and labels it automatically with what kind of document it is. The label is shown next to each file.
Document types Struction recognizes:
- Construction Drawings — plan sets, sections, details, schedules.
- Specifications — the written technical requirements (CSI divisions).
- Bid Documents — instructions to bidders, bid forms, alternates.
- Schedules — milestone and phasing schedules.
- Engineering Reports — soils reports, environmental reports, surveys.
- Existing Conditions — site photos, as-builts, record drawings.
- Addenda — documents issued to change or clarify the set.
Accepted file types: PDF, Word, Excel/CSV, images (JPG/PNG), BIM models (IFC/RVT), and plain text. You can also drop in a ZIP of accepted files. PDFs can be scanned, vector, mixed, or very large.
Tip — If a file's auto-label is wrong, you can change it. Click the dropdown under the file name and re-assign it to the correct type. Good labels help Struction organize the project and reason about it correctly.
Good to know — Once uploaded, documents appear in the Document Map grouped by type, and the same pages appear in the Trade Map sorted into their disciplines. You don't file anything by hand — Struction does the sorting.
Workflow example — The architect sends drawings, specs, and an instructions-to-bidders PDF in one email. You drag all three in at once. Struction labels them, slots the drawings into the right disciplines on the Trade Map, and pulls the compliance and bonding language out of the bid documents into the relevant scopes — so you're not copying boilerplate by hand.