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Snippet Tool

Topics covered: Snippet of plans, Snapshot of construction documents.

Updated over 9 months ago

The snippet tool is used to take a snapshot of a particular area on a plan. The snapshot is then stored in the Project Snippets folder in the Images tab of your Project. To use the snippet tool in Plans, follow the steps below.

Step 1: Navigate to the Plans tab and hover over a page. Click View to open the page.

Step 2: Zoom in to the area you'd like to grab your snapshot, either using your mouse or the zoom tool on the right.

Step 3: Grab the Snippet tool from your toolbar on the right.

Step 4: Click into the first corner of your snippet, drag your mouse, and then click again to complete the frame for your snippet. A preview will appear giving you the opportunity to name your snippet or retake it.

Step 5: To access your snippet, navigate to the Images tab of your Project, and select Project Snippets from the list on the left. This snippet is now available to pull into a Book for this Project.

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