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reView Frequently Asked Questions
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| Will
my field personnel be able to see all of the drawings
on a handheld? |
| Is
reView suitable for the creation of existing conditions
drawings? Can I walk around an existing building and enter
it into reView? |
| Can
the framing diagrams for my houses be viewed in reView?
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| Will
my clients be able to print the reView drawings? |
| I
have SoftPlan Lite will I be able to purchase the SoftPlan
reView module? |
| Why
would I use SoftPlan reView to send drawings to my print
shop rather than .PDF files? |
| I
have a client that prefers .PDF files, how can I create
.PDF files? |
| I
have an older Windows CE device, will SoftPlan reView
run on it? |
| How
can my customers access the SoftPlan reView Viewer? |
| Can
SoftPlan reView be downloaded directly to a Pocket PC
device in order to install it? |
| Why send a reView file instead of a .PDF? |
| Can you mark-up and add notes to the different modes in a reView file? |
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| Is
there a charge for SoftPlan reView? |
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| The
SoftPlan user that is going to author or publish the
reView file will be required to purchase an additional
module, SoftPlan reView. The viewer portion of SoftPlan
reView can be distributed free of charge. |
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Will
I be able to import my customer’s comments and
markups back into my SoftPlan drawing? |
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| Yes,
any information such as comments or sketches that your
customer makes on the reView file will import back into
the original SoftPlan drawing. |
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Will
SoftPlan reView run on my Palm handheld device? |
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| At
this time reView requires a Windows PC or a Pocket PC
to run the reView viewer and will not run on a Palm operating
system. |
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I
currently send my designs to customers using a .PDF
file format. Why would I use SoftPlan reView instead? |
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| reView
maintains all the “architectural” information
contained in the original SoftPlan file. So not only can
you see the floor plan or elevation but you will know
the size of the window or the height of the wall. A .PDF
file on the other hand is more of a representation of
a piece of paper. |
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I
use SoftPlan Version 11, can the reView module be added
to my SoftPlan? |
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| No,
SoftPlan reView requires at least SoftPlan Version 12 |
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| Will
my field personnel be able to see all of the drawings
on a handheld? |
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| Yes,
any SoftPlan drawing can be published as a reView file.
So floor plans, elevations, details, and site plans will
all be available for viewing on any Pocket PC. |
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| Is
reView suitable for the creation of existing conditions
drawings? Can I walk around an existing building and enter
it into reView? |
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| No,
reView is intended to view, annotate, and query technical
drawings created in SoftPlan. Regular SoftPlan running
on a tablet or laptop PC would be much better suited for
the creation of drawings. |
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| Can
the framing diagrams for my houses be viewed in reView?
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| Yes,
reView has the same modes as SoftPlan. To view the roof
framing for example, open the floor plan and switch to
roof mode, then the roof framing layout complete will
display. |
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| Will
my clients be able to print the reView drawings? |
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| Yes,
but it is up to you. When the reView file is created the
author decides if the resulting file will print or not.
If printing of the file is allowed, then the author decides
if the user can print it to scale or only to fit the page. |
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| I
have SoftPlan Lite will I be able to purchase the SoftPlan
reView module? |
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| No,
SoftPlan reView can only be added to the full SoftPlan
program. |
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| Why
would I use SoftPlan reView to send drawings to my print
shop rather than .PDF files? |
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| SoftPlan
reView files are much smaller, roughly 10% of the size,
so the files are easier and faster to transmit. |
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| I
have a client that prefers .PDF, files how can I create
.PDF files? |
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| In
addition to creating reView (.SPV) files, SoftPlan reView
can author .PDF files. |
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| I
have an older Windows CE device, will SoftPlan reView
run on it? |
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| reView
requires the operation system on the handheld to be at
least Pocket PC 2003 (sometimes referred to as Pocket
PC Version 4). Older operating systems, Windows CE or
Pocket PC, are insufficient. |
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| How
can my customers access the SoftPlan reView Viewer? |
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| The
SoftPlan reView Viewer can be downloaded at http://www.softplan.com/lpreView_downloads.htm
and is also located on the SoftPlan installation CD in
the SoftPlan reView folder. |
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| Can
SoftPlan reView be downloaded directly to a Pocket PC
device in order to install it? |
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| No,
the installation program must be downloaded to and run
from a PC which is connected to the Pocket PC device via
Microsoft ActiveSync®. |
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| Why send a reView file instead of a .PDF? |
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The advantage of a reView file is the ability to right click on a wall, symbol, window, etc., and get a description of the item’s properties. For example, right clicking on a wall will show the wall style and height. You can also run a cursor from one line to another to get the distance. This is a huge benefit to the client or engineer because they can instantly see the information. You can also link comments from the person who gave the comment so the person viewing the file can see who made the comment. |
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Can you mark-up and add notes to the different modes in a reView file? |
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Yes, the reView viewer allows clients to make mark-ups and notes in all of the modes available in SoftPlan. This keeps the notes organized in one file instead of different sheets in a .PDF. The mark-ups made in any mode will be displayed in that mode when the drawing is brought back into SoftPlan, and the mark-ups will appear in the reView mode. This feature also offers a lot of flexibility to the person exporting the review files. Visibilities and screen colors of items can be set up anyway you want for each of the different modes using Visible Items, Layers, or Building Options. Besides obvious options like a plumbing or HVAC mode, you can separate dimensions, furniture layouts, etc. from the main drawing mode if desired. This allows clients an uncluttered view of the floor plan, but still gives them access to other information. |
