Product Updates

 

Working closely with our users and listening attentively to feedback, we pick up on certain things – annoyances you face everyday. Whether you’re communicating with others on the project or creating as-built redlines for handover, we focus on building technology to help you get the job done.

Here’s what we’ve released for you this month. Enjoy using these features and let us know what you think – we’re listening.

 

Shiny new web interface.

You might have already noticed that BaseStone is looking particularly dapper in your browser of late. We have released a brand new shiny web interface for you to use.

But there’s more to life than just about being ridiculously good-looking.  We’ve also worked hard on the user experience to make your life easier.  Take a look now. 

 

Reporting, hassle-free.

Reporting is important for sharing progress with others, you can now more easily generate and manage these outputs.

On the web, simply generate a report or snapshot of a drawing from the top menu. Communicate progress by sending these files to other stakeholders.

 

Manage reports and snapshots.  

All of your reports and snapshots will be available for you to view and download in the main project dashboard. Magic.

Seek and you will find.

We have made it easier for you to search through all of your projects. You can also personalise them by adding a project photo. Lovely.

 

Scroll to zoom on drawings.

Have you tried the new scroll to zoom function yet? You can also view issues more easily. Click on any piece of markup on the drawing to see the issue in more detail.

 

 

Get excited about app 2.3.

This just in: we’ll be releasing a new version of the BaseStone iPad app in the very near future. The new release features a slick new interface and review functionality. As you so kindly found your way to our blog, here’s a sneak preview…

 

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That’s all from us. We’re looking forward to hearing your feedback.

Try the new features on BaseStone

 Prepare for super slick drawing review with BaseStone’s new features…

 

Welcome to Constructing BaseStone, our blog series dedicated to all of the updates we’ve made to BaseStone. We always look forward to releasing new features to you, but we are extremely excited to reveal our new review experience; prepare for fast and intuitive drawing review in your very own web browser.

Scroll to zoom

Our users and industry partners told us that speed is important when reviewing drawings back at the office. You can now scroll to zoom in and out of your drawing on the web platform. Navigating around your drawings is now super slick.

 

Markup with meaning

Have you ever done a piece of markup and forgotten what it means later down the line? On the web, you can now add multiple pieces of markup for each issue created. This allows you to capture and describe issues more effectively using the web interface.

Try it out on BaseStone!

 

Select issues more easily

Issues contain critical project information captured from the site. Click on any piece of markup on the drawing to see the issue in more detail.

 

Improved photo gallery

We know that your photos are important for capturing what’s on site and conveying information. We have improved the way that photos are displayed on the web and added the ability for you to download photos straight to your computer.

 

 

App version 2.0 and earlier are no longer supported

As a final note, app versions 2.0 and earlier are no longer supported. Please update your app to the latest version to get the best experience from BaseStone.

 

Thanks again for your continued support and we hope you enjoy using these new features.

Try them on BaseStone!

There is no better way to bring in 2015 than with a stack of fresh features for BaseStone’s users. Welcome to Constructing BaseStone, our blog series dedicated to all of the updates we’ve made to BaseStone.

Having worked closely with our users and industry partners over the last few months, it’s obvious that the construction industry needs tools that facilitate collaboration and communication throughout the review process. Effective communication requires that the right people have the right information, and these new features achieve this.

Comment and discuss issues

Resolving issues is an integral part of the review process and requires communication between many different people. Normally this information is exchanged over email and in-person which makes the process very disjointed.

With BaseStone you can now comment on issues and discuss them with project members. This allows you to resolve issues more quickly and effectively, whilst ensuring that all of the information is in one place.

Introducing BaseStone Tasks

To improve collaboration and the visibility of your work, we have released BaseStone Tasks. In this first version, we have developed Tasks for drawing review.

You can now assign a drawing to one or more members of the project for them to review. The assigned user is notified and the drawing will appear as an assigned task in their BaseStone dashboard. When the review process is finished, the user can mark the task as complete and you’ll get a notification to let you know they’ve completed the review task.

This feature facilitates collaborative review, whilst ensuring that your project members have the right drawings in their hands.

We hope that you enjoy using these new features!

BaseStone is built around the needs of construction professionals, so all of our features originate from insights provided by our users and industry partners. If you have any feedback or requests, feel free to get in touch at support@basestone.io.