BidUnity DocsPrint drawings and lists
Shop and design-intent drawings, printing any tab, and units of measure.
Who can do this: Anyone in your company who can open the project. The proposal must be Finalized.
The Drawings tab shows a drawing of every elevation (one opening or wall of glass) in the proposal, with the sizes the crew needs. It opens once you finalize the proposal. From this tab and the list tabs you can print, and on the list tabs you can choose how sizes are shown.
View the drawings
- Open the project, then open the proposal.
- Click the Drawings tab.
- Click the view name at the top of the tab and choose Shop drawings or Design intent drawings.
Each elevation shows:
- Specification group: the specification (group of elevations with the same system and finish) it belongs to, its product system and, if it has one, its product approval.
- Quantity and Finish.
- Typical frame face: the usual width of the frame's face.
- Rough opening (W x H): the width and height of the opening in the wall that the frame fits into.
- Shim spaces at the left, right, top and bottom: the gaps left between the frame and the rough opening, filled with shims (thin spacers) at install.
- Sill flashing: the space allowed at the bottom for sill flashing, the metal piece under the frame that sheds water.
All drawing sizes are in inches.
Click View full size on a drawing to open it larger in a new browser tab.
If you just saved an elevation, you may see The elevation drawing is being generated. Check back in a moment.
Print a tab
You can print the Budget, Parts, Frame, Glass and Drawings tabs.
- Open the tab and choose the view you want.
- Click Print.
- Pick a printer, or save as PDF, in your browser's print window.
Printed lists start with the view name, the project name and the proposal number and name. Printed drawings put each elevation on its own page, with the project name and the proposal number and name at the top. Wide drawings are turned sideways to fit the page.
Choose how sizes are shown
On the Parts, Frame and Glass tabs, a units menu at the top of the tab sets how part sizes are shown. Your choice stays the same as you switch views and tabs on this proposal. It starts from the Units display in your profile, or from the project's units if you chose Use the project's units display there.
| Group | Format | What it shows |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | Decimal inches | Inches as decimals, without fractions. |
| Millimeters | Metric sizes in millimeters. | |
| Fractional inches | Inches, 16ths reduced | Fractions to the nearest 16th, reduced to simplest terms (for example 1/4 instead of 4/16). |
| Inches, 16ths unreduced | Fractions in 16ths, not reduced. | |
| Inches, 32nds | Fractions to the nearest 32nd, reduced. | |
| Inches, 64ths | Fractions to the nearest 64th, reduced. | |
| Shown as 16ths | Inches, 32nds shown as 16ths | Works in 32nds but shows 16ths, allowing half steps. |
| Inches, 64ths shown as 16ths | Works in 64ths but shows 16ths, allowing quarter steps. |
To see each format with an example, click the help icon next to the units menu (What do these unit formats mean?). This opens Unit format help.
What happens next
- Send the proposal to your customer. See Send a proposal.
- Use the lists to order materials. See Use parts lists and request quotes and Use frame and glass lists.