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Add a revised sheet

Modified: 7 Sep 2026 Viewpoint Estimating Estimating Help

  1. Open a job in the Manage Estimates screen.
  2. From the Takeoff tab, click Sheets and select the sheet you want to work with from the list.
  3. Click Sheets and select Manage Sheet Revisions.
  4. Click Add.
  5. Select one of the following options to add plans to your job:
    • My Computer: Select this option if the plans are stored on your hard drive. Click Browse to locate the folder that contains the files, select the drawing you want to include, and click Open.
    • Online Plan Room: Select this option to download drawings from an online plan room. Type the URL in the text box and click Retrieve, at which point your default Internet browser will open and log onto the Web site you specified. From there, follow the Web site's instructions for downloading plans.
    • Internet Site: Select this option to launch a Web browser to a specified URL. This option still requires you to manually download the plans to your hard drive.
  6. In the Revision Information field, enter any comments about this revision.
    Note: If you selected a PDF file, the application determines whether to open the file in Advanced Image Manager based on the last setting of the Use Advanced Image Manager for PDFs checkbox on the Add, Remove, and Rename Sheets window.
  7. Click OK once the revised plan file has been successfully opened.
  8. Select the Visible checkbox for each sheet you want to view. If you select multiple revisions, you will see all selected revisions overlaid on each other.
  9. Double-click on the color cell for the revised sheet and select a color for the revisions. You can also change the color of the original sheet.
    Note: Viewpoint recommends that you use a different color for the revised sheet and the original if you select the visible checkbox for both, so that you can easily tell them apart.
  10. Select the Aligned/Rotated checkbox if the revised sheet needs to be aligned and/or rotated to match the original sheet. Deselect the checkbox if the revised sheet does not need to be altered to match the original, then go to the last step.
  11. Select the Realign checkbox for the sheet to use as the base for the alignment.
  12. Click Realign. Use the tools described on the Sheet Alignment Tool Screen Reference to align the sheets.
  13. Click OK on the Manage Revisions window.
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