Pinning tasks and snags directly on construction drawings
Pinning a task or snag on a drawing means placing a marker at the exact spot of the defect on the PDF plan, with its zone, trade, company, and photographs. In Builddar, pins are coloured by snag status and can also be placed offline from the mobile app.
What drawing-based location must guarantee
- Find the defect without interpreting an approximate description.
- Separate similar observations within the same area.
- Filter items by floor, dwelling, room, or trade.
- Keep the position connected to photographs, replies, and status changes.
Why a photograph alone is not enough
A close photograph may clearly show a crack, socket, or finish, but rarely shows how to find it. A description such as “living-room wall” becomes ambiguous on a project with many similar dwellings.
The pin provides a graphical address. A hierarchy of building, floor, dwelling, and room adds a textual address. Together they help the contractor reach the right place and the inspector verify it later.
Data that should remain attached to the pin
A coordinate is only the beginning. The item also needs an actionable description, relevant trade, responsible contractor, deadline, and status. Before-and-after photographs complete the visual record.
When those details live in several files, the pin loses value. Effective navigation moves from the drawing to the item and back from the item to the exact drawing location.
- Reference drawing and revision
- Coordinate, zone, and room
- Description, category, and trade
- Owner, deadline, and status
- Photographs, comments, and history
Manage drawing revisions without losing items
Drawings change during construction. Before replacing a revision, the team must know which items are attached and how they will be found. Drawing name, revision, date, and status should remain visible.
A new revision must not delete historical observations. Depending on the change, pins remain on the archived drawing or are moved through a controlled process to the current revision.
From field pin to report and handover
One item may feed a site report, snag list, or handover record. Its position, number, and supporting evidence should remain consistent in every output.
Builddar connects the drawing pin to its zone, trade, photographs, and follow-up. Information captured during the visit does not need to be rebuilt when the deliverable is produced.
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Documents to examine
- Example snag report
Illustrative PDF with example data. This is neither a customer record nor a measured outcome.
Questions about snags pinned on drawings
Move from the drawing to the item without losing context
See how Builddar connects every item to its coordinate, zone, and field history.