In any AEC project, proper documentation handling is the foundation for success. When your team has dozens or even hundreds of PDFs moving between people, platforms, and revisions, effective file management and version control become essential for staying on schedule.
That’s where Drawboard Projects comes in. It creates an efficient, centralized resource where you can keep essential drawings and supporting documentation organized, versioned, and review-ready—and if they need more markup, Drawboard’s PDF editing tools are just a few clicks away.
In this guide, we’ll show you how to upload drawings and documents into Drawboard Projects for easy organization, management, and collaboration at scale.
As soon as you open a project in Drawboard Projects, you’ll see two key areas for uploads that help you stay organized.
Separating these types of uploads helps keep fast-moving files, like drawings, visible and easy to update, while ensuring your supporting information remains accessible without cluttering the review process.
Uploading files into Drawboard Projects is designed to be simple, whether you’re adding a single drawing or a full document set. You can upload directly from your computer using drag-and-drop, browse your file explorer, or connect storage services like Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, or Revit.
Once uploaded, drawings are prepared for markup and document control, while other file types are stored in a dedicated space for easy access and reference.
To upload files:
This process ensures every file is uploaded to the right place, instantly accessible to collaborators, and ready to be marked up.
If your drawings use a consistent title block layout, Drawboard Projects can automatically read key metadata like drawing number, title, and revision using OCR (Optical Character Recognition) templates.
Rather than entering this information manually for every drawing, you can define it once where it appears, then let Projects do the work going forward.
Creating a template is quick and flexible, and once applied, you can seamlessly upload drawings in similar formats, even in bulk.
Immediately after publishing your files, you’ll be greeted by a Template prompt that lets you create a new template, reuse an existing template, or skip templates altogether.
To create a new template:
Before completing the upload using a template, double-check that all content extracted from each drawing is accurate. If you need to make changes, you can easily edit one or multiple fields by selecting the file and modifying the desired field.
Once you’ve created a template, you can save it and reuse it for future uploads. Projects will automatically detect the template it’s using, extract the metadata, and populate the fields during upload.
Once your templates are in use, revision management becomes seamless.
When a drawing with the same number is uploaded again—regardless of whether it's next week or next month—Drawboard Projects will recognize it as a newer version and stack it automatically. There's no need to rename files or move them to a special folder.
Projects tracks each drawing’s version history in a single location, where your team can:
Drawboard Projects makes file handling easier from the start. Keeping drawings and documents separate, supporting quick uploads, and using templates to automate repetitive steps helps your team stay organized without adding extra work. Additionally, it tracks revisions automatically, allowing everyone to focus on the latest version without having to worry about keeping track of changes.
Projects is a straightforward way to keep your project files clear, consistent, and easy to manage as things scale.
Ready to take the next step? Contact us today.
In any AEC project, proper documentation handling is the foundation for success. When your team has dozens or even hundreds of PDFs moving between people, platforms, and revisions, effective file management and version control become essential for staying on schedule.
That’s where Drawboard Projects comes in. It creates an efficient, centralized resource where you can keep essential drawings and supporting documentation organized, versioned, and review-ready—and if they need more markup, Drawboard’s PDF editing tools are just a few clicks away.
In this guide, we’ll show you how to upload drawings and documents into Drawboard Projects for easy organization, management, and collaboration at scale.
As soon as you open a project in Drawboard Projects, you’ll see two key areas for uploads that help you stay organized.
Separating these types of uploads helps keep fast-moving files, like drawings, visible and easy to update, while ensuring your supporting information remains accessible without cluttering the review process.
Uploading files into Drawboard Projects is designed to be simple, whether you’re adding a single drawing or a full document set. You can upload directly from your computer using drag-and-drop, browse your file explorer, or connect storage services like Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, or Revit.
Once uploaded, drawings are prepared for markup and document control, while other file types are stored in a dedicated space for easy access and reference.
To upload files:
This process ensures every file is uploaded to the right place, instantly accessible to collaborators, and ready to be marked up.
If your drawings use a consistent title block layout, Drawboard Projects can automatically read key metadata like drawing number, title, and revision using OCR (Optical Character Recognition) templates.
Rather than entering this information manually for every drawing, you can define it once where it appears, then let Projects do the work going forward.
Creating a template is quick and flexible, and once applied, you can seamlessly upload drawings in similar formats, even in bulk.
Immediately after publishing your files, you’ll be greeted by a Template prompt that lets you create a new template, reuse an existing template, or skip templates altogether.
To create a new template:
Before completing the upload using a template, double-check that all content extracted from each drawing is accurate. If you need to make changes, you can easily edit one or multiple fields by selecting the file and modifying the desired field.
Once you’ve created a template, you can save it and reuse it for future uploads. Projects will automatically detect the template it’s using, extract the metadata, and populate the fields during upload.
Once your templates are in use, revision management becomes seamless.
When a drawing with the same number is uploaded again—regardless of whether it's next week or next month—Drawboard Projects will recognize it as a newer version and stack it automatically. There's no need to rename files or move them to a special folder.
Projects tracks each drawing’s version history in a single location, where your team can:
Drawboard Projects makes file handling easier from the start. Keeping drawings and documents separate, supporting quick uploads, and using templates to automate repetitive steps helps your team stay organized without adding extra work. Additionally, it tracks revisions automatically, allowing everyone to focus on the latest version without having to worry about keeping track of changes.
Projects is a straightforward way to keep your project files clear, consistent, and easy to manage as things scale.
Ready to take the next step? Contact us today.
We are a PDF and collaboration company. We believe that creating more effective connections between people reduces waste.
Our best work has been overtaken by busywork. That’s why we’ve created ways to help people get back to working wonders without any paper in sight.
Drawboard PDF lets you mark up and share with ease, and Drawboard Projects brings collaborative design review to architecture and engineering teams.
At Drawboard, we work our magic so our customers can get back to working theirs.
We are a PDF and collaboration company. We believe that creating more effective connections between people reduces waste.
Our best work has been overtaken by busywork. That’s why we’ve created ways to help people get back to working wonders without any paper in sight.
Drawboard PDF lets you mark up and share with ease, and Drawboard Projects brings collaborative design review to architecture and engineering teams.
At Drawboard, we work our magic so our customers can get back to working theirs.