Overview & background
Fieldwire strives to be the most intuitive and powerful field management solution in the construction industry. We pride ourselves on continuously updating our platform with both innovative designs you won't find in any other application and by responding to our most consistent customer feedback with improvements to our existing products. We also value radical transparency, so this article includes a running list of the new and improved features we released this quarter. Please give us your own feedback on these updates as well as what you'd like to see us build next at support@fieldwire.com!
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Projects
Improved left menu (April)
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We reorganized the left sidebar navigation by creating a new bottom navigation bar for easier access to your Projects' People, Settings, and Trash (restore deleted plans or files) and providing new default "My [Photos, Forms, or Files]" filters in the Photos, Forms, and Files tabs.
- Platform(s): Web
- Subscriptions: All
- Related Upcoming Releases: iOS and Android left menu improvements coming soon!
Resources:
- Details on everything we improved in the new left menu
- Email support@fieldwire.com if you have any questions or feedback!
Plans
Private markups for Followers (April)
Fieldwire web:
Fieldwire mobile apps:
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Private markups are now available to users with Project Follower permissions (in addition to Admins and Members) across all our web and mobile app platforms! Followers can now make private notes, take offs, and highlights directly on the project plans that are only visible to themselves and don't affect your public markup layers (colors), no matter which device they're using.
- Platform(s): Web, iOS, and Android
- Subscriptions: All
Resources:
- Full guide to Private markups
- Full guide to admin, member, and follower permissions & capabilities
- Markups video tutorial
- Email support@fieldwire.com if you have any questions or feedback!
Forms
Forms filters on iOS (May)
A search bar is now available on the 'Forms' tab in Fieldwire's mobile app for iPhones and iPads. You can filter by any text in the form name and/or assignee, allowing you to quickly find forms by keyword, assigned to yourself, or your teammates on the fly in the field.
- Platform(s): iOS (you can already filter for forms on Web by even more parameters!)
- Subscriptions: Business & Premier
- Related Upcoming Releases: Filter forms on Android coming soon!
Resources:
- Schedule a demo to learn more about what you can do with Fieldwire Custom Forms and upgrade to get access to them!
- What are Custom forms?
- What are Daily Report forms?
- What are Safety Audit forms?
- What are Inspection Request forms?
- What are Time & Material Tag forms?
Streamlined electronic signatures & sign as another user (May)
Fieldwire Web experience:
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Fieldwire Android and iOS mobile experience:
Previously, you were only able to add freehand signatures on Fieldwire web, and we didn't capture the name of the user or device being used to sign. Our customers requested an easier way to sign on web (since freehand on a track pad or mouse can be annoying) and transparency for when someone who isn't a Fieldwire user needs to sign off on a Fieldwire form.
Now, you can adopt an electronic signature on web without having to draw it, which is far easier and more efficient. On our mobile apps, you'll still sign freehand, since that method is the most convenient on smartphones and tablets.
Additionally, you can choose to sign as the Fieldwire user who is logged in to the platform, or as 'another user', even if you don't have a Fieldwire login. Either way, we capture the day, time, and the name of the user who's device was used to sign, so you can know exactly who did what when it comes to these critical sign-offs.
- Platform(s): Web, Android, and iOS
- Subscriptions: Business & Premier
Resources:
- Schedule a demo to learn more about what you can do with Fieldwire Custom Forms and upgrade to get access to them!
- What are Custom forms?
- What are Daily Report forms?
- What are Safety Audit forms?
- What are Inspection Request forms?
- What are Time & Material Tag forms?
BIM Viewer
3D Measurements (April)
Measurement tools are now available on the BIM Viewer for Business and Premier subscribers. Take accurate 3D measurements that automatically snap to edges and corners to get height, width, depth, and length dimensions from anywhere in your 3D models!
- Platform(s): Web
- Subscriptions: Business & Premier
- Related Upcoming Releases: 3D measurements on iOS and Android coming soon!
Resources:
- Schedule a demo to learn more about what you can do with the Fieldwire BIM Viewer and upgrade to get access to it!
- How to measure in 3D models
- Intro to 3D models on web
- Intro to 3D models on mobile
Account
API Access & token management (April)
Account Owners and Managers with Premier subscriptions can now manage their API access and retrieve API tokens for their account (applicable to all projects) directly from the 'Account' tab on Fieldwire web!
- Platform(s): Web
- Subscriptions: Premier
Resources:
- Schedule a demo to learn more about what you can do with the Fieldwire API and upgrade to get access to it!
- Fieldwire API & Token Management
- Fieldwire API Documentation
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