STACK Build & Operate Review

Reduce downtimes in viewing plans

STACK Build & Operate renders high-quality views of your construction plans whether you zoom, pan left or right, or swipe in different directions. With its side-by-side or stack mode, you can efficiently compare two versions of the same plan. This makes it easier to check revisions or compare two different disciplines for clash detection.

Moreover, it’s easy to find the documents you need to view when you use the software’s search and filtering tools. You can search using tags and filters, which speed up your search for a specific floor plan, markup, or document version. You can imagine these tools starting to make a difference in your efficiency when you are handling multiple versions of a document.

Add markups on the go

It’s not uncommon for contractors to be on a job site, so they also need tools that allow them to accomplish their work even if they are not next to their office computers. STACK Build & Operate provides this solution as it lets you download as-built drawings and add markups on them from mobile devices like a tablet or smartphone. All the important markup tools like pencil, cloud, and highlighter can be accessed on your mobile device. You can also add hyperlinks to a document or photo so that your markups are organized and connected to other relevant documents. Once you’re done, you can download your as-builts with all your markups as a PDF file.

Keep track of issues using punch list tools

If you’re struggling with plan management and can’t seem to keep track of punch list items in your project, STACK Build & Operate has some powerful inspection tools that can help. It has built-in audit trails, real-time notifications, and reporting so that you can stay on top of issues on your punch list and make follow-ups until they get resolved. You can also manage QA/QC and safety compliance from right inside the app. When creating your punch list items, you can note the location, add comments, attach photos, and share/assign the issue to a team member to resolve it.

Streamline delivery of as-builts

It’s easy to send and share your completed as-built drawings to clients and other stakeholders in the project with STACK Build & Operate’s collaboration tools. You simply download your plans and choose to send either with or without markups. When you download, files will be sent directly to your email as PDF files and all information about the files will be indexed with audit trails for complete transparency. What makes this great is that the tool also has data security options to ensure that all the information and documents shared on the platform are safe and sound at all times.

Aside from the abovementioned, STACK Build & Operate also has a feature for quantity takeoffs, which allows users to gauge what materials and how much will be needed for a project. It can also help with the scheduling and ordering of materials. As you proceed with a project, STACK Build & Operate can also generate reports to help you monitor its progress.