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See what you build.

The viewer for model and drawings, in the workshop and on site.

Today there are pdfs taped up at the workbench, and they never have everything on them. Field-Viewer puts the model and the drawings on one screen together: tap a wall in the model and you are in the drawing, or the other way round. A tablet and a browser are enough.

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  • No installation
  • No expensive CAD package licence
  • No training needed
The Field-Viewer screen in split view. On the left the 3D model of wall W-14 from the De Smet house: a timber frame wall of 3 640 by 2 700 with a window opening and cladding. A finger taps one stud, which lights up. On the right the same wall as a 2D elevation, in which that same stud lights up too; a dotted line runs from the model to the drawing. Dimension lines give the total width 3 640, the opening 1 200 and the studs at 600 centres. At the top the version chip V7, at the bottom the buttons select, measure, layers and report.DE SMET HOUSE · WALL W-14V73D MODEL2D DRAWING6003 6401 200SELECTMEASURELAYERSREPORT

Works with

One viewer, two workplaces

In the workshop

At the workstation the screen is simply fixed in place. As soon as you start it up you see the right view for that station, with no hunting through a long file list. While you are sawing or assembling, the right dimensions and the drawing are within reach.

  • Ready at start-up, no file to look up
  • Dimensions and drawing side by side
  • No more pdf at the workbench
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On site

The tablet simply comes outside with you. Model and drawings are in your pocket, so you measure what is missing on the spot instead of driving back to the office. Internet dropping out? Field-Viewer carries on.

  • Model and drawings in your pocket
  • Keeps working on a weak connection
More about working on site

Sound familiar?

Three scenes that will play out again this week, somewhere on a site or in a production hall.

The pdf at the workbench

A pdf of the drawing hangs at the workbench. It never has everything on it. If a dimension is missing, someone puts the work down and walks over to the draughtsman, or rings the office. Meanwhile the work stands still.

Just ask the draughtsman

The CAD package is only at the office, and only the draughtsman can get into it. For every small question they have to break off their own work, while you wait on site for an answer. On a busy day those interruptions pile up, and then everyone runs late.

Only spotted after installation

The panel does not fit, or the pipe sits in the wrong place. The mistake only comes to light once the work is done. Then come the rework, the lost time and a bill nobody budgeted for.

Sound familiar? It does not have to stay that way. Field-Viewer puts the model and the drawings together in the workshop, so you can see for yourself what you are building.

Who it is for

Every trade looks at the same model differently. Pick your trade and read what you actually check at the workstation or on site.

Model and drawings, together on one screen

Your model and the matching 2D drawings sit side by side in Field-Viewer, intelligently linked. That link follows the logic of your CAD package: tap a wall in the model, and the right drawing is there beside it. It works the other way round too: tap an element in the drawing, and you see it back in the model straight away.

There is no separate pdf lagging behind reality any more. As soon as the drawing office publishes a new version, that version is on the floor as well, with no reprint and no round of emails.

A loop of four screens. Top left the Vertex BD CAD package with version V7: the 3D model of wall W-14 from the De Smet house, a timber frame wall of 3 640 by 2 700 with a window opening. A pipe labelled publish runs to the top right, the screen at the workstation: on the left the 3D model with the lintel tapped, on the right the same wall as a 2D drawing in which that same lintel lights up too, with the dimension 1 290 in the opening; a dotted line connects the model to the drawing. From there the pipe labelled report runs to the bottom right: the same workstation screen with the report button on and the message lintel 1 290 is wrong, with 1 350 measured on the spot and a photo attached. The pipe labelled update runs back to the drawing office at the bottom left, where version V8 is ready with the corrected lintel of 1 350. An arrow upward labelled publish again closes the loop.PUBLISHREPORTUPDATEPUBLISHAGAINOFFICE · VERTEX BDV7DE SMET HOUSE · W-14WORKSTATION · WALL W-14V73D MODEL2D DRAWING1 290TAPSELECTMEASURELAYERSREPORTWORKSTATION · WALL W-14V72D DRAWINGISSUELINTEL 1 290 IS WRONGMEASURED · 1 350PHOTO ADDEDSELECTMEASURELAYERSREPORTOFFICE · VERTEX BDV8DE SMET HOUSE · W-14LINTEL 1 350 · UPDATED
A loop of four screens. Top left the Vertex BD CAD package with version V7: the 3D model of wall W-14 from the De Smet house, a timber frame wall of 3 640 by 2 700 with a window opening. A pipe labelled publish runs to the top right, the screen at the workstation: on the left the 3D model with the lintel tapped, on the right the same wall as a 2D drawing in which that same lintel lights up too, with the dimension 1 290 in the opening; a dotted line connects the model to the drawing. From there the pipe labelled report runs to the bottom right: the same workstation screen with the report button on and the message lintel 1 290 is wrong, with 1 350 measured on the spot and a photo attached. The pipe labelled update runs back to the drawing office at the bottom left, where version V8 is ready with the corrected lintel of 1 350. An arrow upward labelled publish again closes the loop.PUBLISHREPORTUPDATEPUBLISHAGAINOFFICE · VERTEX BDV7DE SMET HOUSE · W-14WORKSTATION · WALL W-14V73D MODEL2D DRAWING1 290TAPSELECTMEASURELAYERSREPORTWORKSTATION · WALL W-14V72D DRAWINGISSUELINTEL 1 290 IS WRONGMEASURED · 1 350PHOTO ADDEDSELECTMEASURELAYERSREPORTOFFICE · VERTEX BDV8DE SMET HOUSE · W-14LINTEL 1 350 · UPDATED

How the link works

Built for the shop floor, not for a desk

Field-Viewer runs in the browser, with no installation and no CAD knowledge. From the first sketch it was built for dust, gloves and time pressure, not for a quiet desk.

Operate it with your gloves on

Large, high-contrast buttons and generous tap zones, in bright sunlight or in a dim hall.

No training needed

No course and no manual: whoever opens the model gets it straight away.

Find your component in a few taps

Panning, zooming and rotating work without a single day of experience with 3D software.

How the controls work

Measure it yourself. Carry on.

The pdf of the drawing hangs at the workbench, and that one dimension is just not on it. Normally you walk over to the draughtsman, or reach for the phone and wait until someone has time to open the file. Meanwhile the work stands still.

Field-Viewer takes that dimension out of the model, right where the work happens. You measure it yourself, on the spot, in ten seconds. Want every dimension on screen at once? One tap, and the automatic dimensioning is there, with no manual drafting and no transcription errors.

The Field-Viewer screen with the 3D model of wall W-14 from the De Smet house: a timber frame wall of 3 640 by 2 700 with a window opening. Two points have been tapped, point A on the end of the wall and point B on the left side of the opening, and the amber dimension line between them reads 2 431. Below the wall is the total length 3 640. On the right a panel with the measurement and the dimensions the automatic dimensioning adds: centres 600, opening 900, length 3 640, height 2 700. At the top the version chip V7, at the bottom the buttons select, measure (active), layers and report.DE SMET HOUSE · WALL W-14V73D MODEL3 6402 431ABAUTO DIMENSIONS · ONMEASUREMENTA · WALL ENDB · WINDOW OPENINGDISTANCE2 431AUTOMATICCENTRES600OPENING900LENGTH3 640HEIGHT2 700SELECTMEASURELAYERSREPORT
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See only what you need

Tap a layer to show or hide it. The dimensioning adjusts to what you see straight away. Try it below on a timber frame wall, layer by layer.

The Field-Viewer screen with the 2D drawing of wall W-14 from the De Smet house, built up from four layers you switch on and off. Shell: the 250 concrete slab the wall stands on, hatched in section, with the level line at 0,00. Timber frame: bottom plate, studs of 45 by 140 at 600 centres, top plate, and around the 1 200 window opening a lintel, a sill and cripples; along the bottom the total length 3 640. Services: an electrical conduit from the floor to a socket at 300 and a switch at 1 100 millimetres, and a water pipe up to 800. Finishes: plasterboard 1 200 wide with its joints, cut out around the opening. Each layer takes its own dimensioning with it when you switch it off.DE SMET HOUSE · WALL W-14V72D DRAWING0,002506001 2003 6403001 1001 200

Layers

4 OF 4 LAYERS · 7 DIMENSIONS

You only see the dimensions that matter for your trade. The rest you simply switch off.

Frequently asked questions

Does it work without internet on site?

Yes. Field-Viewer works offline: you view the model and take measurements without a connection. As soon as there is wifi or 4G again, everything syncs to the drawing office automatically.

What device do I need?

A tablet and a browser are enough, Field-Viewer runs without installation. If you work in dust, rain or at height, choose a rugged device with a good protective case, as you probably already do for other equipment on site.

We draw in Vertex BD. What does the drawing office have to do?

Nothing extra. Publishing the project the way you already do is enough. No extra licence and no separate export are needed.

Do you work with other packages, or with IFC?

Yes. With Vertex BD the smart link between model and drawing is at its strongest, because Field-Viewer connects to it directly. Alongside that, Field-Viewer also opens files from Revit, ArchiCAD, IFC and pdf, so that material sits next to your model just as easily.

Does my team need training?

No. The interface is deliberately simple: whoever opens the model gets it straight away. No course and no manual needed.

What does it cost?

That depends on the size of your team and the number of workstations. We discuss it during the demo, and work out together what a fair proposal looks like.

About Field-Viewer

Field-Viewer is built around one frustration: the pdf at the workbench that never has everything on it. The model exists, it is drawn and it is correct, it just sits in a CAD package at the office instead of with the people who have to build it.

You put it to work on your own model today: the viewer with your drawings alongside it, in the workshop or on site.

Got a question, about Field-Viewer or about anything else? Email us and you will hear from us within two working days. Everything is on the contact page.

See it on your own project

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