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Files
Every file the project produces, in one place.
A project’s files usually live in three places and none of them agree. LODE keeps one structure: the current drawings, specs and compiled outputs; the issuances that built them; and the working files around them. Everything is filed by what it is and found by what it says.
Construction document control in LODE is one structure: the record, the issuances that built it, and the working files around it. Two documents are always right, the Field Set and the Revision Record Set, and both regenerate on every issuance.
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Files is a tab on every LODE project, not a separate product. It works from the same drawing set, so nothing has to be exported to it.
How does LODE organise project files?
Three shelves: the Record, the Issuances and the Working Files. Every file carries what it is, so RFIs, submittals, sketches, photos and references sort themselves. Working files get real folders. Search reads file names and the text inside. Recently Deleted stays visible, so a deletion is something you can see and undo.
One structure
The Record, the Issuances, the Working Files. Three shelves, so there is no question where a thing lives or which copy is real.
The compiled outputs
The Field Set and the Revision Record Set, with drawings, specs and the sheet index, always the latest, regenerated on every issuance. Download and go.
Filed by kind
RFIs, submittals, sketches, photos, references. Every file carries what it is, so the project’s paper sorts itself.
Folders that behave
Drag and drop, multi-select and real folders for the working files, without a filing protocol nobody follows.
Search that finds it
Search file names and the text inside files, across the project. The submittal you half remember from March takes a query, not an afternoon.
Nothing vanishes silently
Recently Deleted is always visible. Deleting is something you can see and undo, not something you find out about in a meeting.
Two documents that are always right.
What is the conformed set, and how does LODE keep it current?
Everything in Files exists so two documents can always be trusted: the Field Set, with only the current sheets and sections, and the Revision Record Set, with the full history in one document. Both regenerate on every issuance, both carry the sheet index, and neither depends on someone remembering to rebuild them. This is the conformed set: the current sheets and sections from every issuance to date, with the superseded ones kept in the Revision Record Set.
- Field Set: current drawings, specs and index, what the crew builds from
- Revision Record Set: every superseded sheet, stamped, what the file keeps
- The sheet index in AIA order, with each sheet’s source issuance
- Regenerated automatically, so the outputs cannot go stale
Who is Files for?
Everyone who needs the right drawing: the crew builds from the Field Set, the consultant checks the Revision Record Set, and the architect never rebuilds either, because both regenerate on every issuance.
Frequently asked questions
What is a conformed set?
The current set of drawings and specifications with every issuance to date folded in: addenda, bulletins, ASIs and revisions. LODE compiles it on every issuance as the Field Set and keeps the superseded sheets in the Revision Record Set.
What is the difference between the Field Set and the Revision Record Set?
The Field Set holds only the current sheets and sections, what the crew builds from. The Revision Record Set holds every superseded sheet, stamped, what the file keeps. Both carry the sheet index.
Can I find text inside a PDF?
Yes. Search reads file names and the text inside files across the project. Scanned sets are read by OCR first.
What happens when a file is deleted?
It moves to Recently Deleted, which is always visible, and can be restored. Nothing vanishes silently.
Can I export everything if I leave?
Yes. Export the whole account at any time. On Archive the account is download-only; the data is kept for 30 days after a cancellation and then permanently deleted.
Go deeper
Learn
What is a conformed set?
The bid set with every addendum folded in: what goes into it, who prepares it and when, and how it differs from the IFC and record sets.
Learn
Addendum vs bulletin vs ASI
Three instruments, three moments: before the contract, a minor change at no cost, a change that needs a price. With the AIA forms and clauses for each.
Free tool
Combine PDF drawings into one set
Merge, order and bookmark a drawing set in the browser. Nothing leaves it.
Templates
Submittal log template
Organised by spec section, with the review actions as a list, resubmittals by revision, and a days-in-review formula. Excel, free, no email.
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