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Specifications - Export feature

Specifications - Export feature

Love the newest module, Specifications, however we would like the ability to export it in a clean format, just like other ACC modules offer.  Please add ASAP.

Thank you!

36 Comments

Yes. We need that.

enbmp
Participant

Hi - adding my agreement to EricaBouma's original request. An export option that packages specifications into either a single PDF or multiple PDFs is a need. 

elise_neville
Explorer

Must have!!! It's insane how long it takes us to download these individually.

riotta
Contributor

One more vote for this! We have over 100 spec sections on our latest project. 

kenriquezKV8BY
Observer

I'm voting for this too. Over a year later and it is still not a feature. Takes too long to download each spec individually.

Definitely A must have. Not sure why this wouldn't be an option. 

Renata_Rogic01
Advocate

Hi ACC

This idea is open only for 1 year and 6 months. Any update?

Is it really that difficult to add export function to specifications? 

I really appreciate clear communication and cutting though the layers of ACC teams that you are talking so much lately!!!

Better start working as well!!! 

Hi,

 

Being able to extract a file log to see what we have within this section will be useful for the team it will allow team members to have an overview on what we have in this section. It allows us to export file log from other sections which work perfectly if this section allowed this too it will be very useful. 

jodyJEXRH
Contributor

Yes, we need to be able to export a specifications log similar to the plan log and the files log.  I'm surprised they haven't added this yet.  Side note - also need ability to add mark ups to specifications, similar to how you can markup files.

dholliday8ZBA6
Explorer

It would be useful to be able to export specifications, either all or selected via a check box, similar to drawings.

Gena_Vandomelen
Contributor

Similar to other tools, users would prefer to complete tasks from fewer clicks and within the same tool vs. using up time. Submittals and drawings works this way. Not sure why specifications tool can't do the same.

randi_schieber
Contributor

Totally agree! Similar vein, need to be able to add Specifications to the Handover package!

Renata_Rogic01
Advocate

Add option to export specification and to sort by every field that is available.

Currently we cannot to either.

Is it that difficult? 

Braden_Campbell
Enthusiast

This is no doubt a must-have! How are we supposed to use Pype Closeout (an Autodesk product as of 2020) if we can't export a pdf of the most current specifications at the end of a job when you have multiple newer versions of dozens of different spec sections?

This is a needed feature to keep specs up to date with any ASI or CCD changes.

mcordova
Enthusiast

High priority request for us!

cjamesWAI
Explorer

Yes!  Yes!  Yes!  There should always be the opportunity to have a combined set of current construction documents.

 

I asked how to do this and the chat person told me they didn't understand how this would be of value!!!!  If it's not of value then why the heck did they create the ability to export groups of drawings?  Their competitor Procore has this functionality so they understood the value.

 

As an architect, the contractor is the author/administrator of the Autodesk tool the contractors use and we are a contributor.  The architects download the most current set of specifications and drawings (when using Procore), upload to a Bluebeam studio session, tag one another on changes to make for an upcoming bulletin or coordination topics, mark them complete in Bluebeam, which means we've made the changes to the drawings and specs for a future issuance.  When there is not the ability to efficiently download the most current specification, a person has to individually combine files from different issuances to get the most recent set.  It is SUPER cumbersome when the documents are all already assembled and with a few click like in 'Sheets' it could be done.  UGH!  Until this functionality is available, I will advocate for Procore.

jsappMTCSW
Contributor

This is a huge missing feature.  We want to be able to export everything out of ACC, handoff to project participants as a zip file, and then remove from the project.  We are forced to supply source documents, which defeats the purpose of the versioning system.  We now are forced to do the old fashioned way-manually add and remove PDF pages in Bluebeam.  Which hurts adoption of ACC by users who have to leave the platform and do things inefficiently.  We didn't know these couldn't be exported before importing for many projects, and now have little to show for the effort at the conclusion of projects.  

enbmp
Participant

Bumping this thread. OP posted 19 months ago and the feature is still needed. 

 

 

 

jodyJEXRH
Contributor
Thanks. I don't know why it is taking so long for them to roll that feature out. Seems like an easy thing to do.

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