Drawing boundaries (auto uploaded project)

If you’d prefer to watch a video, see further down.

Drawing / editing boundaries from an automated project upload, supplied with no shapefile

Organisations can supply us with projects that don’t have a shape file, and the organisation can then draw the shape on the map within the Forward Works Viewer. For example, if you supply us with an excel spreadsheet of your projects, we can upload this sheet, and you can find your project in the FWV and draw it on the map to get the clash and opportunities.

Once your data has been uploaded, find your projects in My Organisation’s Projects and select the Filter:

Select ‘Projects with No Boundary’, apply the filter and this will bring up a list of all projects for your organisation which do not have a boundary supplied.

Click on the project to bring up the project summary page, then select the ‘edit’ button.

TOP TIP – it’s helpful to use the ‘Location’ search in the top right of the map to navigate to where you want to draw your project, before you hit the edit button.

Click on the map to draw a polygon point, and each map click creates another point. These points can be dragged around the map to create intricate shapes. To close the shape, double click on a point, or click ‘finish’.

Use the drawing tools to create a project boundary – select the top polygon tool to begin drawing.

Click ‘save project’. Your project shape will appear on the map, and will now generate clashes and opportunities.

To find out more watch the video below:

If you get stuck, don’t hesitate to contact us at support@forwardworks.co.nz