Product Updates

Web:

• 360 photos and standard photos now cluster based on zoom! This allows for a cleaner and smoother experience when viewing drawings with a large number of photos.
• You can now add clickable hyperlinks within 360 photos/standard photos/VideoWalk frames by Windows+ALT clicking anywhere within a photo. Use this workflow to quickly add a link to a training video, PDF submittal/equipment maintenance manual, etc.!
• You can now edit hotspots you’ve created by SHIFT-clicking on an existing hotspot, in order to move/remove them.

iOS:

• New VideoWalk mobile workflow! Connect your VIRB and produce VideoWalks by giving the app a start/end location. No need to plug your camera into your computer anymore!

Web:

• Inter-hotspot jumping on web! Ability to add hotspots between any 2 types of media (360 video frame, 360 photo, standard photo) by holding SHIFT and clicking while viewing a photo
• You can now upload Timelapse videos for VideoWalk! These videos are much smaller in file size while achieving similar results. Best if you set the timer to 0.5 seconds
• For videowalk path fixing – Ability to lock nodes (hold command) and adjust nodes much more easily, to help eliminate drift in videowalk path
• Side-by-Side videowalk frame against any 360 photo (including Navisworks imported photos)
• Full mini-map controls on VideoWalk frame
• Fixed a bug where a user could not use offline export if the project has any progress photos
•  Videowalk path UI refined – the lines connecting the nodes don’t show up unless selected or editing, to help make things look cleaner. More refinements to come

Web:

• Support for GovCloud. Request to have your sensitive project data stored on GovCloud for your federal projects that require extra-high security and FEDRamp compliance.
• Generate a public link to allow for access to projects to view photos and videowalks without needing to log in
• Major improvements to VideoWalk – see frame meta-data, split-view comparison against other walks taken at different times, more path editing options for greater accuracy, live chat, RFI’s/Observations, link to a frame, and many more!
• Ability to upload a profile images, for some added flair to your StructionSite experience!
• Drop-down menu to switch drawings should now load very quickly for very large projects
• Enhanced security option to prevent sharing/downloading of data by non-adminsitrators
•  Fixed bug that preventing deleting of drawings/projects in certain casesiOS:
• Upload profile images
• SSO login option via OpenID for certain users
• Fixed bug that prevented proper use of bulk-import of photos via GPS fence for certain users
• Photos continue to sync when you put the app into the background for a period of time
• Memory and stability optimizations

Web:

• Added ability to combine pins, for when you accidentally add new photos instead of leveraging the progress mode on mobile when capturing photos
• Individual Lite-plan users can now access the tagging feature, as opposed to only project users
• As VideoWalks are added, start/end positions are shown
• VideoWalk paths now have a better look that is consistent with StructionSite’s design theme
• VideoWalk paths now have individual nodes of where images are placed
• Compass orientation (relative to project north) is now displayed as you are looking around the frame!
• automated creation of inter-hotspots for VideoWalk improvediOS:
• Added some measures to mitigate the issue of photos not syncing properly, especially in the case of low storage capacity.
• Added the abilility to “recover” photos from the 360 camera when sync goes wrong
• App will continue syncing in the background for a period of time when minimized
• Warning will be given if you try to take photos and your phone is close or at max capacity
• Fixed split view bug which caused the current image to get de-selected
• When project-level sharing/download is disabled, you will no longer be able to share links (for enhanced security on sensitive projects)

Web:

• You can now load very large projects or many projects with no issue
• Bug where the Mini-map disappeared when you clicked other pins is fixed
• Bug where when you click on a pin and the drawing jumps around is fixed
• Bug where deep links to photos or notes just took you to the drawing instead of the actual photo/note is fixed
• Logic for moving and deleting pins/photos has been refined. Admins can do everything. Collaborators can only move/delete their own pins, and view-only can’t alter anything. Collaborators can only move/delete a pin if they were the first one to have captured an image on it, if there is a combination of users who’ve contributed to that pin
• A pop-up notification for web saying VideoWalk upload is successful is now shown
• VideoWalk inter-hotspot jumping is now accurately mapped
• VideoWalk bug that caused the path to jump to the “save” button while editing the path is now fixed
• VideoWalk path is “pre-flipped” to ensure a high likelihood that videowalks uploaded are correctly flipped/oriented upon initial processing

iOS:

• HDR mode now activate-able for Ricoh Theta cameras. Go to settings and turn it on. Pictures will come out much better and handle lighting better. But photo capture process will take a bit longer
• Support for the Insta360 One camera (7K photos, compared to Ricoh Theta’s 5K photos). Camera must be physically connected to phone (directly or via extension)
• Restriction of sharing photos if it’s been restricted on the project level (from web), for security purposes
• Stronger performance for projects with many drawings
• Many stabilizations to prevent app from crashing

Web:

• View only user – this user can be added directly or via an invite link. This type of user can only view drawings and photos. They cannot add, change, remove, or share anything. They cannot view other team members.
• VideoWalk beta launch. Many continued improvements to that workflow not come.
• Offline export has become live again. We still need to do a bit of testing for very large projects; if exports don’t work, please put in a chat request and we will get your export to you as soon as possible.
• Significant improvement to many backend processes, such as processing documents, syncing lots of photos to a cloud storage provider, etc.
• Ability to add new or existing RFIs into Procore (if you’ve enabled photo backup with Procore). If you create an RFI within procore, you will see a link within the RFI that takes you back to the exact viewpoint in StructionSite, which is clickable when it’s in PDF formiOS:
• Ability to bulk-import photos you’ve taken with your regular iOS camera (without the StructionSite app) onto a GPS-aligned drawing. This is to consolidate all photos you’ve taken on the project if you’ve implemented StructionSite mid-project
• Added several guides and resources for onboarding new users, and quick access to updates for experienced users.
• Fixed an issue where drawing updates sometimes don’t show up on mobile
• Made it easier for new users to begin a free 45-day project pilot to fully evaluate  StructionSite!

Web:

• We’ve made it much easier for admins to onboard and add new users on a project, without requiring the admin to manually enter email addresses as new users join a project. We have added ability to create a share link that requires approval for users to join. So when users add themselves to a project, an approve/deny box will show up for the administrator before the user can obtain access to a project (for security purposes). Alternatively, you can set the share link so that approval is automatic. You can turn this setting on/off globally, even with links you’ve already sent out.
• Navisworks Beta feature is now relatively stable and available for beta users
• Fixed a bug where signing up with a new account on StructionSite using your existing ProCore account from an invitation will not add you to the project
• If a user adds a chat/note, and the title contains a link to a website, the link will be clickable
• For PDF exports, the black bounding box that surrounds each pin has been hiddeniOS:
• Ability to align GPS to drawing, so that you can track where you are on the drawing as you walk around the jobsite. This feature in it’s current state is meant to function as “assistance” for helping you locate yourself on a site that may have few physical features (i.e. dirtwork), and works best outdoors when GPS is most accurate
• Added many tutorials for new users, i.e. how to capture photos, connect to cameras, use tags, leverage progress photos, and other workflows
• Fixed issue where sometimes not all photos will sync successfully, and fail to sync. Syncing should be more stable now