Download, then forget
A file saved to a phone or a truck laptop stays there. Nothing tells the crew that the sheet in the folder was replaced last Thursday, and the next pour is built from the copy that was opened first.
For subcontractors
Receiving drawings for subcontractors
A subcontractor has two jobs when drawings arrive: work from the current revision, and be able to show that the set was received. This page describes the receiving end of a Fidrel transmittal as you meet it: the email, the page behind the link, what a replaced revision looks like and what your confirmation records.
30 days free · No long-term contract.
What the receiving end gets wrong
Nothing to show you got it
When a question comes later, you have an email somewhere and a memory of opening it. The sender has a different version of the story, and neither of you has a record both accept.
One more login
A portal that wants an account for every general contractor you work with gets skipped on a busy morning, and the drawings are passed around by text message instead.
What a replaced revision looks like
The page does not hide a sheet that has been superseded. It shows the revision with an amber mark naming the revision that replaced it, and a line saying that the replaced revision should be checked with the sender. The sender can also email you a notice titled Revisions you received have been replaced, which states that a replaced revision no longer applies and that the current one comes in a new transmittal. Treat that notice as the end of the old sheet.
Documents, drawings & models
What your confirmation records, and what the sender sees
Opening the link is counted, so the sender’s list shows you as Opened rather than Not opened. Confirming adds your name and the date, and the first confirmation is the one kept, so press the button once you have actually checked the documents. The sender sees nothing of your own files or notes. You see only the documents in that transmittal, not the rest of the project.
From the email to a confirmed receipt
Step 1
Open the transmittal from the email
The email says who issued the documents and carries an Open the transmittal link. No account is needed: the personal link is the credential, it is valid for 30 days, and the sender asks that it not be forwarded.
Step 2
Read what was sent and why
The page names the transmittal by its number, such as TR-007, then the project, the Purpose, who sent it, the date it was issued and the sender’s message. Below that, each document is listed with its number, title and revision.
Step 3
Download the revisions you need
Press Download beside each document. If a revision has been replaced since it was sent, it carries a Replaced by mark and a note telling you to ask the sender for the current revision before you use it.
Step 4
Confirm that you have received them
Under Confirm that you have received the documents, check Your name, which is filled in with the name the sender typed, and press Confirm receipt. The page then reads Receipt confirmed with the date.
If you are invited into the project instead
Some general contractors invite subcontractors into the project itself. The invitation can cover the whole project or only chosen folders, and the person either works in their folders and uploads, or can only view and download. In that case the folders you are given are what you see, and other folders in the project stay out of sight.
What the page does not do
Fidrel cannot reach a file already saved to a device or a sheet already printed, so a replaced revision is only as visible as the next time somebody opens the page. Fidrel does not remind you to confirm. The page offers downloads of the documents in that transmittal only, and an expired link shows a message asking you to request a new transmittal from the sender.
Related solutions
One project. One subscription. The entire platform included.
Your trial applies to your first own project and starts when that project is created. No card required. Afterwards, choose card or invoice to continue.
- 30 days free
- Unlimited participants
- No minimum term
Insights
View all
Project coordination just got simpler
The project system of the future connects people, documents and decisions. Discover the thinking behind Fidrel.
Read more
Your drawing, on site. Open DWG on your phone.
On site, answers need to be close at hand. Fidrel displays DWG drawings in your mobile browser, within the project’s document structure.
Read more
A clearer schedule. From the first activity to the final milestone.
When everyone can see the next step, moving the project forward becomes easier. Fidrel brings activities, dates and reported progress together in a shared Gantt view.
Read more
For subcontractors
Frequently asked questions
Anything else on your mind? We are happy to help.
Talk to usNo. The link in the email is personal and works without signing in for 30 days. Anyone who has the link can open it, so keep it to yourself and ask the sender for a new transmittal if it should reach a colleague.
The transmittal page marks it with the revision that replaced it and asks you to get the current revision from the sender. The current one arrives in a new transmittal, with its own link.
Yes. Each opening is counted, and the sender’s list shows the recipient as Opened or Not opened. The sender sees that you opened it, not what you did afterwards.
The first confirmation is kept and the page then shows the date it was confirmed. If a later transmittal arrives with new revisions, that one has its own link and its own confirmation.
An expired or invalid link shows a message asking you to request a new transmittal. If a single file cannot be fetched, the page asks you to try again or to ask the sender to send it again.