View, Edit, and Add Submittals with Spec View

You can use the Spec View tool to quickly view submittals, make edits to existing submittals, and add new submittals. You can also conduct common submittal actions like merging, copying, deleting, downloading, exporting, and publishing submittals from the Spec View tool.

To view a submittal:

1. Open a specification PDF using the table of contents. All submittals in the specification will appear on the right, organized by subsection heading.

2. Select a submittal to see it highlighted in the specification PDF.

   

Edit a Submittal

To edit the submittal:

1. Click the three-dot More menu and select Edit.

   

2. Edit the submittal and click Save to apply the changes.

Add a Submittal

To add a submittal to a specification:

1. Click + Add item.

   

2. Enter all necessary information about the submittal and click Add to finish.

Common Submittal Actions

With a specification PDF selected, you can merge, copy, delete, download, export, and publish submittals.

Use the Actions button to open a menu of actions and select the one you'd like.

• Merge: Select two or more submittals and use this to merge the submittals. You'll be asked to choose the target submittal and edit the description before saving.
• Copy: Allows you to copy one or multiple submittals. You can either make a single copy or multiple copies.
• Delete: Deletes the selected submittals from the specification PDF.
• Download: Allows you to download project specifications, specification section PDFs, or requirements overview.
• Export: Downloads an XLSX file of the submittals.
• Publish: Allows you to publish submittals to the Files tool in Autodesk Docs or the Submittals tool in Autodesk Build.