How do I analyze a corrections letter from the city?
Quick answer: On the Runs tab of your dashboard, click + New Project, pick Corrections Response, give the project a name, choose the city and permit type, drop the city's corrections letter together with your plan set, and click Upload & Start Review. CrossBeam reads each city comment, pins it to its sheet, and drafts a response letter.
Steps
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Go to the Runs tab of your dashboard and click + New Project. (On the Job Sites tab, use the round + button and pick Corrections Letter.)
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Click the Corrections Response card ("Got corrections back? Upload them and we'll help you respond.").
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Fill in the form:
- Project Name — required, for example "Maple Ave addition — round 1 corrections".
- City or county and Address (optional).
- Permit Type — the permit the city reviewed, such as a residential remodel, a new single-family home, a commercial tenant improvement, or solar PV.
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Drop your files into Drag files, folders, or ZIPs here: the city's corrections letter, any red-lined sheets the city returned, and the plan set the city reviewed. Including the plan set makes the answers more specific.
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Click Upload & Start Review. You land on the project page while the files upload.
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If your account needs to pay for this review, the page shows the price and a Pay … & start review button. Pay and the analysis starts on its own.
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Wait for the analysis. The progress screen shows its stages (Extract, Analyze, Research, Categorize, Prepare) and a typical time for your permit type. You can close the tab.
What you get
The analysis is a single run. When it finishes, the project shows these tabs:
| Tab | What it shows |
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| Findings | Each city comment pinned to its sheet, with the code section and what to change. |
| Questions | Shown only when the analysis needs facts from you. Answering fills the gaps in the response letter. See Answer the AI's questions. |
| Response Letter | A draft reply to the city, item by item. See Download your response package. |
| Packets | The comments split by who must answer them (architect, structural engineer, and so on). See Send each consultant their packet. |
| Professional Scope | The work each design professional needs to do. |
| Likely Next-Round Comments | Problems CrossBeam spotted that the city hasn't raised yet. Fix them now to avoid another round. |
| Corrections Report | A full written report on every comment. |
| How We Read Your Files | One line per uploaded file saying how it was read, so you can confirm the letter and plans were recognized. |
Some tabs appear only when the analysis produced that content.
What it costs
A corrections analysis is priced by permit type. See Review pricing or the live Credits page.
After you fix the plans
Run a Final Check on the revised set from the same project. See Check revised plans against the corrections.