How do I read my pre-check results?
Quick answer: Open the project from the Runs tab of your dashboard. If the review includes Your brief, start there: it is a short list of what to fix, with drawing details and a PDF download. Open Findings for the sheet viewer. Reviews without a brief show Action Items, Questions, and Corrections Preview instead. See Use and download your brief.
Steps
- Open your finished project from Runs.
- Read Your brief, if shown, and open a comment to see its steps. Use Open on … in Findings to inspect the drawing.
- On Findings, switch between Your brief and Full technical list when those buttons appear. Brief pins use the brief section colors; the full technical list uses red for corrections, orange for review, and green for passes.
- For a review without a brief, answer Questions if prompted, then work through Action Items and Findings.
The tabs
The tabs depend on what this review produced. A brief replaces Action Items, Questions, Corrections Preview, and Site & Zoning; those tabs are not missing or broken.
| Tab | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Your brief | The applicant to-do list, when available. Open each comment for its steps and use Download your brief (PDF) to take the brief and marked sheets with you. |
| Findings | The working view: the findings list next to the plan sheets, with each finding pinned where it applies. |
| Action Items | The findings regrouped into a fix list, with scope notes at the top. Answering Questions makes this list more specific. |
| Questions | Short questions about things the plans don't show. See Answer the AI's questions. |
| Corrections Preview | A draft corrections letter, written the way a city plan checker would. Good for checking tone before you submit. |
| Site & Zoning | Shown when CrossBeam found parcel data for the address: zoning, setbacks, hazards, and a map. See Site facts. |
The summary bar
Above the tabs, a bar shows Duration, the Version (v1 for the first run, V2 and later for revised plans), and counts such as Checks run, Pages reviewed, Items found, and Code sections. Click Show summary under the headline for a one-paragraph read of the project.
Findings tab
Fail, Flag, and Pass
In the full technical list, the pills on the left of the toolbar filter the list:
- Fail (red) — a code problem or a missing requirement to correct. On by default.
- Flag (orange) — needs review: something to check or information to add. On by default.
- Pass (green) — the rule was checked and is met. Off by default; click the pill to show passes.
At least one pill stays on. A filtered-out finding's pin stays on the sheet, faded, so you keep your bearings.
List and Sheet views
The first button on the toolbar is the view menu. It reads List · by sheet to start:
- List · by sheet or List · by category — the findings list on the left, grouped by sheet or by category, with the sheet on the right. Drag the divider to resize.
- Sheet — the sheet fills the width. Use the sheet tabs along the bottom to move between sheets; each tab shows how many findings are on it.
Finding cards
In Full technical list, each card shows the title, what the review saw, the code section, and the required action. Click a card to select it: its pin highlights on the sheet and the Accept, Reject, and Modify buttons appear. See Triage findings. Some cards also have Show on sheet … or an Evidence chip that opens the page the finding came from.
Hover a card and click the chat bubble to ask the Plan Review Assistant about that one finding.
Pins on the sheet
Each pin carries the finding's number, the same number as in the list. In the full technical list, red is a correction, orange needs review, and green passes. Brief pins use their section colors instead. Use the zoom controls on the sheet, or click a pin to jump to its card.
Search and full screen
Search findings... filters by title, text, code section, and tags, and works together with the pills. Fullscreen gives the findings view the whole window; click Exit fullscreen to return.
Toolbar buttons on the right
- Assistant — opens the Plan Review Assistant.
- Export — Bluebeam markups, Excel, and a copy-to-clipboard option. See Bluebeam round-trip and Export to Excel.
When you've fixed the plans
Upload the revised set as the next version of the same project. See Re-check revised plans.
Disclaimer
Every results page says: This AI pre-check does not constitute an official plan review. Your actual permit review may identify different or additional items. The city still reviews the plans and issues the permit.