Conceptboard - Tips for Architects
Conceptboard is a virtual whiteboard toolkit used by the School of Architecture for effective online visual collaboration between and among faculty and students. Conceptboard allows students and faculty to design, sketch, create collages, markup files, and participate in virtual pin-ups and reviews.
It also allows students and lecturers to track their design process, the history of changes made (by individuals or groups) and manage their design teams to creeate a more effective online learning environment. It is easy to share work and has a plethora of features which may be used to kick-start the virtual design process.
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Conceptboard is simple to navigate
If you are using concept board on a laptop or desktop, it is recommended to use a mouse or keyboard to navigate. Trackpads are not effective as a navigation tool within this platform, as precise selection is difficult; however, if you don't have a mouse or keyboard available, a trackpad can be used. When using a mouse, left and right click, and scroll and zoom will give you much of the same functionalities that you are used to in other architectural design software. If you are using a tablet, spread your fingers to zoom and use two fingers to move. Using a tablet will also give you the ability to create quick, free-form sketches.
How to navigate on a computer
How to navigate on a tablet
Name your boards
Name your project boards and keep track of all your files by selecting the "Unnamed Board" title at the top of the page.
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Drag & drop
You may drag and drop “png” and “jpeg” images directly into Conceptboard from your computer. Please note that Conceptboard has a limit of 50 mb per image or upload.
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Forgot to save? Don't worry!
Conceptboard will auto save your work at the last point you worked on it, even if you forgot to assign a file name. Just go to your Project Boards page and your last opened file will appear.
Create quick collages
You can create quick collages by importing sketches and stock images. These can quickly and effectively demonstrate your schematic and conceptual ideas to your lecturers in the initial stages of the design project.
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Sketching or scribbling
Scan your hand drawings or develop your sketches from scratch within Conceptboard. This feature is most effective when done with a tablet or wide screen phone device with a designated pen feature.
Professors may also use these tools to sketch ideas in order to communicate their critique to the students more effectively.
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Share your board
From within a board, you can click the blue ‘Share board’ button located in the upper right-hand corner of the board toolbar. You can enter an email or select a user from the drop-down menu. Separate multiple email addresses with a comma. Each time you share the board this way, an email notification is sent to the user.
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Collaborate with other students & professors
Students may use Conceptboard to manage their design teams more effectively. Conceptboard allows you to:
Make comments on a drawings
@ mention someone (like on Twitter or Instagram)
Create and assign tasks for your group members
Send alerts when a task has been completed
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Streamline your design process & research
Streamline your design process and research using pre-designed templates or building blocks. Highlight important information that may become critical aspects of your design process in the future using one or several visual formats available within Conceptboard.
Are you unorganized? Let’s fix it!
Sections are a great way to organize your boards.
You can create Sections by using
Shapes
Sticky notes
Image Files
You can use them to:
Create an overview of the board
Create/Format presentations from board content
Change where the board opens when a user joins
Create custom exports (as image or PDF)