Builders often ask:

“How can I upload plans faster and check compliance without spending hours adjusting and re-checking?”

Every builder knows — time spent on admin tasks is time taken away from building.

For design and admin teams, uploading plans has always been a repetitive, manual job. Each new design — whether a house, duplex, or pool — means cropping, framing, and adjusting before it’s ready for Canibuild SiteCheck. Multiply that by dozens (or even hundreds) of plans uploaded every month, and the hours add up quickly.

That’s where AutoCrop by Canibuild comes in. It’s designed for anyone managing the design upload process — from drafting teams to back-office admins — helping them save hours each week by automatically framing designs the moment they’re uploaded. The result? Faster uploads, more accuracy, and smoother handovers to SiteCheck.

On the other side, Setback Visualisation solves a different challenge. When sales or design teams are walking clients through a site plan, it’s often tricky to catch setback breaches without jumping between tabs or reading dense reports. This feature makes compliance visual and instant — highlight breaches in red as soon as they appear, so you can adjust on the spot and keep the conversation flowing with confidence.

AutoCrop: Faster, Smarter Design Uploads

Uploading designs has traditionally been a manual, time-consuming task for admin or design teams. Canibuild’s new AutoCrop feature changes that.

After uploading a design, simply adjust the view, hit the AutoCrop button, and let the system frame the plan automatically.

AutoCrop supports a wide range of build types, including houses, duplexes, ADUs, sheds, and pools. For homes and ADUs, it even manages plan options, while pools are auto-detected and cropped neatly at the water line. Houses are intelligently framed with alfrescos, patios, and verandas included—so you’re not losing context when placing them in SiteCheck.

✅ Less manual cropping

✅ More accuracy

✅ Smarter uploads over time

The result: smoother uploads and quicker pathways to running your design in SiteCheck.

Setback Visualisation: Spot Compliance Breaches Instantly

For sales and build teams, compliance checks should be fast and visual—not hidden in tabs or numbers.

That’s why Canibuild is introducing Setback Visualisation in the map view. Now, when a design breaches a setback, the impacted area is highlighted in red, instead of blending in with the default grey shading.

As soon as the design is adjusted back into compliance, the highlight disappears instantly. The familiar red outline around structures remains in place, too, giving you clear visual cues at all times.

This real-time visual feedback eliminates the need to toggle between tabs or re-check compliance manually. Sales and design teams can see breaches at a glance, make immediate corrections, and move forward confidently—without guesswork or back-and-forth.

• Instant visibility of breaches

• Real-time feedback

• Fewer rechecks and toggles

Why These Features Matter

Together, AutoCrop and Setback Visualisation make the process of getting from plan upload to compliance faster, more accurate, and less stressful.

• For Speed: AutoCrop reduces manual work in uploading designs to the catalogue.

• For Clarity: Setback visualisation turns compliance into something you can see instantly, not just read.

• For Growth: Both features improve over time, helping your team work smarter with every project.

Whether you’re a current Canibuild user or exploring how the platform can transform your business, these updates are about one thing: giving builders confidence and efficiency at every stage of the sales and design process.

Get Started Today

If you’re already using Canibuild, log in now to try AutoCrop and Setback Visualisation in your projects.

If you’re new to Canibuild and want to see how these features can help your team sell, design, and build smarter, book a demo today and experience the future of building firsthand.