What is NBS Perspective?

Applies to: NBS Perspective

Summary

NBS Perspective is a new document management and collaboration system designed to make it easier for you and your teams to view, organise and share information and project documentation.

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View
NBS Perspective has a powerful document viewer that enables you to view and print over 250 document types without either launching or the cost of using a licence of the native software. Document types include: AutoCAD and MicroStation drawings, NBS specifications, PDFs and Microsoft Office files.

To learn more about the NBS Perspective viewer watch our online tutorial: How to use the NBS Perspective Viewer.

Organise
NBS Perspective can help you to quickly organise information and project documentation to suit an individual or office style without the risk of deleting or losing original files. It re-creates existing project folder structures with virtual links back to those folders and their contents. You can add, remove, rename, and change the structure of the folders without changing the existing project folders or their original locations.

To learn more about organising projects within NBS Perspective watch our online tutorial: How to customise the structure of a project in NBS Perspective.

Share
NBS Perspective enables you to electronically record and send a complete issue of documents that is too big for email, without spending time splitting the pack into several emails or delaying the issue by sending it by post. Also there is no need to spend time converting files to other formats, as recipients can have free access to the NBS Perspective viewer too.

To learn more about issuing packs in NBS Perspective watch our online tutorial: How to create and send a document issue.

Editions
There are two Editions of NBS Perspective:

NBS Perspective Professional - NBS subscribers* will receive NBS Perspective Professional. This Edition will provide the benefits described above, making it easier for you to view, organise and share your project documentation. This is the fully featured Edition of NBS Perspective which is purchased or issued complimentary to an NBS product.
NBS Perspective Project - this is a free downloadable Edition that will allow those who do not have NBS Perspective Professional Edition to view documents sent from an NBS Perspective Professional user. For example, if you send a bundle of documents including AutoCAD or Microstation CAD files, a specification and contract administration forms to your contractor, they will be able to download NBS Perspective Project Edition free of charge, and view the documents they have been sent without the need for NBS or CAD software.

Note: * Complimentary licences of NBS Perspective Professional will be issued to subscribers of the following software:

NBS Building
NBS Landscape
NBS Engineering Services
NBS Contract Administrator
NBS Scheduler

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Learn more about NBS Perspective by reading the following knowledgebase articles:

How can I obtain a copy of NBS Perspective?

What are the differences between the Project and Professional Editions of NBS Perspective?

How many licences of NBS Perspective am I allocated?

KB number: P018
Keywords: Project, Professional, View, Organise, Share, Viewer, Editor, Free Download, Documents, Send, Features, Subscribe, Subscriber
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