Capabilities that exist now + the planned roadmap
This page lists what Prince of Prints already does today, followed by planned upgrades — focused on real jobsite time savings: from offload to erection, locating tags fast, instant access to cut sheets, and reducing lost time on scrambled paperwork and prints (including damaged, covered, or missing tags).
Select the job type / build type to load the correct job index and drawing set.
Job access is tied to a code (example: industrial/24-36N) to keep each set scoped to that job.
Tap a mapped member on an erection sheet and jump straight to the matching detail/cut sheet.
Type a tag and jump instantly — the fastest way to locate pieces when tags are scratched or covered.
Category and sheet systems make large sets searchable and usable on mobile in the field.
Piece statuses can be color-marked (rigged/erected/100% etc.) and saved/exported per job.
In All, add a checkbox per tag so iron can be marked received during offload. Anything not checked becomes your “did not arrive” list.
Prevent unauthorized edits. Add a supervisor lock / PIN / permission layer so only approved roles can change piece statuses.
Install a job-scoped sync layer so the moment a tag is marked missing/received/status-changed, it updates across every device tied to that job code.
Add a Notes section for delivery exceptions, RFIs, foreman notes, and daily coordination.
Short, specific safety reminders (P.P.E., falls, suspended loads, lift plans, wind limits, exclusions, “do not rig” notes).
After 40 years in the field with hands-on construction experience, I have lost count of the number of times I made trip after trip back to the office just to locate a cut sheet or verify dimensions or bolt patterns — usually because multiple pieces were missing tags, mis-marked, or simply could not be located.
Apps did not exist then, but they do now. This application was born out of that frustration. If nothing else, it will drastically cut down on unnecessary office traffic — and if you’ve ever worked a muddy jobsite, you already know how much of a benefit that alone can be.
When iron arrives on site and multiple trucks are lined up to be offloaded, a realistic inventory check almost never happens. Each piece would require searching a scrambled bill of lading or expected inventory list. In practice, that level of accuracy just does not occur.
The app is intentionally simple: enter a tag ID and it instantly jumps to that tag in the All list. Tap it — checked. Fast. Easy. If you give an expediter or forklift operator a list of iron, they can stage material efficiently. If a beam, column, angle, plate, or other piece cannot be found, that tag can be marked yellow directly on the erection drawing.
When pieces are rigged, they are marked pink, just like using highlighters on paper prints. Blue indicates erected. Green indicates 100% complete. The intent is supervisory locks so only a foreman or supervisor can set these statuses, with secure job-scoped syncing planned as a Phase II upgrade.
If a beam is flown and comes back as the wrong one, the solution is instant: click the beam directly on the erection drawing and pull up the cut sheet to verify dimensions and bolt patterns — no walking, no guessing, no wasted time. If it is the wrong one, go to the pile of missing tags or unmarked beams — you have the description and specs in your hand.
Today, the application works reliably on tablets and has proven the core workflow. Mobile phone usability remains a target for the next development phase. With the right resources, this tool can become what many of us wished existed years ago — a faster, simpler, and more accurate way to work. Every job’s print set is organized differently, so our plan is practical automation: tools that generate indexes, thumbnails, and mapping workflows quickly and consistently — so new jobs can be set up fast without sacrificing accuracy.
Prince of Prints is a field-built, job-scoped blueprint platform designed to reduce lost time during receiving, sorting, locating, and erecting iron. The core workflow is proven on tablets. The next phase is mobile-first usability on phones, plus secure multi-user coordination so a job’s receiving and status signals can be shared reliably across devices — without cross-job data exposure.
Our goal is straightforward: reduce office traffic, reduce wasted man-hours, and give crews a faster way to verify what is on site and what is missing — using the same job code that already scopes access to each job.
Interested in funding, partnering, or piloting on an active job? Contact: [KerryFickel@princeofprints.info]