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Create Construction Schedule

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Use Case

Build a working construction schedule from the active Bluebeam Revu PDF construction document set. Use whenever the user says "build construction schedule", "build a construction schedule", "create a construction schedule", "make a project schedule", "generate a CPM schedule", or any equivalent request to produce a schedule from a drawing set. Reads the cover sheet, sheet index, and any phasing plans from the active PDF; identifies disciplines, building areas, and project-specific scope; then produces a construction schedule with WBS hierarchy, working-day durations, predecessor logic, formula-driven dates, and a weekly Gantt visualization. Construction schedule can be provided in .xlsx, .pdf, or .xml formats.

Requirements & Setup

Bluebeam MAX, Claude. Upload build-construction-schedule.skill file.

Overview

Generate a working construction schedule from the active Bluebeam Revu construction document set. Output is a single .xlsx containing:

WBS hierarchy (phase headers, activities, milestones)
Working-day durations (Mon–Fri calendar by default)
Predecessor logic — Finish-to-Start with zero lag, multi-predecessor via MAX()
Formula-driven Start / Finish dates that recalc when the editable Project Start cell changes
Weekly Gantt bars rendered via conditional formatting (blue activity, dark-blue phase, red milestone)
Project info header, legend, and notes
build-construction-schedule.skill

This is a planning baseline — durations are reasonable AEC defaults that the GC and trade subs should validate. The skill is calibrated for vertical building projects (commercial, institutional, mixed-use, terminal/transit). For pure infrastructure (highway, water, deep utility) the discipline mix and activity library will need adjustment.

Disclaimer: AI-generated results may vary based on individual user context, prior interactions, and stored memory within connected AI systems. Always review outputs for accuracy and suitability before using them in any professional or compliance-related workflow.