---
title: "Managing plans with Finalcad One CAD"
description: "A simplified guide to managing your plans with our plugin."
url: https://help.finalcad.com/en/articles/47-managing-plans-with-finalcad-one-cad
collection: "Integrations"
updated: 2026-11-05
language: en
alternates: [fr]
---

# Managing plans with Finalcad One CAD

A simplified guide to managing your plans with our plugin.

## **Open a project**

1.  **Accessing Projects**: Select "Open your project" to access all your projects.
    
2.  **Project Search**: Find your project using filters and the search bar.
    
3.  **Opening the Project**: Click on the chosen project to open it. It will open in the project panel with a list of plans/folders.
    
4.  **Creating a Project**: If your project does not exist, create it via Finalcad One Web.
    

## **Add plans**

1.  **Adding a Location**: Select "Add a location" to start.
    
2.  **Adding Plans**: Choose "Plan" to upload your plans.
    
3.  **Creating Folders**: Select "Folder" and enter the desired name.
    
4.  **Finalization**: Click on "Add" for the new folder to appear in the project panel.
    

**Tip**: You can create as many folders and subfolders as needed, without a limit on hierarchy, to organize your plans.

## **Update the background plan**

1.  **Access to the Tree**: When you open your project, the existing tree is displayed directly.
    
2.  **Updating a Specific Plan**:
    
    -   Select the desired plan.
        
    -   Click on the arrow of the "Main plan" button.
        
    -   Choose "Modify the source file".
        
3.  **Updating the Plans of a Folder**:
    
    -   Select the concerned folder.
        
    -   Follow the same procedure as for updating a plan.
        

**Reorganizing Plans**: You can reorder plans by selecting them, holding down the mouse click, and moving them to the desired location.

## **Consulting elements with or without forms**

1.  **Accessing Add-ons**: Open your project and go to the "Add-on" section in the top ribbon of Autocad.
    
2.  **Displaying Observations and Forms**: Click on the highlighted tool to show or hide observations and forms.
    
3.  **Consulting Details**: When an observation is selected, a direct link allows you to access its web page for detailed consultation.