VRSmartPlan =========== Estimating, scheduling, planning and project controls workbench from VissRad, a Suite of Interactive Smart Tools for Project Delivery. Thirteen tools, reached from the bar under the top bar or from the Start menu (on a Mac, from ~/Applications/VRSmartPlan): VRScheduler CPM schedule editor and Primavera P6 / Microsoft Project schedule analysis (the VRSmartPlan icon opens it) VREstimator drawing takeoff (PDF and DXF), assemblies, crews and EPC estimating; its Schedule tab sends the estimate's schedule to the Schedule Editor or exports a P6 XER VRPlanner capital work planning: step out work items into work steps, crew sizes, craft hours, equipment and materials VRDCPlanner data center construction planning VRE&IPlanner electrical and instrumentation planning VRPowerPlanner power plant construction planning VRPowerOutage power plant outage planning VRUpstreamPlanner upstream oil and gas field development planning VRMidstreamPlanner pipeline and station construction planning VRRailHighwayPlanner rail and heavy highway construction planning VRTAR turnaround estimating: scope wizard, event fragnet, manpower, materials, progress and adjustments VRCMMS maintenance management: assets, work orders, preventive maintenance, spares and QR asset labels VRControls project controls and cost tracking: work tasks with budget, earned and actual hours, SPI and CPI, the baseline and progress updates from P6 / MS Project, completions (systems, ITRs) and punch VRTAR and every planner have a Preparation tab: a gated preparation plan timed back from the event or construction start, complexity tier, readiness score, overdue alerts, tie-ins, preparation-team hours by role and month (scaled by the tier and the project cost) and your own past jobs as reference events. Every tool sends its plan to the Schedule Editor or exports a P6 XER. In the Schedule Editor, Export > Send to VRControls opens the schedule in VRControls on Schedule & Baseline: create work tasks and set the baseline from it, or apply a later version as a progress update (actual and remaining hours, percent complete). VRControls also reads a P6 XER, P6 XML or MS Project XML dropped on its window. This package runs on a standalone Windows 10 or 11 computer, or a Mac. It needs no internet connection and no admin rights. On a Mac it needs Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge (see INSTALL ON A MAC). It installs beside VRScheduler if that is also installed; the two keep separate records. INSTALL ------- 1. Double-click the VRSmartPlan zip file to open it. 2. Double-click "Install VRSmartPlan". There is no need to extract the zip first. If Windows asks whether to run it, choose Run (or More info > Run anyway). 3. Setup copies VRSmartPlan to your user folder, puts a VRSmartPlan icon on the Desktop and a VRSmartPlan folder in the Start menu (with an entry for each tool), and opens it. After that, start VRSmartPlan from the Desktop icon or the Start menu. The zip is no longer needed. PIN TO THE TASKBAR ------------------ Windows only lets you pin programs yourself; setup cannot do it for you. Right-click the VRSmartPlan icon on the Desktop and choose "Pin to taskbar". On Windows 11, choose "Show more options" first. YOUR RECORDS ------------ VRSmartPlan opens in its own window (Microsoft Edge, which is part of Windows, in app mode). Schedules, estimates, plans, events and controls records are kept on this computer only, in a private profile: %LOCALAPPDATA%\VRSmartPlan\profile They are not uploaded anywhere and are not removed when you clear your normal browser history. For a copy you can keep or send, export the schedule (P6 XER, Microsoft Project XML or CSV); in the other tools use File > Save file, and File > Open file puts a saved file back. The first time they open, the tools show synthetic sample projects. They do not describe any real project, client or contractor. Use New project, New event or (in VRCMMS, on the Dashboard) Start your own site for your own. VREstimator asks first: start a blank estimate, or explore the demo estimate. COMING FROM VRPROJECT --------------------- VRSmartPlan is the new name for VRProject. The first time you install VRSmartPlan on a computer that has VRProject, setup copies your VRProject records into VRSmartPlan; VRProject itself is left as it was. When you have checked your records in VRSmartPlan, remove VRProject from Start menu > VRProject > Uninstall VRProject (on a Mac, ~/Applications/VRProject > Uninstall VRProject). UPDATE ------ Open a newer zip and run "Install VRSmartPlan" again. Your records are kept. REMOVE ------ Start menu > VRSmartPlan > Uninstall VRSmartPlan, or Settings > Apps > Installed apps > VRSmartPlan > Uninstall. You are asked whether to keep your saved records. INSTALL ON A MAC ---------------- VRSmartPlan on a Mac opens in Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge, in its own window. Install one of them first if the Mac has neither. Safari cannot open a page in its own window, and the links between the tools need Chrome or Edge. 1. Double-click the zip file. macOS extracts it to a folder beside it. 2. Open that folder and double-click "Install VRSmartPlan (Mac)". macOS will say it cannot check the file, because it is not from the App Store or a registered developer. To open it anyway: - macOS 15 (Sequoia) and later: click Done, open System Settings > Privacy & Security, scroll down to the message about "Install VRSmartPlan (Mac)" and click Open Anyway, then Open. - macOS 14 (Sonoma) and earlier: right-click (or Control-click) the file, choose Open, then click Open. This is asked once, for the installer only. 3. Setup runs in a Terminal window. It copies VRSmartPlan to ~/Library/Application Support/VRSmartPlan, puts an app for each tool and Uninstall VRSmartPlan in ~/Applications/VRSmartPlan, and opens VRSmartPlan. You can close the Terminal window. After that, open the tools from Launchpad, Spotlight or the ~/Applications/VRSmartPlan folder. To keep VRSmartPlan in the Dock, open it, then right-click its Dock icon > Options > Keep in Dock. Your records are kept in ~/Library/Application Support/VRSmartPlan/profile. To update, run "Install VRSmartPlan (Mac)" from a newer zip; your records are kept. To remove, open ~/Applications/VRSmartPlan and double-click "Uninstall VRSmartPlan" (approve it the same way as the installer if asked). OTHER COMPUTERS --------------- On a Linux computer, open app/index.html in Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge. Nothing is installed. The same build is online at https://vissrad.com/VRSmartPlan/ Copyright Pennington Group Associates. All rights reserved. Fonts: Inter, Montserrat and JetBrains Mono, SIL Open Font Licence (app/assets/fonts/OFL.txt).