Interface navigation
General layout
The BuildQuant interface is divided into three zones:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ TOP BAR (Topbar) │
├──────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │ │
│ SIDEBAR │ WORKSPACE │
│ │ │
└──────────────┴──────────────────────────────────────┘
Sidebar
The left panel shows the main navigation. The items you see depend on your permissions:
- Home — General dashboard
- Projects — Project list and management
- Catalog — Materials, labor, and equipment resources
- Templates — Tax and burden configurations
- AI Assistants — Artificial intelligence assistants
- Administration — Only visible to administrators
When inside a project, the sidebar automatically switches to show the active project's modules:
- Estimates
- UPA
- Schedule
- Procurement
- Contracts
- Field
- Changes
- Cost Control
Top bar (Topbar)
Shows:
- Breadcrumb — indicates where you are
- Page title
- Contextual actions — buttons like "New", "Import", "Export"
- Theme selector (☀ ◑ ☾)
Workspace
The main content area for each module. May contain tables, forms, charts, or detail panels.
Panels and tables
- Click any table row to open the detail or navigate.
- Column headers with arrows allow sorting.
- Action buttons appear when hovering over a row or at the panel corner.
Search
Use the search field available in modules like Catalog, UPA, and Projects to filter records in real time.
Pagination
Lists with many records show pagination at the bottom. You can change the number of records per page.