See your studio on one canvas
The canvas is home in Plya. Projects, people, invoices and notes sit on it as cards, next to images, links and text.
Walnut dining table
Ada Okafor
Okafor Interiors
Walnut dining table
$4,800.00
Finish samples
Oil, not lacquer. Ada likes the darker stain on the second board.
Joinery
6h 30mNorthern Design Fair
Fair · Apply by Dec 1
- Home when you sign in
- Plya opens on your home canvas every time.
- A board for every record
- Each project, contact and organization has a canvas of its own.
- Saved as you go
- The save status is always on screen.
Walnut dining table
Ada Okafor
Okafor Interiors
Finish samples
Oil over lacquer. Two boards, one darker.
Walnut dining table
$5,160.00
How it works
From loose ideas to linked work
Place records
Cards are your real records
A card on the canvas is the project, contact or invoice itself, so it always shows the latest version. Rename a project in Projects and its card changes on every canvas. Double-click a card to open the record over the board.
- Add any record from the add card or a right-click
- Make a new project or invoice right on the board
- Removing a card leaves the record where it is
Connect
See how everything connects
Lines run between cards whose records are linked, like a contact and their project. Drag a card's + onto another card to link them, or use it to make a linked task, note or invoice that lands just below.
- A count shows linked records not on the board yet
- Bring them in all at once, or one kind at a time
- New records land beside the card they belong to
Lumen pendant series
Tasks
0 of 4- Order brass fittingsOct 28
- Glass samples from the blowerNov 2
- Wire and test the prototypeNov 6
- Photograph for the line sheetNov 12
Gather references
Put anything next to the work
Paste an image or a web address, drop in files, and add stickies, shapes, arrows and drawings from the tool dock. A task list card shows Today, Upcoming or one project's tasks, and you tick them off right on the board.
- Pasted links become cards with a preview
- Drop up to 100 files at once
- Turn a sticky into a note when the idea grows
Move freely
Works like a design tool
Pan with two fingers, pinch or ⌘-scroll to zoom toward the cursor, and hold Space to drag. Double-click empty space to type. Everything saves as you go, and the save status is always on screen.
- Box select, ⇧-click, ⌘D to duplicate, ⌘Z to undo
- Snap and guides line things up as you drag
- Export a selection as PNG or SVG
Everything else in Canvas
- Text with real typeHeadings, lists and checklists, in Hand, Sans, Serif or Mono.
- Pen and highlighterDraw with a marker or highlighter in three weights.
- Arrange and alignAlign, distribute, or stack a selection in a row or column.
- Group and lockGroup with ⌘G, and lock what should stay put with ⇧L.
- Crop and describe imagesCrop from the toolbar, and add a description for screen readers.
- Right-click actionsCards keep their module's actions, like Mark done or Download PDF.
- Favorites from the boardAdd a card's record to your sidebar favorites.
- One Library for filesEverything you add also shows in Resources → Library.
- Ash on the home canvasAsk about your studio from the bar at the bottom of the board.
Questions about Canvas
Does each project get its own canvas?
Yes. Every project, contact and organization has a canvas of its own, in the Canvas tab of its detail. A project's canvas starts with its contacts, tasks, notes, invoices and files, laid out by kind.
What happens to a record if I delete its card?
The record stays in its module. Deleting a card only takes it off that board, and the same record can be a card on any number of canvases.
What can I put on a canvas?
Projects, tasks, notes, contacts, organizations, outreach targets, pipelines, invoices and opportunities, as cards. Next to them go images, videos, links, files, text, stickies, shapes, arrows and drawings.
How big can files be?
A file card holds a file up to 50 MB, and an image or video dropped on the board can be up to 10 MB. You can drop up to 100 files at once.
What if my connection drops while I work?
Your change stays on the board, and the save status says Not saved with Try again. Plya warns you before you leave a page with unsaved changes.
