For Architects, Designers & Contractors

The Ultimate Guide to Using Your Free Source Account 🎉

Account Creation for Architects, Designers and Contractors

How do I sign up?

Signing up for a Source account is free for commercial Architects, Designers and Contractors

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Is there a cost to create an account?

What are the free and paid tiers for Source?

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Finding Manufacturer Reps

How do I find my local manufacturer reps on your site?

Find your manufacturer rep for over 1700 brands and counting!

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What do I do if I need rep information for someone who is not listed on your site?

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Free Digital Materials Library

How can I find materials in the digital materials library?

What are the ways to find materials in the Source digital materials library?

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What are the filters available?

A primer on filters and what kinds of searches they help you with

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Source Sustainability Filters

A guide to the sustainability filters on our site

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What if I know a manufacturer makes a material that I want, but it isn’t on your website?

Is it possible to get samples of materials that aren’t listed on the site?

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Managing Team & Private Projects

Adding products and brands to projects

How to add a product to a project from the catalog or a brand page

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What is a Project?

Projects are collaborative tools on the platform that mirror the real life process for Architecture and Design professionals.

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How do I export product information from a project?

Exporting product information for use in project finish schedules

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What are product statuses?

Updating sample status as considering or archived

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Ordering a Sample

How does sample ordering work on Source?

Sample ordering on Source connects you to your reps and facilitates the ease of communication

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How do I order a product that isn't listed on your website?

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Resources and Tools Available

How do product drop or discontinued notifications work?

Never be blindsided by a dropped product in your project again. With your products living in a Source Project you have visibility to status.

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Request Free Visual Mockups

Creating mockups or finding installation images for your projects just became a whole lot easier!

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What is a Research Request and how does it work?

Our team of experts is here to help you and be your design and specification ally.

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