---
title: Night Shift
slug: night-shift
summary: "Tell FrameAI to work while you sleep — it runs your model updates and reports overnight and has them ready when you wake up."
youll_need:
  - "FrameAI Starter account or higher"
  - "A model queued for revision"
  - "~2 min setup"
steps:
  - "In Studio, open your model → click the 'Night Shift' toggle (moon icon) in the toolbar"
  - "Set the 'Start time' — pick a time when your model is stable and no one is working on it"
  - "Choose what to run: Full Eurocode recheck / Delta report only / IFC re-export only"
  - "Set notification: email when done / Slack notification / none"
  - 'Click "Schedule" — FrameAI queues your job'
  - "Go to sleep — results land in your inbox by morning"
what_you_should_see: "Night Shift confirmation screen with next scheduled run time and summary of what will run"
common_problems:
  - "Night Shift not appearing: Requires Starter plan or higher — free tier uses on-demand only."
  - "Model changes mid-shift: If someone edits the model while Night Shift is running, the job will restart when the model stabilises."
  - "No email received: Check /settings/notifications — Night Shift emails can be disabled there."
  - "Results look stale: Night Shift uses the model state at the time you scheduled it — if structural changes were made after scheduling, re-run manually."
video_slug: night-shift
category: eurocode
locale: en
---

## Night Shift

FrameAI can run heavy model updates and calculation re-checks overnight — so when you arrive at your desk in the morning, your updated reports and exports are ready, waiting.

### Before you start

| Item | Details |
|------|---------|
| Account | Starter or higher (free tier uses on-demand only) |
| Model | Must have at least one previous revision to compare against |
| Time | ~2 minutes to configure |

---

### Step 1 — Open your model in Studio

Log in at [frameai-structural.polsia.app](https://frameai-structural.polsia.app) and open your model in Studio.

Click the **Night Shift** toggle (moon icon) in the toolbar.

```
<div class="screenshot-placeholder">
  📸 Screenshot: Night Shift toggle in the Studio toolbar (moon icon highlighted).
  TODO: replace with actual screenshot
</div>
```

### Step 2 — Set the start time

Choose a time when your model is stable and no one is working on it. FrameAI will only start processing once the model has been idle for 10 minutes past your scheduled time — this prevents it from picking up in-progress edits.

```
<div class="screenshot-placeholder">
  📸 Screenshot: Night Shift start time selector with timezone indicator.
  TODO: replace with actual screenshot
</div>
```

### Step 3 — Choose what to run

Select one of:

- **Full Eurocode recheck** — re-runs section class, buckling, connection, and foundation checks against the latest model. Best for overnight model update cycles.
- **Delta report only** — compares the new model against the previous revision and summarises what changed. Faster than a full recheck.
- **IFC re-export only** — re-exports an updated IFC 4 BIM model from the new geometry. Best when your downstream team needs current geometry.

```
<div class="screenshot-placeholder">
  📸 Screenshot: Night Shift run options panel with the three run-mode choices.
  TODO: replace with actual screenshot
</div>
```

### Step 4 — Set notification

Choose how you want to be told when Night Shift completes:

- **Email** — sends a digest to your registered address with a summary of results
- **Slack** — posts a summary to your connected Slack channel (requires /settings/integrations setup)
- **None** — results are queued in Studio but no notification is sent

```
<div class="screenshot-placeholder">
  📸 Screenshot: Notification preference dropdown with email, Slack, and none options.
  TODO: replace with actual screenshot
</div>
```

### Step 5 — Schedule

Click **Schedule**. FrameAI queues your job and shows the confirmation screen.

```
<div class="screenshot-placeholder">
  📸 Screenshot: Night Shift confirmation screen showing next scheduled run time and run summary.
  TODO: replace with actual screenshot
</div>
```

### Step 6 — Wait

Go to sleep. FrameAI picks up the model once it stabilises and runs your chosen workload. Results land in your inbox or Studio by morning.

---

## What you should see

A Night Shift confirmation screen showing:

- Next scheduled run time (with timezone)
- Summary of what will run (e.g., "Full Eurocode recheck — 47 members")
- Estimated completion window
- Option to cancel or edit before the run starts

---

## Common problems

**Night Shift toggle not appearing**
> Requires Starter plan or higher. Free tier is on-demand only — schedule is disabled. Upgrade at /settings/billing.

**Model changes mid-shift**
> If someone edits the model while Night Shift is running, the job pauses and restarts automatically once the model stabilises. Your original schedule is preserved.

**No email received**
> Check `/settings/notifications` — Night Shift completion emails can be disabled there independently of other notification settings.

**Results look stale**
> Night Shift uses the model state at the time you scheduled it. If structural changes were made after scheduling but before the run started, those changes are picked up. If changes were made *after* the run started, re-run manually.

---

## What's next?

- [Revision Delta Report](/docs/tutorials/revision-delta-report) — review exactly what changed between two model revisions
- [Run Eurocode Calculations](/docs/tutorials/run-eurocode-calculations) — understand what the full recheck covers

Prefer to watch? [Watch the video walkthrough](/videos/night-shift)