FAQs

Ans: You could simply do this by: Component's dialog -> Advanced settings  -> Then disable each snap behavior.

Ans: You can do this by: Component details -> Advanced Settings -> then you can change the component color 

Ans: Currently, copy/pasting measurements between different takeoffs is not possible because different Takeoffs have different components, and the measurements must be associated with components. At the moment, we do have an issue in the pipeline to address this limitation. Alternative: You're able to copy/paste a Takeoff between pages of the same Takeoff (same bid package, base takeoff <-> base takeoff or same alternate/change <-> same alternate/change), provided the URL remains the same.

Ans: For permanent measurements, we recommend using the "Dimensions" tool located within the Annotations menu.

Ans: We’ve implemented a feature that Prevents automatic fading & improving usability during the extended Takeoff sessions.  To make things easier, we've included this toggle feature (as highlighted in the screenshot)

Ans: If you're looking to make the lines thinner, you can do this by changing the "Thickness" property in the component Advanced Settings found in Component details.

Ans: You can do this by clicking on the ‘print icon’ and selecting ‘export’. Now it’s possible to export sheets within a takeoff without legends (image attached for reference).

(Added note: May run into an issue of the exported pdf becoming too large.)

Ans: You can head over to Settings -> Preferences -> Appearance and then toggle on/off Fullscreen crosshair

Ans: There are 2 methods you can use: 1. Using Ctrl C +Ctrl V or 2. Using repeated groups. You can use either method to copy and paste onto another plan

Ans: Yes! All changes are automatically saved and synced as you work, so you don’t need to manually save anything.

Ans:  You can do this by clicking on New group at the bottom of the component panel and create a new group. Once created, you can drag the components you want to group to the newly created folder. You can also highlight multiple components by holding Shift/ Ctrl and dragging and dropping them in the folder.

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Ans: If Auto-Link isn't appearing, it usually means the files need to be reprocessed. In this case, reprocess all files using the option described here.

Ans: You can remove the repeated group tag from your drawings by heading into Preferences -> Tools -> Repeated Groups.

Ans: You can do this by either clicking on the middle scroll button on your mouse over the auto link or pressing Ctrl + click on the Left mouse button to open up a new tab.

Ans: You can do this by double-clicking on the specific component to open the Component Detail window. You can then select the items you want to copy. Once that's done, you can double-click on the new component that you've created and paste those copied items into its component window. I've included a screenshot for your reference. 

Ans: It isn't possible to change the UOM after the condition has been created, hence you'd have to create a new component for this one.

Ans: You can click on the eye icon to hide all:

You also have the option to hide measurements from a different folder. By holding Ctrl + A / Ctrl & right-clicking / hold Shift & right-clicking on the preferred component, you can select and right-click again to hide measurements.

Ans: You can do this by holding Ctrl + A / Ctrl & right-clicking / hold Shift & right-clicking on the preferred component, you can select and right-click again to export components.

Ans: By adding overlays from different revision sets to compare with one another. You can select the plans and the revision sets you'd want to compare, on the Overlay dialog itself.

Ans: A default wage type was not selected for your project. By not selecting a wage type, your items will be calculated inaccurately.

Ans: It isn’t possible to copy/paste components under the Template tab, however the alternative is to copy the title of the component and manually create a new template.

Ans: Special characters aren't accepted in layer columns. For this, you have to type in the value as "0.5", not .5

Ans: You need to change the quantity type before editing the quantity value. You can do these changes on the component detail window itself.

When width and length are zero, check "Ignore width and depth" to ignore the zero values in calculations, and then you can update the quantity.

Ans: This indicates the polygon is invalid, so its values won't be calculated. An invalid polygon is one where at least one line overlaps or intersects another.

Ans: What you see here is that the value at the bottom is the sum of all items, the material total, and the total, divided by the total measured. The values shown on top have the markups applied, except for indirect expenses.

Ans: Since there isn't a Database for this Takeoff hence the reason you're unable to select any component. You can avert this by:

Please note: You'll have to select the standard Database as the default database for this project.

Ans: Hold down Ctrl, then start drawing

Ans: Select the Takeoff, hold “A,” and a marker will appear on the measurement. Then just click on it to add a new point.

Ans: When a repeated group is created, the takeoffs that are inside its definition don't count as part of the plan. They will only count if a Repeated Group Marker is added.