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Loading Plans into On-Screen Takeoff As an alternative to the default viewer, iSqFt users have the option to download the On-Screen Takeoff viewer from On Center Software. If you have selected this option on your profile, the plans will automatically open in the On-Screen Takeoff viewer when you click on them from the list of plans on any project. If you want to load plans into the On-Screen Takeoff viewer that you have already downloaded or received from another source, you can do so by following the steps below.
The Cover Sheet screen will open like in the example below. Here you can enter the name of the project and any notes you may need. You can add images that you have on you computer or a CD by clicking the Insert New Image Page to add a single plan sheet or Auto Add Images button to add all the plan sheets in the folder. Both buttons can be found in the bottom left corner of the Cover Sheet.
The files will be loaded to the Cover Sheet. Click Ok. The Bid creation is complete at this point and you will be taken to the Images page where you can see the plans. The Navigation buttons
Using On-Screen Takeoff The On-Screen Takeoff viewer will allow you to do linear and area measurements as well as counts. The Quick Takeoff buttons
Linear Measurements To do a linear measurement, first select the line button from the Quick Takeoff toolbar. The mouse cursor will turn into a crosshair while over the plan sheet to indicate you are in measurement mode. Click where you want to start your linear measurement and drag the line out from that point to the end point. Continue this process for each segment of the linear measurement you wish to do. The cumulative sum of all the segments will be displayed in the values dropdown box on the Quick Takeoff toolbar. You can change the unit of measurement if needed.
An area measurement is done much like a linear measurement. Start by selecting the area button from the Quick Takeoff toolbar. The mouse cursor will again turn into a crosshair while over the plan sheet to indicate you are in measurement mode. Click to set the first corner of the area you want to measure and then click the next corner and so on. In area measurement mode there is no need to hold the mouse button down. When you get to the final corner double click to tell indicate you have finished the area measurement. The area measured will fill in. You can continue to do other areas if you want them to be totaled together in the values dropdown. Notice that when you do an area measurement a linear measurement is taken around the perimeter and listed in the vales dropdown box, saving you from having to do a separate measurement. Counts To do a count, select the count icon and click on the items on the plans sheet you want to count. A total of all the items you have clicked off will appear in the values dropdown box.
Printing From The On-Screen Takeoff Viewer Tile printing allows you to print out the entire plan sheet to scale on multiple sheets of smaller paper using a normal printer. This feature is available through the On-Screen Takeoff viewer. Once you have a plan open in the On-Screen Takeoff viewer that you want to tile print, click the print icon on the toolbar at the top or select File > Print. That will bring up the print preview screen. The print preview screen will show the drawing on the multiple sheets necessary to print the entire plan.
If you need to adjust this size if the paper that you have loaded into the printer click on the Setup button at the top of the Print Preview screen. It will give you options to select the printer to send the print job to as well as the size and orientation of the sheets. |
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