Feature Requests
finixney Feature to Customize UI with equivalent Advanced Formula
At the moment, my team hasn't been able to fully utilize it—fingers crossed these key features become available soon. In the meantime, we're still relying on our existing assemblies in another tool, where the estimator interprets the drawings, maps out the major components, and lets the advanced formulas handle the dependent takeoff calculations.
That said, we're patiently looking forward to the day zzTakeoff truly takes off—when it can fully support and streamline our workflow the way we envision.
Thanks for the input Finixney. Due to many users requesting it, we are planning to allow formulas in the names. We've had a lot of discussion internally about this area of the software recently. We want to make sure it's easy, yet flexible. In the example above, are you wanting the "Product Area" and "SKU" (which we are planning to rename to "Item #") to be in the name also, or just the "Description" as the formula shows?
Hi! Heber,
Sorry, I forgot to mention this earlier: In the takeoff tool—whether using area, line, segment, or count—we’re able to add "Item Properties" under each tool as sub-item materials, giving us the flexibility to customize the interface and link it to a backend database.
With that setup, when we select a specific product from a list, its associated details—such as area, length, width, weight, price, and so on—can automatically populate. From there, we can apply a general formula to calculate the required takeoff values based on those inputs.
I'm wondering how this item is intended to be used—perhaps I just haven’t fully understood its functionality yet. Do you happen to have a video or demo available? It might help clarify how to use it effectively.