Q & A

Is Metal framing estimated the same way as traditional wood frame?

I am Canadian and we tend to need to be able to utilize both. just noticing i cannot use ft or inches in the template if i create the project in M...

Is it possible to white out areas of the pdf plan to clean up unwanted clutter to free up space for takeoffs and dimensions so they don't display ...

Is there a way to hide the folder roll up quantity? This information shows up when exporting to excel as well. I don't want the information showed...

Is there a tool or a way to measure the angle of a wall? I need to measure the inside and outside angles as shown in the screenshot for cornerguar...

Question 1 Anyone have a decent steel takeoff example they could share? Even a picture to get some ideas. Our template is basic but wonder if ther...

Good Morning, I like the PS idea of a property form opening when activating an assembly. This allows the one assembly to be used with multiple...

Does anyone have experience with an iPad doing takeoffs? Not an ideal hardware but in a pinch?

Hey fam - Looking for best practice recommendations to handle the call outs in a plan (see screenshot below). Once the pipe segments ar...

I know the title doesn't make much sense, but I was wondering if it is possible to overlay one sheet on top of another during a takeoff? For e...

Is there a way to have the takeoff table on the left side and the drawing table on the right side?

Has anybody made taxes work yet and if so how is it done this is what i have so far this is the project level and this is the item level h...

Hi All, I have been working with some pretty amazing people and helping them along their way with ZZ. I noticed that one of the biggest concerns...

Is there an ability to assign sectors, areas and levels to takeoff and then be able to sort by these?

I would like to copy and item and paste it into another folder, but keep the quantity. When I do it now...the quantity goes to zero, and I have to...

Hello everyone, I’m very new to the estimation field and currently trying to learn more about it. I’m especially interested in understandi...

Is there anywhere we can obtain a list of Code templates for the Formula so we aren't having to become coders to do a takeoff?

How can I group several plan sheet at a time and move them do a different folder? 

This doesn't apply often, but now and then I run into a scenario where I need to know the angle of something. In this case, I need to know the ang...

During the takeoff process I occasionally include something like a supporting beam that I want to cutout without leaving anything on the outside o...