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Notes feature on Take-off (condition)
132d 2h
Hey Cole, are you wanting to add notes to specific sections, or the takeoff as a whole? Right now, you should be able to create a custom property called notes & whatever you enter on the takeoff s...
A smarter choice of color tone
132d 2h
Thanks, Fred! We'll look into this π Side note - how many takeoffs did you have in this project when this happened? Did you have more than 120? We have about 120 colors pre-selected before the ...
Offset/Buffer room feature for areas
132d 3h
Hey Zack, we recently requested input on the offset command here. Is this what you're requesting, or something else?
Ability to Select takeoffs in a cutout
133d 22h
Thanks for posting. We'll look into ways to solve this. Some users have requested a send to back/front system that we are considering.
Detail Linking with Hover Preview
133d 23h
Hey Simon, you should be able to link to a detail right now using hyperlinks. If you use hyperlinks, you can link the callout either to a specific page or a specific section on a page (using bookm...
Count-Round Locating the center point
133d 23h
Hey Steven, currently, you can click and drag anywhere on a count, there is no center point. Also, when you start moving the point, the center of your mouse cursor becomes the center of the count.
Can Templates refence items in a list, and have details auto update?
134d 23h
Thanks for the feature request! We are planning to do some improvements in this area soon to help with these issues. π
Templates
134d 23h
Hey Jeffery, this is not a feature yet, but it is highly requested & is a planned feature. Regarding moving the templates to the job/project, could you explain your intended workflow a bit more? R...
[Formula error] Calculated variable when multiplied
134d 23h
Gotcha.Β In this case, the dropdown is not calculating 1+1 before it gets inserted into your description because the mode is "Dropdown", which is equivalent to the text mode.Β The mode "Formula" does...
Moving Items within a takeoff
134d 23h
Hey Tim, could you give some examples/screenshots of what's happening and what the expected behavior is? Are you grouping by anything in the sidebars (If you are not, the "Default View" should be ...
Is there a way to quickly test a formula?
135d 3h
Hey David! We don't have a way to test formulas yet, but it's planned as a feature.
Item Properties (to include Item Data Sheet as an Atachment)
135d 3h
Hey Dan, we currently can't attach files to items, but it is a good idea! I've moved this to Feature Requests π
Send to Back - Bring Forward
135d 3h
We currently don't have this feature, but a few users have requested it in Feature Requests.
[Formula error] Calculated variable when multiplied
135d 5h
Hey Fred, thanks for reporting. We're digging into this. Could you send some screenshots of your setup? I haven't been able to replicate these results unless I used text mode or "Text With Tags"...
Insert Image
136d 1h
We don't have this in zzTakeoff yet, but it is a planned feature. I just moved your post into Feature Requests & flagged it as planned π
Magnifier option similar to PlanSwift
136d 1h
Hey Nicholas! We have only had one version of the magnifier in zzTakeoff. Are you referring to the magnifier in PlanSwift or another program? If so, which features of the magnifier do you want in...
Can I reference a custom variable name
136d 1h
Hey David, not quite yet, but it is coming. In this example, though, it would be "[Rebar Size.Name]" using "." instead of ":". Mostly because the "." is used to access metadata properties, wherea...
Possible Share link Bug?
136d 3h
Yeah, as far as I know, if you logged in once, the chat system saves your chat "session" (even if you have logged out of zzTakeoff). I think the exception to this is if you log in with another use...
Possible Share link Bug?
136d 3h
Hey Shawn. Your chat support history should not be shared across users. Your chat history is not linked to your workspace, but rather to your user, and you don't need to be signed in to chat with...
Custom Property - Dropdown - Access the "name" and "value" variables?
141d 1h
Hey Chaz, currently, for dropdowns in "Code & Name" or "Value & Name" mode, referencing a dropdown property in a formula will pull the value or code. You can't reference the name yet. We are plan...
Move Function
141d 1h
All good! I'll see if the team can add that hotkey to the keyboard shortcuts π
Move Function
141d 1h
Hey Tim, that behavior is intentional because we didn't want users accidentally clicking and dragging an Area/Linear without realizing it. If you want to click and drag for Area/Linear, we allow u...
Settings - creating "Dropdown Options" hotkey for new row
141d 3h
@Chaz, we did a minor update that allows you to hit enter while the last dropdown option input is selected to automatically create a new dropdown option. @Kyle, we haven't added support for Excel c...
Upload Files Not Working
141d 5h
Hey Andrew (and Arely), we released a patch to address this issue. Can you guys try again and see if uploading files works now?
Project View - Order of Custom Properties not Matching Settings
141d 5h
Hey Kyle, we just released a patch for this. Does it order the custom properties correctly now? @Chaz, customizable forms (to allow enabling/disabling/re-arranging our built-in property fields) is...
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