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Minor Update: Auto Box Mode for Areas, Width:In, Gray Folders & Views in Quick Search
97d 20h
@Tyler, currently, clicking and dragging with the linear tool creates a new line (segment) - which a lot of users really love. Maybe a setting could be added to allow an actual box to be drawn wit...
Metric & Imperial
102d 18h
Had a customer today asking about the metric scale on civil pages within their imperial project. (this one is already on your list above)I think your bullet points cover all of the items I'm aware...
Dual Scales
105d 22h
A customer chatted in today and asked for the ability to have multiple scales on the same page. They will use the Crop as New Page workaround for now, but would like a feature added for multiple s...
Ready to Test: December 2025 Release with a Ton of New Features
110d 19h
Hey Jes, I don't know if we have a way to default to that yet. But there is an easy way to toggle between them without having to click.Once you're in the "Convert To" window, you can hit space onc...
Ready to Test: December 2025 Release with a Ton of New Features
133d 16h
Hi Luke,Kyle shows a great way of doing this using [Width:Dimension] and [Depth:Dimension]You can also do it using [Width.In] and [Depth.In] Note: using the ".In" will pull only the value entered ...
Typing in Text Lag
147d 13h
Hey Kyle,Thanks for reporting this. We've had a few customers reach out with this same issue. The development team has corrected the issue internally, and that update will be pushed to the live s...
Dimension Tool- Option for Pitch
169d 18h
Might be nice to have some kind of indicator that it's a sloped dimension. Yes, I used the area tool to make this mockup :)
Batch Rotate Pages
172d 20h
We don't have batch rotate yet. But to rotate an individual page, just right click on the page somewhere and choose "Rotate Page"
AI Batch Renaming vs Individual Renaming
179d 10h
Hi Ben!Would you be willing to share the original PDF file with us so we can test it and figure out why it's not working for this file? If so, please email them to support@zztakeoff.com
Download PDFs with markups
180d 21h
Hi Isaac,You can print to PDF with the markups. Tip: If you know the original page size and print to that size with margins disabled, the printed PDF file should be to scale too :)
Batch Rotate Pages
109d 23h
Request from a customer via chat today: Some projects have the plan files in portrait mode instead of landscape. These can be rotated one by one...
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Advanced zzTakeoff users Webinar- Questions and Answers Thursdays at 12PM Eastern Time
183d 20h
For those who missed the first Advanced User Webinar, here's a link to the recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MlwgEyxFT0
RE: Search Feature
187d 17h
Hi Cassie, I'm glad you found a work around. But I'm going to give you another way you can do it :) If you leave the search window open and just move it to the left a little bit then you can still...
Flip Page Arrow's Location
189d 16h
Thanks for submitting this feature request. I'll pass it along to the development team for review.On a related note, PageUp & PageDown are hotkeys for going to the previous or next page. That may...
Align Overlay Message
189d 16h
Hi Bryan, I like your second option (re-align) personally. I'll relay your feedback to the developers for review.
New Update: PDF Point Snapping, Report Selected Cells Summary, Copy as Image, etc.
190d 13h
@BuildingBudgetsIncThank you! Adjustments to takeoffs will apply to the entire team. If you adjust the line width on a particular linear, it adjusts for everyone.We have talked about eventually a...
Is there a way to bulk edit a custom property with a takeoff in flight?
190d 18h
Hi Aaron, Yes, you can do this in the Takeoffs tab with Work Breakdown Structures. (we are working on adding the ability to change this in reports too) Here's how to do it with Work Breakdown Stru...
AI Misnaming pages
194d 17h
Yes, this is the same thing that has happened for me. You can see that I partially selected "Sheet Title" and the AI included it in the page name. In your screenshot, it must have picked up the "C...
Looking for Templates/Lists to Test zzTakeoff
197d 0h
Hi Sam, Absolutely. If you follow the steps above and invite me to your workspace, I'll copy some starter pack templates into your workspace for you.
Looking for Templates/Lists to Test zzTakeoff
209d 22h
Hi Brendon, I also have some sample templates that you can try out.I know the development team has talked about creating an easy way to share templates, but that hasn't been added yet. There is a ...
A few functions that would be very helpful.
211d 0h
An update on these:Search, bookmarks, and scaled line widths have been added in this update. Hyperlinks (links directly on the page) and box mode (click and drag rectangle) have not been added yet,...
Increasing DPI
215d 20h
Hi Fred, Thanks for posting this request here. The dev team has told us that they will be adding options for importing at higher resolutions.As a work around for now - you can open the original PD...
Measurement feature
215d 20h
Hi Tony, it looks like this is a duplicate of your feature request. As noted there, I have sent your request over to the dev team for review.
Blurry uploads
215d 20h
Hi Juan, Usually when this happens, it's because the original PDF file got exported by the architect as 8.5x11 pages instead of the actual plan size.The dev team has told us that they plan to add ...
Is there a way to label individual takeoffs on the takeoff itself?
215d 20h
Hi Doug, we don't currently have labels for takeoffs. But I think this would be very nice to have. I'll pass your request on to the dev team for review. @Rick - I agree. Having the option to tur...
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