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zzTakeoff Progress Metaphor
152d 15h
Progress always comes in phases. Internally at our company, I use this photo as a metaphor for phases of progress. It's a good visual representati...
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Locked Object Behavior
155d 12h
@Tim Thanks for the input. We recently added a checkbox here. If you uncheck "Hyperlinks" it will not create those: Also if you have a set of plans and you want to wipe out all the hyperlinks you...
Collecting Input: Array Command
155d 16h
Good input guys. The next update will allow you to put negative values either in the "offset" or "repeat" inputs. @Fred and @Brendon We also have a joist tool coming out in the next that will make ...
Locked Object Behavior
153d 13h
We are improving how locked objects behave (including the imported PDF hyperlinks). What behavior would you like to see when an object is l...
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Upcoming Feature: Calculation Sequence - Calculation at Takeoff Level or Object Level
155d 17h
@Luke Yes, this is one of the primary purposes. You can tag data (or override data that the object inherited from the takeoff) at the object level and will be very useful for Work Breakdown in repo...
zzTakeoff has some Competition! Oh boy and this looks amazing.
156d 6h
Pretty cool. We'll definitely be adding similar features in time. We're just working on the foundation infrastructure first 😉
Takeoff Start from Material & Labor List in Takeoff Property
156d 6h
This was a pretty simple fix. You can expect it in the next update.
Takeoff Start from Material & Labor List in Takeoff Property
156d 6h
Hi Jeffery. Nice feedback. We'll add to the list.
How do I copy-past my takeoffs In a new section like planswift?
156d 12h
Hi Carlos, when you paste, try Ctrl + Shift + V. That should post into a new takeoff (if you have specific objects on the page selected). Does that do what you're after?
Shut Off Auto Hyperlinks
158d 5h
We put out a patch for this. If you want you can disable auto hyperlinks when uploading a new set of plans. Uncheck This: If you have an existing project with hyperlinks that you want removed, you ...
Printing Color Issue
158d 5h
We deployed a patch to fix this. Is it working properly for you now?
Spell Check Missing
158d 6h
Strange...I tried and it underlines misspellings for me:
Export Expanding
158d 6h
Hi Mark! Adjusting this setting for "Default Expand To" in options controls how much detail gets exported to the CSV (as well as how much detail gets expanded when you first open the report view):
Need Custom Properties Allowable within the Page Properties
158d 9h
Thanks for the input Travis. We are planning to allow custom properties at the page level. Then those could be exposed to the reports for grouping takeoff data. I don't have an ETA, but we have bee...
Upcoming Feature: Calculation Sequence - Calculation at Takeoff Level or Object Level
154d 17h
Behind the scenes we're working on a foundational feature that will allow you to control the formula calculations better. For example: ...
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Terminology - Area Section vs Area Object
158d 15h
Thanks for all the input guys. We've had lengthy discussions internally about this as well. We are planning to move the direction of calling them "objects" across the board. We like "instances" as ...
Apply mount measurement to search item
159d 10h
Hi Tim! Both of these features are currently in progress (image search & text search ability to create count takeoffs). They may be released at different times, depending on the completion level ...
Trig Measuring Tools
159d 16h
Thanks guys, also the / hotkey will take you directly to the "Tools" (and commands) portion of the popup with the ability to search for the Triangulate tool. EDIT: I just realized @Stephen's origin...
Grid Tool, Joist Tool, and Beam Tool
160d 9h
@Kyle Sounds good. We will also have a "Grid" tool (which will be more generic and have more options) that could be set up with a template to do what you're after 👍🏻
ZZ to BidBow Integration Workflow Idea
160d 11h
Thanks @David and @Hadeel! Looking forward to deeper integration with zzTakeoff + BidBow, and any discussion that can be helpful for users here. 🙂
Time spent on take-off
162d 10h
Not right this moment, but working its way up the list.
Time spent on take-off
162d 11h
Hi Mattiew. We've had users ask for this in the past. I'm curious, how granular would you wish the data to be?Example: total hours per day (per user), total hours per week (per user), or just a sin...
Page Multiplier
162d 16h
Thanks guys. @Jeffery I'm not sure if you use Layers or not, but we're discussing internally whether a page multiplier should be separate per layer, or one value that applies to that page on all l...
Terminology - Area Section vs Area Object
162d 16h
@Steve Thanks for posting your thoughts on this. The feature we're working on that re-surfaced this discussion internally is Section Level (aka Object Level) property overrides. We currently have...
Terminology - Area Section vs Area Object
158d 15h
Just some terminology discussion for anyone who wants to share thoughts: Currently anything drawn on the page (area, linear, count, arrow, clo...
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