07.03 Using Takeoff Items to Draw Takeoff - Overview

Now that you have set and verified the Page Scale, you are ready to draw some takeoff.

What do we mean by drawing takeoff? Well, drawing takeoff is similar to using colored pencils and a scale ruler to measure building objects on a blueprint or other construction drawing to calculate quantities for estimating purposes. With CC-Takeoff, instead of using colored pencils and paper plans, you're using an electronic image and "Takeoff Items". You create Takeoff Items to represent various building objects such as walls (each type of wall requires its own Takeoff Item), doors, floors, ceilings, footings, slabs, etc. We cover creating Takeoff Items in Related Articles, should you need a refresher.

When you select a Takeoff Item in the Takeoff Items Pane, a set of tools is made available for you to draw takeoff. These tools vary based on the Type of Takeoff Item you select (Linear, Area, Count, or Attachment).

ConstructConnect Takeoff includes several time-saving features such as Multi-Condition Takeoff, Typical Groups, and Typical Areas, all covered in the next Chapter (see Related Articles). In this Chapter, we cover the basics of drawing Linear, Area, Count, and Attachment takeoff - this way, you should understand the techniques before we show you more advanced features.

Our goal is for you to be able to takeoff a basic project by the end of this Chapter.

There are training videos, in each of the following articles, that show you how to draw takeoff for each Type of Takeoff Item:

• Linear (walls, electrical runs, fences, etc.)
• Area (ceilings, floors, concrete slabs, etc.)
• Counts (columns, corner beads, fixtures, etc.)
• Attachments (windows, doors, light boxes, etc. that attach to parent takeoff)

What If a Plan Includes More Than One Scale?

Using Linear Takeoff Tools