A Typical Group is an assortment of takeoff objects that occur together, repeatedly, in your project. Typical Groups can be anything such as the takeoff associated with specific room or suite type, a unit or apartment type, or even common restrooms or elevator…

Typical Groups Toolbar The Typical Groups Pane Toolbar is located along the bottom of the Typical Groups Pane and includes buttons for adding, editing, and deleting Typical Groups along with a selecting all Typical Group Markers for the selected Typical Group(s).…

The Layers Pane displays all the Layers where objects are stored in the bid. System Layers (those built-in) are highlighted in blue (in the screenshot below) Custom Layers (Layers you create the organize your Takeoff Items and takeoff) are highlighted in…

The Overlays Pane shows you a list of all non-Revision (Construction Coordination) Overlays you have added to this Sheet. Revision Overlays are represented by individual tabs at the bottom of the Takeoff Window. The Overlay function allows you to compare…

The Views Pane shows you every Named View created in this bid. See Related Articles for details on using Hot Links and Named Views. In this article we just want to familiarize you with the Views Pane so you know what to expect later on. Click on button in…

A Punch List is generally considered a "To Do" list for a construction manager indicating work items that must be addressed before the project can be considered completed. ConstructConnect Takeoff's Punch List allows you to create Punch Items and place them…

You can open and edit the Bid Cover Sheet from the Takeoff Tab. In the right-side dockbar, click the "Cover Sheet" tab. The Cover Sheet pane slides open, to make any changes, click the button. Note To edit the Project Information (shared between all Bids),…

You can open the Plan Organizer from the Takeoff Tab. In the right-side dockbar, click "Plan Organizer". The Plan Organizer pane slides open - if you want to make changes to your Plan Sets, click "Edit Bid Information" to lock the Plan Organizer. For details…

The Takeoff Tab Status Bar displays along the bottom of the main application window (it cannot be undocked). The Status Bar shows you quite a lot of important information. From left to right: The Organization and User Name Page Information for the active…