In the previous Chapter, we touched on the definitions of Takeoff Items and Takeoff, in this Chapter, we are going to detail how to create Takeoff Items, Layers, and Bid Areas to prepare for measuring your plans. This is why you are using ConstructConnect…

Before we continue with creating Takeoff Items (formerly known as "Conditions") we need to talk about Layers. We need to discuss Layers before you start creating Takeoff Items, because you need to add a Layer to the list before you can assign a Takeoff Item…

You may be asking yourself, "Why should I set up Layers if each Takeoff Item is its own Layer?". That is a great question. To make it easier to work with takeoff for a specific Group of Takeoff Items, you could turn off each individual Takeoff Item's "layer",…

Before you can assign a Takeoff Item to a Custom Layer, you have to create that Custom Layer. Layers are one of the very few things you cannot build "on-the-fly" from the Takeoff Item Properties dialog box - they must be built before they can be used. Open…

You can delete a Custom Layer from a bid, so long as long as you (or another use) have not assigned any Takeoff Items to it. If any Takeoff Item is assigned to a Custom Layer in the current bid, the delete button is disabled. Even Custom Layers that are added…

Takeoff all starts with a Takeoff Item (previously called "Conditions") - a representation of some building object you want to measure or quantify. There are many ways to create or add Takeoff Items to a bid, we are going to start with the basics, creating…

When you add a new Takeoff Item (or open an existing Takeoff Item), after you select the Style (assuming you have not disabled the New Takeoff Item Wizard), the Takeoff Item Properties dialog box opens, in our example, we selected "Linear" in the New Takeoff…

There are three fields at the top of every Takeoff Item Property dialog box that we recommend setting: Field Description Example of use Takeoff Item Group You can assign this Takeoff Item to an existing Takeoff Item Group or type in the name of a new Group…

Linear Takeoff Items describe objects such as walls, foundations, curbs, piping, wiring, or framing, etc. - anything that typically you measure by linear foot, inches, meters, etc., on an orthographic projection plan. To create a Linear, select "Linear" in…

After you specify the details about what your Takeoff Item is, how takeoff drawn with it should work, and the measurements and options needed to calculate Results, it is time to tell the program just what Results you want to see. On the Results Tab, you find…