To draw two connected segments at right angles to each other, use the Right Angle Segments (aka "Two click - Two Line" ) tool and accomplish this in, literally, two clicks. To draw two, right-angle connected segments, Click the button on the toolbar, Click…

The Rectangle tool ( ) allows you to draw four connected segments, at right-angles to each other, with two-clicks. (That is the long way of saying it lets you draw a box.) To draw a "box" of connected segments, Click the button, Click on any corner from which…

You can use the Rounded Arc Segment Tool ( ) to draw a section of a circle (this article) or the 3-Point Curved Segment Tool ( ), explained in the next article, to draw a parabola (an arc the does not define a circle). You may be asking, what is the difference…

You can use the 3-Point Arc Segment Tool ( ) to draw a curved segment whose endpoints might not ever intersect. A 3-Point Arc is not a section of a circle, per se, although you could adjust it to mimic one, it would be easier to use either the Rounded Arc…

To draw an ellipse (an oval or circle), Click the button on the Linear Takeoff Tools toolbar, Click on a point in a corner of the oval or circle you need to draw (that lines up vertically and horizontally with the edges of the object), While holding down…

When you draw linear segments, by default, they are drawn as "Straight" segments (unless you draw a Rounded or 3-Point Arc tools or shortcuts). But, this is just their default state, because you can set any segment (that doesn't have an attachment on it)…

There are two times you may want to set the length of a linear segment manually: You draw a segment using a normal Linear Takeoff Item and it is almost the correct length, but you want to adjust it just a bit to be an exact length (this article) You set up…

There are two times you may want to set the length of a linear segment manually: You draw a segment and it is close, but you want it to be an exact length (previous article)You set up a Takeoff Item and choose "Manual Length" (meaning you have to tell the…

When you draw a "closed" set of linear takeoff segments, you can auto-fill that shape with one or more Area Takeoff Item's. A "closed" set of linear takeoffs means three or more segments that each touch, end-to-end. Note Be sure to check out Multi-Condition…

Drawing Area Takeoff Area takeoff objects measure construction objects you typically valuate by "square" - such as square yards/feet/inches, or square meters/millimeters. Many times, you also use Area takeoff to calculate volume - such as concrete slabs/walls,…