Learning Goal By the end of this chapter, you should understand the difference between Bid and Page Areas, how to setup Bid Areas, how to assign takeoff to Bid Areas, and how to show/hide takeoff in selected Bid or Page Areas. Bid Areas allow you to break…

Even if you do not create your own Bid Areas (previous article), the program creates a "Page Area" for every Page in a Bid (named the same as the Page, isn't that handy?). Any takeoff that you do not allocate to a specific Area (a Bid Area or Typical Area…

We covered the Areas Toolbar (not Area Takeoff Tools Toolbar) in Areas Toolbar (Bid Areas and Typical Areas), but it is worth reviewing it before we dive into using Bid Areas (and Typical Areas, next Chapter, see Related Articles also). The Bid Areas toolbar…

Click the button on the Areas Toolbar (previous article) to open the Bid Areas Dialog Box. Bid Areas Dialog Box The Bid Areas Dialog Box is where you setup and manage all your Bid Areas. We already added a few Bid Areas and Child Bid Areas so you can see…

You add (create, set up) Bid Areas in the Bid Areas dialog box, discussed in the previous article. When you first open the Bid Areas dialog box, it will be blank. To add a Bid Area, click . A new row is inserted where you enter a name for this Bid Area. Enter…

After you create Bid Areas (previous article), you can reorder them (move them within the same level), promote or demote them (change their level), or delete them. Reordering Bid Areas There are two ways to adjust where a Bid Area lies in the grid. Move Up…

The Areas drop-down is located on the Areas Toolbar and provides you with the ability to change the Active Area and select one or more Areas to identify takeoff assigned to them. Areas Drop-Down For our example, we set up four buildings, each with Floors…

When you are using the Areas drop-down, there can be one or more "Selected" Areas, however, in any Takeoff Window, there is only one "Active" Area. The Selected Area(s) cause takeoff assigned to them to display in color in the Takeoff Window, instead of greyed-out/muted.…

Usually, your takeoff is going to be displayed in full-color, based on each Conditions' Properties. When you are working with Page, Bid, or Typical Areas, it is helpful to be able to identify quickly if takeoff is assigned to the Selected Areas or Active…

We assume you already set up your Bid Areas (and possibly Typical Areas), if not, see: Adding (or Creating) Bid Areas and Adding (Setting Up) Typical Areas. This article shows you how to select an Area (Page, Bid, or Typical), then select some takeoff objects,…