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NEW IN V6

Variables in SKU Prices

Parametric Labor

Building Wizard

Key Graphics

Labor Column

Column Functions

The Like Item Table

Column Spacing

Random Lengths.com

Show All Button and Filter

QuickBooks by the Takeoff

the Get Picture Icon

PDF import

New Database Format

Cost Books

Importing Craftman Data

Zoom Up & Down

Manual Values

Wizard Break Connect

Wizard Seperate Entries

Wizard Entries On/Off

Wizard Set all Pitches

Wizard Divide By

Wizard Rotate Joist

Wizard Edit Formulas

Contract Text 1

Contract Text 2

Excel Export

Clock Icon

Adjust Centers for Pitch

GRAPHIC TOOLS

GRAP0000.MP4

Perimeter

Line

Box

Circle

Vertical Joist

Horizontal Joist

Diagonal Joist

Joist Fill

The Dot Tool

Zooming

 

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Deleting Graphics

Show All Graphics

Speed Tracer Tools

Copy and Paste Graphics

Fix Lines

Negative Areas

No Pitch

Height Setting

Centers Setting

The Blue Sizing Bar

TAKEOFF ROOM TOOLS

 

Takeoff Overview

Costbooks

Unanswered Questions

Sorting To Other Takeoffs

Job Information

Options

Specifications

Bid and Stick Modes

Manual Values

 

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CADEST Setup

Style

Symbols

Templates

Blueprint Viewer

Material Equip Labor Sub

Excel Report

Excel Import

UDA Export

3D CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION MODELING

Introduction

Roof

Walls

Angled Walls

Hidden Elevations

Windows

Angled Windows

Sun Study

3D Search

Colors

Narrate

Views

WORKING WITH VARIABLES

LF = Linear Feet

SF = Square Feet

CF = Cubic Feet

WA = Wall Area

Q = QTY

Top = Top of Boxes

PS = Project Size

Lines = Line Count

 

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HT = Height

OC = Inches on Center

FWP = Formula Wizard Pitch

FWD = Formula Wizard Dimensions

FWL = Formula Wizard Layers

FWW = Formula Wizard Waste

FWC = Formula Wazard Centers

AR = Area or Wall Area

ALL ABOUT TAKEOFFS

Add a New Takeoff

Rename a Takeoff

Delete a Takeoff

Make a Duplicate Takeoff

Using Categories

The List of Takeoffs

Paste Text From Other Programs

Spell Checking Your Work

Making Assemblies From Scratch

Copy and Paste Assemblies

Insert and Delete Lines

Making Assemblies Multiple Choice

Sorting Items to Other Takeoffs

Adjusting Font Size

Finding/Replacing Text

JOB ROOM

 

Overview

Loading a Job

Switching Between Jobs

Create Job From Scratch

Clone An Existing Job

Setting Up Information

Networking

Backing Up

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Changing Fonts and Colors

Rename Jobs

Deleting Jobs

Using Metric

Make a Copy of a Job

Viewing Blueprints

Viewing Reports

Go to Job Tracking

THE PRICE ROOM

 

Overview

Update Current Takeoff

Update All Takeoffs

View Price File

Search Price File

Adjusting Prices by a Percent

Paste an item Into Takeoff

Connecting A Price File

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Format of a Standard Price File

Format of a SKU Price File

Importing Price Files

Pasting Information

Creating From Items in Job

Board Foot Pricing

Linear Foot Pricing

Ask When Not in Price File

TRACKING

Start Tracking

Purchase Orders

Daily Labor Log

Budget

Weekly Log

Suppliers

Searching for Purchase Orders

Printing on 3-part PO forms

Misc.

WORKING WITH PICTURES

Importing Pictures

Scaling Pictures

Attaching Picture To Assemblies

Enhancing Drawings

Sketching Your Own Blueprints

Pasting Pictures From Other Apps

Saving Pictures For Cover Pages

Setting Picture Preferences

Editing Bitmaps

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Cropping

Display By Type

Changing Picture Names

Using Snagit from techsmith.com

Import Camera Stand Photos

Import CADSOFT

Texture Mapping

PDF Export/Import

Import Picture With Graphics

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