Using a Digitizer

Digitizer Reference

Digitizer

This is where your plans will go when performing takeoffs. Sometimes called a digitizing board. Normally, this will be placed on a flat surface, near your PC.

Stylus Pen

Tool used to plot points to create takeoffs and generate quantities. Also called your digitizer pen. Some are tethered to your digitizer while others are cordless. May be interchanged with a 'puck'.

Mouse Template

Used to define a region of your digitizer to work as a mouse. When you click your stylus in the defined region, its acts as a mouse rather than a takeoff tool. Use the mouse pad template and your stylus as you would a regular mouse.

Digitizer Active Region

The region of your digitizer that has grid lines. The grey border area is not part of the active region.

Takeoff Area

After laying your plans on the digitizer and creating a page in On-Screen Takeoff, you need to define a Takeoff Area region on the plans which will be the only region in which you can draw takeoff.

Device Info

This screen will indicate if your digitizer is being recognized correctly by On-Screen Takeoff. If it is blank or does not have the correct information, try restarting your digitizer by powering down and repowering. Also, restarting your computer can sometimes complete the digitizer setup.