Options Dialog - General Tab

Preferences

Use Enter key to navigate dialogs

Pressing the <Enter> key will move the cursor from field to field in dialogs boxes.

Show text on selected toolbars

The Bid toolbar displays text beside each button describing its function.

Roping method for object selections

Determines if the takeoff being roped must be all Inclusive or just Touching the roping border. See Selecting Objects by Roping for more information.

Default dialog for Condition Change

Determines whether OST Properties or Quick Bid Details will be displayed when a user double-clicks on a condition in the Conditions window. By default the OST Properties dialog box is displayed.

Show right angle line indicator

Will show the Right Angle Indicator when performing takeoff. Makes it easier to create perfect 90 degree angles.

Connect linear takeoff

Connects linear takeoff objects to other nearby linear objects.

Open Hotlinks in separate View Window

• When a Hotlink is clicked, On-Screen Takeoff will open the Named View in a new View Window
• When unchecked, the Named View will open in the Image Window

Display page number with page name

Toggles whether or not On-Screen Takeoff will display the actual page number along with the page name in the Navigation menu's page drop down list.

Use full-window crosshairs for mouse takeoff

Uses the large, full-screen crosshairs for mouse takeoff. When unchecked, the takeoff crosshair is standard size.

Restrict lateral movement of linear objects

When unchecked, linear objects can be moved in any direction. By default, Linear objects can only be moved up and down (on the Vertical Axis) and not side to side.

Allow adding new page from Image tab

Allows a new page to be added to your Bid from the Image tabby clicking the Next Page arrow in the Navigation toolbar (the black arrow pointing to the right) when viewing the last page in the project. The new page will be added to the Bid without an image associated.

See Adding an Image to a Blank Page for detailed information.

Prompt to refresh worksheet before closing bid

When Pricing using Excel is selected, upon closing the bid (changing to another bid, changing databases or closing the application), user will be prompted to update the Excel spreadsheet with current quantity information.

Confirmations

Turn on all confirmation dialogs

Confirmation dialogs for database changes and deletions will display.

Turn on all quick start dialogs

Enables/disables the various Wizards throughout the application.

Snap Angle

Shift Key State

Unpressed / Pressed

Determines the angle at which you are able to draw linear and area objects. A snap angle of 0 will allow you to drag your take off at any angle. A snap angle of 90 allows you to draw takeoff objects exactly vertical or horizontal. Increments in between snap your takeoff object to that particular angle.

The Pressed and Unpressed columns allow you to set two different snap angles based on whether you have the <Shift> key on your keyboard pressed or not.

See Drawing Linear Takeoff for more information.

• When working with a Digitizer, it is best to set the snap angle to zero until you become comfortable with this feature 

• When working with a Mouse, it is best to set the snap angle to 15 until you become comfortable with this feature

Intelligent Curve Segment

Fewer/More

This range determines the number of individual segments your intelligent curve linear object will have. The more segments you have, the more you will be able to customize the curve of the object. The Intelligent Curve feature allows you to draw linear takeoffs in a manner similar to free drawing. See Drawing Linear Takeoff for more information.

Software Updates

Automatically Check Updates

Choose how often On-Screen Takeoff will automatically check for updates from On-Center Software. The options are daily, weekly or never.

See Product Updates for more information.