The Image menu provides access to various Image manipulation tools. Images may be darkened, rotated, inverted and enhanced.  There is also an option to convert images to TIFF format.  Sometimes, files provided by an Architect can be of such complexity that rendering the image causes performance issues - converting these files to TIFF images is a great way to improve application performance.  It is recommended to convert to tiff before drawing any takeoff, exporting a Bid, or sending a Bid via e-mail or Project Express.

 

 

Option

What it does or how it's used...

Adjust Images

Adjust the image properties on a single page or all pages - allows darkening, enhancing, etc

Darken

Adjusts the darkness of the image

Enhance

Auto adjusts (enhances) the lines in the image that may have missing dots or inconsistent patterns

Invert

Reverses (inverts) the black on white properties for the image

Bitonal

Turns a color image into a black and white (bitonal) image can make drawing takeoff easier

Rotate/Flip

Contains commands for rotating and flipping both takeoff objects and images that are displayed on the Image Tab

Deskew

Allows manual alignment of the plans to a drawn horizontal reference

Select Overlay Image

Creates a link for an Overlay Image file and specifies it at the Bid Cover Sheet for that page

Align Overlay Image

Allows manual alignment of the Overlay Image with the Original Image

Remove Overlay Image

Removes the Overlay Image from the project

Show Original Image

Toggles the Original Image to be visible or not

Show Overlay Image

Toggles the Overlay Image to be visible or not

Convert Current Image To TIFF

Converts the image in view to TIFF - see Converting Plan Images to TIFF for more information (if there is an Overlay assigned to this page, only the Base image is converted to TIFF)

 

 

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