12.01.00 performing takeoff
Takeoff is the process of drawing measurements on a plan to quantify construction items. On-Screen Takeoff makes it easy - just draw the takeoff on the screen using a mouse or a stylus and On-Screen Takeoff does the rest - it is easy to see when everything is taken off - "If it's colored, it's counted!" - without the colored pencils.
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Before drawing ANY takeoff, be sure to set and verify the SCALE on EACH page. See Verifying the Scale of an Image for instructions.
All takeoff is performed within the Image window on the Image Tab. Performing takeoff starts with creating a project, adding images, building Conditions (all discussed in previous sections), then using those Conditions to draw takeoff on the plans to account for all construction objects.