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Quick Bid - 01.07 Using Imperial or Metric (SI) Units of Measurement (UOM) - QB

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Quick Bid can accommodate both Imperial and Metric Units of Measure (UOM). When a new database is created, choose which measurement to use. All 'UOM' boxes are based on this Bid-level setting.

Caution

Imperial and Metric Bids cannot exist in the same database. If you are using the On-Screen Takeoff and Quick Bid interactively, you must separate your On-Screen Takeoff bids into separate Metric and Imperial databases.

Note

By default, new databases are created in Imperial Measure Mode.

Measure System	Abbreviation	Meaning
Imperial
	EA	each
	IN	inches
	LF	linear feet
	LY	linear yard
	IN2	square inches
	SF	square feet
	SY	square yard
	SQ*	square
	CF	cubic feet
	CY	cubic yards
Metric (Systèm International)
	EA	each
	mm	millimeter
	m	meter
	mm2	square millimeter
	m2	square meter
	mm3	cubic millimeter
	m3	cubic meter

* The roofing industry works with a unit called a Square which equals 10' x 10' or 100 SF. There is no metric equivalent in the roofing industry and a Square is usually considered an Imperial only unit. 1 SQ equals 9.290304 m2.

Using Metric

To use Metric measurements, select Metric in the Database Properties (Access) dialog when creating the database. All Bids created in this database use Metric measurements.

Quick Bid Database Properties dialog box

You cannot mix Imperial and Metric information in a database.

Sorting, Searching, Filtering, and Grouping

Entering Values into Measurement Boxes