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

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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.

Database properties dialog box

You cannot mix Imperial and Metric information in a database

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