When you are presented with a measurement box, you need to tell On-Screen Takeoff some information so it can properly calculate takeoff quantities. For example, when setting up a Linear Condition, you need to tell the program how tall (Height) the wall is so it can tell you the surface area. To calculate Volume (on a Linear) you'd also have to specify Width (L x W x H = V).

Imperial (U.S. Standard)

When entering a quantity in any Imperial measurement box, the last two digits typed are always interpreted as inches and are always converted to feet.

Examples:

• "8" is 8 inches, not 8 feet
• "800" is 8 feet 0 inches or 8' even
• "824" is interpreted as 8 feet, 24 inches, or 10' 0"
• to set a measurement to 824 inches, you'd have to convert it to feet/inches first, so you'd enter 6808 (68' 08")
• "10" is 10 inches, not 10 feet
• "1000" is 10 feet 0 inches or 10' even
• "1010" is 10' 10"

System International (Metric)

When entering a quantity in any Metric measurement box, the value is always entered as millimeters.

Examples

• To enter 1.2 meters into a measurement box, type "1200"
• 10 cm is entered as "100" (100 mm = 10 cm)

If you are having problems getting On-Screen Takeoff to display quantities of 1,000 or more in a metric database or bid, see Related Articles for troubleshooting.

Using Imperial or Metric (SI) Units of Measurement (UOM)

Changing the Number of Decimal Places OST Displays