OST - 06.02.06 - Reassigning Boost Takeoff to Your Own Conditions

After Takeoff Boost returns results to On-Screen Takeoff, you:

• Review them and determine what you want to keep and what you can delete,
• Identify which Boost Conditions you need to rename and move out of the Boost folder, (previous article)
• Create Conditions and Reassign takeoff to account for different linears and areas, (this article)
• Making Adjustments and Corrections to the Boost Takeoff so it matches your Plan, (next article)
• Figure out what you need to takeoff manually

We're going to continue with our example of a Drywall Contractor, focused on the wall takeoff that Takeoff Boost returned.

In the previous article, we updated the "Boost Walls" Condition and moved it out of the Boost folder. All the takeoff is still associated with that single Linear Condition, though.

Our next steps:

• We need to review the Plan to determine how many additional Linear Conditions we need to account for all the Boost takeoff that is not associated with existing the "Boost Wall" (we renamed that Condition to "Exterior Walls - 14' " in the previous article)
• Create those Conditions (see Related Articles for details on setting up Conditions if you need a refresher)
• Reassign the existing Boost takeoff to those Conditions

Review and Assess

To make reviewing the Plan a bit easier, turn off all Layers that have takeoff on them (specifically, the "Walls" Layer we created in the previous article).

With all takeoff hidden, we can clearly see there are two different types or styles of interior walls: firewalls (the ones with colored sections) and partition or standard walls (the bathrooms and storage areas).

Create Additional Conditions

We need to create two additional Linear Conditions:

The first is a 10' fire-rated wall:

The second is the 8' partition wall:

Notice, we set Condition Type to "Interior Walls" and Layer to "Walls" (all walls are on the same Layer).

We also set our Quantity 2 to "Surface area (both sides)" because both sides of these walls are drywalled (and painted), unlike our Exterior wall which would have drywall on only one side.

Height and Thickness are based on what the wall's dimensions show on the Plan.

Reassign Takeoff

Next, we are going to select all the fire-rated walls and re-assign them to the new Condition we just created.

• First, zoom in so you can see the individual takeoff objects more clearly.

• Next, click the Select Tool () on the Tools toolbar.

• Locate and select one of the fire-rated linear objects.

Notice, when you select it, your cursor changes and the takeoff object displays it's selection/move handles (little boxes at either end and in the middle).

• Next, in the Condition Window right-click on the Condition to which you want to reassign this object (in our example: 10' 2hr Fire-rated wall); the Condition context menu displays.

• Select Reassign Objects...

Notice that the Results for both Conditions are updated immediately...

Notice also that the takeoff now picks up the color of our new Condition.

Let's do this with one piece of the partition wall takeoff, but this time, we're going to select two (adjacent) takeoff objects.

• First, again, grab the Select Tool ()
• Click on the first object
• Hold down the <Shift> key on your keyboard
• Click on the second object you want to select

Notice, when you select more than one takeoff object, they are sort of highlighted in yellow (bordered, actually).

• Right-click on the partition wall Condition and select Reassign Objects, like we did for the first Condition.

After confirming, notice the updated Condition Quantities...

For more information on using the Select and Reassign tools, see Related Articles below.

Continuing with correcting what Takeoff Boost returned, in the next article, we're going to cover making minor corrections to the takeoff itself.

Editing and Moving Boost Conditions

Adjusting and Correcting Boost Takeoff