Applies to On-Screen Takeoff v.3.99.11.xx and newer.
Split (Linear) Segment and Split Area are only accessible to users under a current maintenance subscription. To renew your maintenance, contact your Customer Success Manager.
You can separate a Linear segments into multiple segments and Area takeoff objects into multiple sections using the Split tools, located on the Takeoff Mode toolbar.
To Undo splitting a Linear Segment or Area Object, press <Ctrl>+<Z> twice or click the
button twice.
Split (Linear) Segment
In the example below, our estimator (in this case, Takeoff Boostâ„¢) took off the wall as a single, continuous segment, without accounting for the two bump-outs shown with the orange box around them.
Although we could delete the entire segment and re-draw it, that would be a lot of unnecessary work. Instead, use the Split (Linear) Segment tool command to separate the single linear object into three separate segments, move the short segment to its correct position, then fill-in the gaps manually.
To split an Area
takeoff object's segment(s), simply grab the
Tool and click within the segment to add a "vertex" (joint). See
Drawing Area Takeoff for more information.
To split a Linear takeoff object,
- Click the button on the Takeoff Tools toolbar
- Select the object you want to "split"
- Click the - the cursor changes to the takeoff cursor
- Click the segment where you want to split (break) it, repeat for as many segments as you want
Now that we have a short segment, we can drag and drop it to its correct position.
Any newly separated segments can be moved, edited, or deleted independently.
Split Area Object
In the example below, our estimator (in this case, Takeoff Boostâ„¢) missed the wall separating these two rooms and took them off as one room.
Although we could delete the entire area object and re-draw it, that would be a lot of unnecessary work. Instead, use the Split Area tool command draw a line bisecting this area object.
To split an Area takeoff object,
- Click the button on the Takeoff Tools toolbar
- Select the object you want to "split"
- Click the - the cursor changes to the takeoff cursor
- Click the segment where you want to split (break) it, repeat for as many segments as you want
Now that we have a short segment, we can drag and drop it to its correct position.
Any newly separated object(s) can be moved, edited, or deleted independently.
At this time, splitting an area object that includes any backouts is not supported. Delete any backouts, split the object however you like, and then re-draw the backouts.