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On-Screen Takeoff - 05.01 What Are Conditions? - OST
In On-Screen Takeoff, a Condition is an object you create that corresponds… |
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On-Screen Takeoff - 05.02 What Are Layers? Why and How to Use Custom Layers - OST
The information you see in the Image Window (where you see your plan and any… |
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On-Screen Takeoff - 05.02.01 Adding Custom Layers to a Bid - OST
As we explained in the previous article, Layers allow you to control what is… |
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On-Screen Takeoff - 05.02.02 Assigning a Condition to a Layer - OST
You can assign a Condition to a Layer two ways. (Don't worry, the very next… |
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On-Screen Takeoff - 05.03 Create a Condition from scratch - General Condition Properties (What are you measuring?) - OST
What Are You Measuring? The first thing you need to determine is what "Style"… |
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On-Screen Takeoff - 05.04 Creating Linear Conditions (to measure walls, electrical or plumbing runs, etc.) - OST
You use Linear Conditions to measure objects such as walls, foundations, curbs,… |
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On-Screen Takeoff - 05.04.01 Accounting for Slope in a Linear Condition - OST
Linear Conditions can be setup to accommodate slope. Linear Slope Explained… |
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On-Screen Takeoff - 05.05 Creating Area Conditions (to measure surface areas such as ceilings, floors, slabs, etc.) - OST
You use Area Conditions to measure objects such as slabs, ceiling tiles, flooring,… |
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On-Screen Takeoff - 05.05.01 Using the Rounding Option for Area Conditions - OST
You can set up an Area Condition to Round Quantity on the Advanced Properties… |
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On-Screen Takeoff - 05.05.02 Accounting for Slope in an Area Condition (roofs, slanted ceilings, etc.) - OST
You can set up an Area Condition to accommodate a sloped plane such as a roof… |
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On-Screen Takeoff - 05.06 Creating Count Conditions - OST
You use Count Conditions to measure takeoff objects best quantified as an each,… |
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On-Screen Takeoff - 05.07 Creating Attachment Conditions - OST
Attachment Conditions are special Count Conditions (previous article) that… |
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On-Screen Takeoff - 05.08 Copying and Pasting Conditions - OST
Conditions can be copied/pasted, duplicated, and deleted. You can also save… |
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On-Screen Takeoff - 05.09 Duplicating Conditions - OST
Sometimes, an existing Condition is similar enough to what you need that simply… |
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On-Screen Takeoff - 05.10 Deleting Conditions - OST
You can delete unneeded Conditions from your bid so that you only see those… |
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On-Screen Takeoff - 05.11 Creating a Style (Saving a Condition as a Template for Future Use or to Share) - OST
We use the term Style two slightly different ways in On-Screen Takeoff: There… |
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On-Screen Takeoff - 05.11.01 Using a Style to Create a Condition - OST
You use a Style to create a Condition quickly and uniformly (everyone who uses… |
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On-Screen Takeoff - 05.12 Creating Style Sets (Groups of Saved Condition Templates) - OST
A Style Set is a group of Styles (which are saved Condition templates) stored… |
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On-Screen Takeoff - 05.12.01 Inserting a Style Set to Create Multiple Conditions Quickly - OST
Inserting a Style Set into a Bid creates a Condition for each Style stored… |
