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OST - 11.01 Advanced Plan Organization
Plan Organization One of the main things you do with On-Screen Takeoff is view… |
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OST - 11.02 Improving Page Navigation: Making it Easier (more efficient) to Get Around Your Project
As you already know, on the Image Tab, you use the Navigation toolbar to go… |
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OST - 11.02.01 Renaming Pages
You can rename your Pages in the Cover Sheet or right from the Image Tab. We… |
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OST - 11.02.02 Collating Pages for Easier Navigation
Often, when you load/import plans into a project, they aren't in the same order… |
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OST - 11.02.03 Using Page Folders in the Cover Sheet to Organize Your Plans by Discipline
When you are working on large projects, the Cover Sheet Pages grid can become… |
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OST - 11.03 What is the Cover Sheet's Image Folder?
On the Cover Sheet, in the Pages grid, each Page (row) points to a particular… |
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OST - 11.03.01 Using the Change Folder Function to Update the Links for Multiple Pages
On a Bid's Cover Sheet, in the Pages grid, each Page (row) points to a particular… |
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OST - 11.04 How to use the Missing Image Assistant to Fix Broken Page Links
Sometimes, after initially creating a project and adding Images (linking to… |
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OST - 11.05 Adjusting How OST Displays Your Plans (Visual Settings)
There are times when it is necessary to adjust how an image is displayed on… |
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OST - 11.05.01 Rotating and Flipping Plans
Some images downloaded from a Planroom or received from an Architect can be… |
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OST - 11.05.02 Deskewing Plans (Aligning to Level Horizontally)
Sometimes, when a paper plan is scanned and stored electronically, the page… |
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OST - 11.06 Converting Image Files (Drawings) to TIFF Format
Sometimes, electronic plans can be saved in a format that is very complex or… |
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OST - 11.07 Using Overlay to Identify Changes Between Revisions
The Overlay feature allow an addendum drawing to overlay the Base image, making… |
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OST - 11.07.01 Selecting an Overlay Image (on the Image Tab)
Your first step is selecting your Overlay image. The screenshots below demonstrate… |
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OST - 11.07.02 Deskewing Overlays to Match the Base Image
Once you've added your Overlay, you are prompted to deskew (this may be necessary… |
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OST - 11.07.03 Resizing Overlays to Match the Base Image
Immediately after you deskew the image or opt not to deskew it (previous article),… |
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OST - 11.07.04 Aligning Overlays to Match the Base Image
After you have deskewed and resized your Overlay (or if you add an overlay… |
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OST - 11.07.05 Adding Multiple Overlays to a Bid (using the Cover Sheet)
Using the Select Overlay process on the Image Tab works great if for assigning… |
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OST - 11.07.06 Converting Overlays to TIFF
On-Screen Takeoff does not provide a menu option for converting Overlay image… |
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OST - 11.08 Downloading Plans from a Planroom or DFS
Many Planrooms (builders exchanges, construction news services, job posting… |
