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Term
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Description
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| Site |
The job site - where a building or construction project is taking place. |
| Snap Angle |
An option that makes it easier to draw takeoff at set angles. Can be disabled by holding down the <Shift> key (one-time), or changing the option (always). |
| Specifications, Specs |
Exact details about a construction project, typically aligned with CSI Master Format, or the prevailing cost format. |
| Straight Margin or Markups |
As opposed to Gross Margin or Markups, a relatively simple method of calculating overhead and profit that takes the hard costs and multiplies by a set percentage. |
| Style |
1.) A Style is a term that identifies the overall type of Condition. There are four styles of conditions - Linear, Area, Count, and Attachment.
2.) In On-Screen Takeoff, a Condition that has been saved for future use, like a condition template. see also Style Sets. Oasis Takeoff uses the term Condition Templates instead of Styles. |
| Style Library |
The master list of all Styles (saved Conditions) available in On-Screen Takeoff. |
| Style Sets |
A group of related saved conditions (Styles) that can be added to a bid as a group; see also Condition Template Groups. |
| Sub |
A subcontractor.
An entity hired by the general contractor to complete some specialized portion of work (such as drywalling, concrete forming, etc.), that the general contractor does not self-perform. Typically aligned with Master Format. |
| Supplier |
(aka "Vendor") - the entity that supplies (and typically delivers) building Materials for a project. |
| Takeoff |
v. The action of drawing measurements on an electronic image that correspond to building objects.
n. The visual representations of those measurements.
Proper Noun. A nickname for On-Screen Takeoff. |
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