Q & A

Is there a way to add your custom properties into the child parts of assembly?

Quick question for zztakeoff users: I'm noticing it gives me about 10% more rebar quantity than Plan Swift for slab takeoffs. In Plan Swift, I us...

I know this is based online, but is there any reason I am experiencing significant lag while recording a takeoff and absolutely no lag when I'm ju...

I want to be able to bring across all my custom templates I have built over the years from PlanSwift but some of them are very complex and enable ...

Hi, I’m trying to gain some understanding of how lists are automatically sorted. It’s definitely not in the order that I add them , at least not w...

Is it possible to use a segment of linear or segment measurement as its own variable in a takeoff

I measure footings which i require a perimeter length takeoff for edge beams (with a constant width). I see that the only option is to use Are...

What is the significance of using layers while doing takeoff?

I have created template for my rebar quantity takeoff and now I will invite my colleagues to work using the same template. How to protect the temp...

When I'm looking at the Workspace Users, can you help me understand the difference between Role and License? At first glance it seems to be redund...

It would be nice if we could split screen and have two plan pages side by side or split top and bottom, this would make it easier to verify enlarg...

Is there a way where I can measure an area which is circular? Right now, it is only polygon.

The legend does not currently show the correct shape assigned to each item. The layout shows the shapes correctly. See snippet below. On a large...

Hello to anyone reading this post. I just did a takeoff, and I also imported plan swift template into my workspace but now i am struggling to get ...

What is the timeline to add a joist/rafter tool and a beam tool?

Often when I am updating in the takeoffs tab, I look over are the crosshairs are drifting off the page. When I finish my update and go back to th...

Having an overlay problem (I'm using Chrome). When inserting an overlay the overlay disappears when I attempt to align it. It's still there and ca...

A perpetual license option would be very useful for many users. Also, what is the solution for operating the software without internet access...

I created the variables and made the formula in the tab below I want to understand what does the function item do in the "Name" section ?

I am trying to apply formula, and my units are imperial. How to check if the value written will be in inch or feet? For example, if I create varia...