Takeoff Multiplier

You can do as child items, but that imposes its own set of challenges that's not worth the reward.

i dunno ive been debating adding a custom property called multiplier and having the default setting as 1 then have my formula ("formula") * [multiplier] for each item in my takeoff. as long as its done right it could be a real time saver

There are some work-arounds for this with Custom Properties or child items as point counts. "Multiplier" is currently blocked as a custom property specifically so we can add a feature for this (but you can build your own with "Custom Multiplier" or similar for now). We could add multipliers at the takeoff level, the section level, or at the page level? Any input on the most common use cases for multipliers will be helpful to make sure we build it right.

i appreciate the foresight in blocking multiplier as a property

Page level multiplier would for sure be very useful, but I forsee it would be awesome to have both. I would love to have a takeoff level multiplier too as I’m imagining myself eventually using a 2x multiplier for when we takeoff our insulation packages for hydronic piping since it most commonly presents as a matching lineset.

Just early speculation but I think part level multiplier wouldn’t be necessary at this point you’d most likely be deciding everything in the takeoff you needed more than 1X but everyone has different needs.

I use multiplier most of the time for taking off several items on a floor plan in different trades and then selecting all and updating the multiplier for all items at once based on the number of floors that are the same or number of rooms that are the same.

Multipliers at the takeoff level and/or page level would be good

Can we add the ability to toggle include item at the takeoff level - for large assemblies and for repetitive takeoffs this would be so much more productive than having to go into each item and toggle then save repeat etc.



@Heber

Are multipliers at takeoff level likely to come at some point? If so would you have any idea when it may be? Sorry for being impatient!

Thank you.

I have an idea for the developer.

Why not add a simple drawing, like an area, to which we could assign a multiplier?

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https://www.zztakeoff.com/app/community/feature-requests/takeoff-multiplier-94566