ZZ Revisions

Hey Team,

How are people handling drawing revisions within the same ZZ Takeoff project?

My current workflow is:

Complete the original takeoff.
Duplicate the entire ZZ project when a new drawing revision arrives.
Import the revised drawings into the duplicated project.
Copy/paste the existing takeoffs onto the new drawings.
Make the required changes.

I do it this way because I want to preserve the original takeoff exactly as it was, while also having a complete revised takeoff that I can compare against the previous version.

I know ZZ has revision functionality, but I haven’t used it much.

Can the revision workflow achieve the same thing inside one project?

Ideally I’d like something like:

Project: 219 Fast Track
Original drawings/takeoff preserved
Rev1 drawings added/replaced
Existing takeoffs carried across where possible
Rev1 changes made without destroying Rev0
Ability to switch between or compare previous and current revisions
Previous quantities/takeoffs remain accessible for audit and variation comparison

If so, how are people setting this up?

Also, does ZZ preserve the same takeoff/object IDs when an existing takeoff is carried onto a revised drawing, or does the revision process create new objects/IDs?

I’m mainly trying to understand whether I can stop duplicating whole projects while still retaining a proper revision history and quantity delta trail.

Victor Tengowski 1h 3m

That's how we do it, and I wouldn't recommend doing it another way if you want to maintain some sort of trail to follow.

I think this is one of the last few big development hurdles zzTakeoff could/should tackle to assert itself as the industry standard takeoff tool.

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