Q & A

I was trying to make an item a child of another item, and then feed the result into the child item, like in this example, the parent item does a b...

I have a product list in an item and a formula in the cost each and markup %, when I change the product my formulas disappear, Is there a way rou...

In planswift when manually entering in dimensions while doing a takeoff you could hit the(.) instead of the tab to move from the feet box to the i...

Looking for assistance with creating a standard report template for our estimating team. We're trying to build a report that has two different...

I am doing a count takeoff for doors which are the same type but they are located in different sectors. How do I separate count takeoff to be able...

Is there a way to quickly test a formula is working correctly? For example, when I build a formula in an item, sometimes there are multiple in...

Is there a way (for example) for the AI to pick up the symbols on a plan? For example we would be looking for it to find all the WC-1 tags on the ...

I made a custom variable with value and name for rebar sizes: When using it in a formula in can use the variable [Rebar Size] to pull the ...

i assume it might be intentional so it doesnt break peoples attempts to share formulas etc. and if thats the case i get it. but if not id love for...

I use multiple variables not related to the quantity of the item. Need to stop the automatic deletion of my custom variables if it is not used in ...

Hello, Does zzTakeoff store a GUID for each takeoff instance? Trying to figure out the best work-flow to send over to Ediphi and know th...

Is there a trash can anywhere to recover it?

Could you add a way to have a dropdown menu for multiple formulas in an item. Let's say you are measuring paint in gallons or 5 gallons. Paint is ...

Instinctively I'm hitting 'm', but that that is mapped to magnifier. I'm not sure about anyone else, but I use the move command way more than magn...

Can you export a project from ZZtakeoff to another takeoff software?

Sorry for the long question(s), just trying to buy-in more on the estimating qty's beyond (count, area, linear) and hopefully estimate costs in th...

Hello, good morning. I hope you are doing well. I started working in one of our company’s workspaces, where I created several lists and templates...

Dear Community Members, As a new user of ZZ, I am interested in learning if anyone has developed formulas or assemblies for the following take...

Sometimes I'm trying to double up on the area.