New Update: Overlays, Duplicate Project, Break Apart Linear, Rotate Point Counts, etc.

Overlays - Compare Plans / Basic Stitching

We now have the ability to do 3 types of overlays:

1. Colorized - stack multiple floors on top of each other to see how things line up

2. Comparative - compare 2 different versions of the same plan page. If you overlay old plan over the new plan, you will see additions in blue, and removals in red.

3. Opaque - No transparency. Early stages of ability to stitch plans.

This image has colorized overlays showing the main floor plan in black, with an overlay of the 2nd floor plan red, and the roof plan in blue. Great for lining up plumbing, HVAC, bearing walls, etc.

Choose which overlay type, and which page you want to overlay. Then you will be presented the option to align the overlay.

These overlays are the beginning steps of better plan version management. In the future, we will have improved version control when adding "Plan Sets" with options to automatically compare old/new versions.

* Note: Firefox, Safari, and Mobile have some compatibility issues with overlays. For now, use Chrome or Edge for best compatibility.

Print Multiple Pages / Export to PDF

You can now print multiple pages (or All pages) at the same time. Note: in most browsers you have the option to "Save as PDF" from the print screen, so this is how you would export to PDF.

Now you get to choose which pages to print.

Duplicate Project

Now, from the "Open Project" popup, you can duplicate a project.

Rotate Count Objects

While taking off counts, press the "O" key on the keyboard to rotate. You can also select them after the fact and press "O" to rotate.

O - 90 Degrees

Shift + O = 45 Degrees

Alt + O = 15 Degrees

Shift + Alt + O = 1 Degree

As a side note: these hotkeys also work for rotating other objects such as Areas, Linears, etc.

Break Apart for Linear

Now, when you double click on the line to add a point, you can right click and "Break Apart" to break the linear into 2 linear objects. We also have a nice addition for "Break & Delete" which is visible only when you have 2 points selected. It will break and remove the linear portion between the two points. Also, we improved when you double click on a line to add a point, it adds the new point more precisely touching the line instead of where the mouse cursor was.

Now you can see the doorway is removed.

Custom Properties - Ability to Drag / Drop to Change Order

Now you can drag & drop custom properties to re-arrange how they appear on the form using these drag handles: You can also see the icons on the right indicating what they apply to.

You also have more fine grained control to add custom properties that apply to specific takeoff types: Area, Linear, Segment, and Count.

In the future we will add additional options here (maybe even with specific conditions based "Applies To", such as if "Category=Plumbing" then show this property).

Dropdowns with Existing Values in the Project

Sometimes in a property such as "Building" or "Phase", you want the dropdown to allow free typing (like a text field), but also to show a dropdown of existing values already typed in other items on the project.

Example: 1st Floor, 2nd Floor, Phase 1, Phase 2, etc. Once you type in a value, it will be available in the dropdown for other items in the same project.

Note: the "Dropdown Mode" must be "Name" for this to work.

Reports - Default Sort Order Matches "Takeoffs" Tab

Now if you have a specific sequence in your takeoffs tab, you will see the same sequence in reports, unless you have sorted by a specific column. By default, it also sorts by the same sequence in the "Pages" sidebar and "Legend" as well.

Note: the same sequence in reports (if you are not sorting by any specific column).

Reports - Takeoff Reports, Item Reports

After collecting feedback from various users, we renamed these report types to more closely match the tabs on the Takeoff Page.

"Measurement Reports" is now "Takeoff Reports"

"Quantity Reports" is now "Item Reports"

Hover Hint Details

Due to customer feedback, we brought back the additional details for hover hints. Our initial idea was to condense it a little, but users want the additional details back. If anyone wants the more condensed version, we can just add a setting. By default, volume will now use Cubic Yards, unless you have changed the units on the takeoff.

Legend Sort Alphabetically

You can now enable "Sort Alphabetically" in legend options.

Usage Moved

We moved "Usage" down to the line below. Previously, it was on the same line as "Name", and was too tight for space.

Additional Updates

1. Alt + Drag on scaled point counts if you want them to move from the point you dragged instead of re-centering on the mouse

2. Reports now have columns for Formula, Waste %, and Round Up to Nearest

These features have been added as as result of feedback here in our community. Thank you all for being part of making this takeoff software better each day. 👍🏻🙂🚀