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Dark Mode Our upcoming release will have an option for dark mode (also with a separate option to invert the plans as well if you choose): ...

Now you can resize the popup and it will remember the size even if you refresh the page. We're working on lots of other updates behind the scenes...

We just deployed the latest to the TEST server: Large files are properly caching - this is a big deal for speed. Most large PDFs were not cachin...

Many sets of plans are very large files. What cache settings would you like to see in zzTakeoff to control how much storage space it uses to optim...

Copied from Foundation Plan at 1/4"=1' Scale: Pasted on Cover Page with Custom Scale:

Callout Annotation Callouts can now support font, bold, italic, underline, and border radius. We also added bold, italic, and underline to Note...

Opacity on Linear You can how set opacity on Linear takeoffs similar to the other takeoff tools. Legend Column Headers Looks a lot...

Stacking overlays up for takeoff alternative method (Watch your scale) -Add Blank Page 18x24 here. Stack Overlays or Use the Opaque overlay...

We just deployed an update to our TEST server with PDF point snapping 🙂 In this screenshot the area is snapping to the PDF points while drawi...

I'm curious how you guys would expect a "Linear with Width" to calculate. Currently it just takes the total length and multiplies it by the width ...

Undo/Redo Buttons in Footer If you hover over them, you can see the action that it will undo/redo. Hotkey for Area Cutouts If you'...

Opacity for Areas Currently with a 5% minimum opacity to help ensure some visibility unless it's hidden. We can adjust if enough users wish thi...

Some users have asked for opacity on areas. This is easy for us to add, but brings up the question: Do you think we should allow 0 for opacity...

We just released a small update to give the option to make Search Always Visible on the Open Project popup:

We deployed an update to our TEST server with ability to search the plans for text. This currently works if the original PDF has text data in it....

Getting Started with Formulas Math.js formulas in ZZ allow you to create conditional calculations based on your takeoff properties. This guide wi...

Overview Check boxes in takeoff software serve as true/false indicators for formulas. Understanding how these work is essential for creating d...