Utilize On-Screen Takeoff so you can takeoff more time!
February 04, 2019
Utilize On-Screen Takeoff so you can takeoff more time!
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Overall Satisfaction with On-Screen Takeoff
We as general contractors use On-Screen Takeoff to gather quantities from drawings produced by architects. We can apply these quantities with unit costs in order to estimate a budget for the project. We are also able to compare these quantities with subcontractors to ensure that the budget is accurate.
- Gathering quantities i.e. areas, counts, linear, etc.
- Grouping these quantities as desired
- Getting the quantities gathered in a timely fashion
- How documents are uploaded to the program. On-Screen Takeoff will locate the files from whatever path you originally save it to. Therefore, if you move the location of the document, OST will not be able to open your project until the path is redirected.
- Taking off curved shapes.
- If you could apply a unit cost to a quantity, it would eliminate the need to export takeoff to Excel.
- It would be nice to be able to apply a different scale to the same page i.e. if there are two different details on a drawing at two different scales, I have to duplicate the sheet and make sure I make each sheet scale to the specific detail on the sheet.
- Quick quantity takeoffs
- Double checking subcontractors accuracy
- Creating easily understood graphics
On-Screen Takeoff is very easy to learn and very effective at getting the quantities desired. You can set the scale, create groups, layers, typical groups and so much more. It can also be used to produce visual aids for communicating information to individuals that might not be familiar with the project.