Take-Off Schedules

BUILDING AN INDUSTRY FROM THE GROUND UP

On occasions, a group of similar items needs to be quantified. The preferred method of measuring these might be to do them all on one screen - even though they are separate items with individual quantities. This requirement can now be accommodated with the Take-Off Schedule.

For example, a drawing might contain many different sized reo bars. By creating a "Bar Schedule" and then listing each type of bar, measurements for all the bars can then be entered onto the one screen. The software then totals each type of bar. Final conversion factors can be applied if required to, say, convert the length of bars into weight.

Finally, the program transfers the individual items into the nominated trade. Since all the quantities for each bar are available they can be further changed, either in a calc sheet or in the "Bar Schedule". This feature can be used in other aspects of estimating, such as hydraulics (different sized copper runs and ancillary items), doors and hardware.