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eTakeoff Forum » Recent Posts http://forum.etakeoff.com/ eTakeoff community forums en-US Sat, 19 May 2012 01:08:27 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q http://forum.etakeoff.com/search.php John at eTakeoff on "Multiple Select - Selecting a subset of points instead of all points" http://forum.etakeoff.com/topic/multiple-select-selecting-a-subset-of-points-instead-of-all-points#post-475 Fri, 18 May 2012 07:20:00 +0000 John at eTakeoff 475@http://forum.etakeoff.com/ In the next few months we will release completely revised point editing. It will include the following: <ul> <li>Click on a point to select it</li> <li>Shift/Click on a point to add it to the selected points</li> <li>Drag a rectangle around a group of points to select them all</li> <li>Shift/Drag a rectangle to add the group of points to the selected points</li> <li>Click on selected point(s) and drag to move them</li> <li>Ctrl/Click on selected point(s) and drag them to add a new set of points.</li> <li>Press the Delete key to delete selected points</li> </ul> John at eTakeoff on "Starting a new project using Dodge" http://forum.etakeoff.com/topic/starting-a-new-project-using-dodge#post-473 Thu, 17 May 2012 14:20:49 +0000 John at eTakeoff 473@http://forum.etakeoff.com/ Yes. In the project setup window you can press the "Browse..." button to pick a folder. You can then press the "New Folder" button if you need to create a new folder. Cuong on "Starting a new project using Dodge" http://forum.etakeoff.com/topic/starting-a-new-project-using-dodge#post-472 Thu, 17 May 2012 13:46:19 +0000 Cuong 472@http://forum.etakeoff.com/ When creating the project folder, can you modify the name of the folder? John at eTakeoff on "Printing drawings in the Basic" http://forum.etakeoff.com/topic/printing-drawings-in-the-basic#post-469 Thu, 17 May 2012 08:17:59 +0000 John at eTakeoff 469@http://forum.etakeoff.com/ We tried that project and it printed fine on our test printer. We Googled “PDF Printing Flattening” and got some interesting results. This same problem is reported for lots of different applications. It appears to happen on PostScript printers. They convert printing commands to PostScript. Some commands can’t be converted directly to PostScript and must be “flattened”. Here are some things you might try: <ul> <li>Does this happen when you print the same file with Adobe Reader?</li> <li>Can you convert the file to TIFF then print it?</li> <li>Can you change the printer configuration to something other than PostScript?</li> </ul> Joe Gambill on "Printing drawings in the Basic" http://forum.etakeoff.com/topic/printing-drawings-in-the-basic#post-466 Wed, 16 May 2012 16:28:46 +0000 Joe Gambill 466@http://forum.etakeoff.com/ We have four (4) printers and they all give the same "Flattening" on only two of your projects, so far-out of 3000 projects. Did you try printing the plans of the project # that I sent you? Is what was the result? John at eTakeoff on "Printing drawings in the Basic" http://forum.etakeoff.com/topic/printing-drawings-in-the-basic#post-463 Tue, 15 May 2012 15:01:19 +0000 John at eTakeoff 463@http://forum.etakeoff.com/ Joe, Have you checked with the printer manufacturer? They are the ones doing the "flattening". There may be a printer setting you need to change. John at eTakeoff on "Project List in Project Folder is Good" http://forum.etakeoff.com/topic/project-list-in-project-folder-is-good#post-462 Tue, 15 May 2012 09:24:36 +0000 John at eTakeoff 462@http://forum.etakeoff.com/ I'm afraid I don't understand the question. Could you clarify (or send an email to <a href="mailto:support@etakeoff.com">support@etakeoff.com</a>) for direct support. Gordon on "Project List in Project Folder is Good" http://forum.etakeoff.com/topic/project-list-in-project-folder-is-good#post-458 Mon, 14 May 2012 21:28:59 +0000 Gordon 458@http://forum.etakeoff.com/ Projects lost in Application Folder, will not display project list Joe Gambill on "Printing drawings in the Basic" http://forum.etakeoff.com/topic/printing-drawings-in-the-basic#post-456 Fri, 11 May 2012 15:21:34 +0000 Joe Gambill 456@http://forum.etakeoff.com/ it is not an "Error Message", it is on the print screen that show a "BAR" indicating the loading to the print buffer. our research about PDF indicates that there is a setting on the PDF application of the computer that has downloaded the drawing to the McGraw Hill site. Please try printing a drawing from the Project (Warner Middle School Modernization & New Construction DR#: 201100464719 v16) and see if you get the same results. Three of our computers get the same results on at least Two (2) projects. Mary Spero on "Printing drawings in the Basic" http://forum.etakeoff.com/topic/printing-drawings-in-the-basic#post-451 Wed, 09 May 2012 11:12:47 +0000 Mary Spero 451@http://forum.etakeoff.com/ Hi Joe. Are you sure you're trying to print from eTakeoff? We do not have that error message in our program. Mary Spero Joe Gambill on "Printing drawings in the Basic" http://forum.etakeoff.com/topic/printing-drawings-in-the-basic#post-449 Mon, 07 May 2012 17:20:55 +0000 Joe Gambill 449@http://forum.etakeoff.com/ On two of our projects, when we try to print the drawings, the printing is very slow or non existing--the message says " Flattening" an we have stopped at 1/2 hour and it still did not print. Can you assist us? John at eTakeoff on "DISPLAY ALL 4 QTYS WITHIN TRACE ON QTY WORKSHEET AND ADD AN ADDNL NOTES COLUMN" http://forum.etakeoff.com/topic/display-all-4-qtys-within-trace-on-qty-worksheet-and-add-an-addnl-notes-column#post-447 Thu, 03 May 2012 07:23:31 +0000 John at eTakeoff 447@http://forum.etakeoff.com/ We didn't think those columns would be used on the Quantity Worksheet because of the other ways that multiple quantities can be displayed. Obviously we were wrong. We'll add those columns in the next minor release. plamb on "DISPLAY ALL 4 QTYS WITHIN TRACE ON QTY WORKSHEET AND ADD AN ADDNL NOTES COLUMN" http://forum.etakeoff.com/topic/display-all-4-qtys-within-trace-on-qty-worksheet-and-add-an-addnl-notes-column#post-446 Thu, 03 May 2012 06:37:36 +0000 plamb 446@http://forum.etakeoff.com/ So...the new release of eTakeoff only enabled multiple quantity display on the Measurement Worksheet and not the Quantity Worksheet? Or is there a way to get multiple quantity display on the Quantity Worksheet? John at eTakeoff on "Starting a new project using Dodge" http://forum.etakeoff.com/topic/starting-a-new-project-using-dodge#post-445 Wed, 02 May 2012 08:00:01 +0000 John at eTakeoff 445@http://forum.etakeoff.com/ You can't download multiple drawings until you have a project. Setting up the project tells us where the drawings go when they're downloaded. If you invoke multiple download before creating a project, it will prompt you to create one. martin roofing on "Starting a new project using Dodge" http://forum.etakeoff.com/topic/starting-a-new-project-using-dodge#post-444 Wed, 02 May 2012 06:13:59 +0000 martin roofing 444@http://forum.etakeoff.com/ The next step is not, to create a new project and why would I think that, download multiple drawing is the next step? John at eTakeoff on "Starting a new project using Dodge" http://forum.etakeoff.com/topic/starting-a-new-project-using-dodge#post-443 Tue, 01 May 2012 17:20:59 +0000 John at eTakeoff 443@http://forum.etakeoff.com/ There are extensive FAQs and videos on using eTakeoff with MHC. <a href="http://etakeoff.com/support/faqs/mhc#Q6">Start Here.</a> In the project information dialog you can create the project folder in the desired subfolder on the server. To make it faster: in eTakeoff, select "Admin/User Preferences..." form the main menu. Select the "General" tab. Then browse to pick the starting point for new project folders (on your server). John at eTakeoff on "Does Pattern Search come with the Basic Package?" http://forum.etakeoff.com/topic/does-pattern-search-come-with-the-basic-package#post-442 Tue, 01 May 2012 17:06:00 +0000 John at eTakeoff 442@http://forum.etakeoff.com/ It means you can click on the points in a measurement and it keeps a count of them. martin roofing on "Starting a new project using Dodge" http://forum.etakeoff.com/topic/starting-a-new-project-using-dodge#post-441 Tue, 01 May 2012 17:05:34 +0000 martin roofing 441@http://forum.etakeoff.com/ What is the process to start a new project? I create subfolders under year and month to track projects on our server, so I can track them. Click takeoff button and a project opens up on eTakeoff. What is next? Joe Gambill on "Does Pattern Search come with the Basic Package?" http://forum.etakeoff.com/topic/does-pattern-search-come-with-the-basic-package#post-440 Tue, 01 May 2012 16:57:18 +0000 Joe Gambill 440@http://forum.etakeoff.com/ In the feature Description list, it states the following: Simple Measuring Count, Length, Area and Perimeter. What does the count mean in the above statement? John at eTakeoff on "Display Quantity and Display Description" http://forum.etakeoff.com/topic/display-quantity-and-display-description#post-439 Tue, 01 May 2012 16:33:01 +0000 John at eTakeoff 439@http://forum.etakeoff.com/ With extensions, there are ways to do this. What version of eTakeoff do you have(Basic, Pro, Pro-Plus, Advanced, Premier)? John at eTakeoff on "The program does not seem to work intuitively" http://forum.etakeoff.com/topic/the-program-does-not-seem-to-work-intuitively#post-438 Tue, 01 May 2012 16:30:15 +0000 John at eTakeoff 438@http://forum.etakeoff.com/ What do you mean by "click on the arrow"? If you mean the toolbar button for Select mode and you're already in select mode, pressing that button has no effect. But maybe it should. I'll think about it. The way to de-select is to click outside the measurement. If you're adding a measurement then pressing Select, it keeps the newly added measurement selected. This is because there are some things you can't do to a measurement until it's completed. Pressing Select tells us you are finished adding points. But we leave the measurement selected in case you want to do something else with it (like drag it to Excel). If you're trying to set the trace for a new measurement you want to add, I'd suggest you get in the habit of pressing the "New Measurement" button first, then pick a trace. martin roofing on "The program does not seem to work intuitively" http://forum.etakeoff.com/topic/the-program-does-not-seem-to-work-intuitively#post-437 Tue, 01 May 2012 16:18:47 +0000 martin roofing 437@http://forum.etakeoff.com/ John I can not seem to recreate the 1-4 as earlier stated and works as you stated, I will try to figure that one out and re-post. But shouldn't the highlighted trace deselect with when I click on the arrow again John at eTakeoff on "The program does not seem to work intuitively" http://forum.etakeoff.com/topic/the-program-does-not-seem-to-work-intuitively#post-436 Tue, 01 May 2012 16:18:16 +0000 John at eTakeoff 436@http://forum.etakeoff.com/ Martin, Your scrolling suggestion is a good one. We'll add it. I don't understand your last comment on downloading multiple files. Shoud that be part of another topic? martin roofing on "The program does not seem to work intuitively" http://forum.etakeoff.com/topic/the-program-does-not-seem-to-work-intuitively#post-435 Tue, 01 May 2012 16:11:13 +0000 martin roofing 435@http://forum.etakeoff.com/ What does downloading multiply files have to do with starting a new a project and why would I know to choose that? John at eTakeoff on "The program does not seem to work intuitively" http://forum.etakeoff.com/topic/the-program-does-not-seem-to-work-intuitively#post-434 Tue, 01 May 2012 16:10:17 +0000 John at eTakeoff 434@http://forum.etakeoff.com/ As I understand what you're saying, you do the following: <ol> <li>Click on an existing measurement to select it.</li> <li>Click outside the measurement to de-select it.</li> <li>Double-click on a trace in the control panel</li> <li>The trace changes for the measurement even though it's no longer selected.</li> </ol> I tried to reproduce this but step 4 doesn't happen (and it shouldn't). What am I missing? martin roofing on "The program does not seem to work intuitively" http://forum.etakeoff.com/topic/the-program-does-not-seem-to-work-intuitively#post-433 Tue, 01 May 2012 16:06:21 +0000 martin roofing 433@http://forum.etakeoff.com/ Also when I open a trace in control panel and expand the sub folder, I should not have to scroll down, it should scroll up to show the traces below martin roofing on "The program does not seem to work intuitively" http://forum.etakeoff.com/topic/the-program-does-not-seem-to-work-intuitively#post-432 Tue, 01 May 2012 16:01:53 +0000 martin roofing 432@http://forum.etakeoff.com/ I have to double click to select a trace no problem. But I click once in an area takeoff and it highlights. If I then click the pointer it shows no longer highlighted but if I change the trace in the control panel it changes to the new trace. It should not allow me to so easily change the trace as I have done several time. If I am in a rush I have no confidence in the takeoff. SILVIA888 on "DISPLAY ALL 4 QTYS WITHIN TRACE ON QTY WORKSHEET AND ADD AN ADDNL NOTES COLUMN" http://forum.etakeoff.com/topic/display-all-4-qtys-within-trace-on-qty-worksheet-and-add-an-addnl-notes-column#post-431 Tue, 01 May 2012 12:57:33 +0000 SILVIA888 431@http://forum.etakeoff.com/ It would be very helpful to have all four quantities within a trace displayed on the quantity worksheet. i.e. The Area and the Perimeter for each measurement. Additionally, it would be of tremendous help to have another column to add any notes for each particular item. On my projects there are so many combinations and permutations that it helps to note them as soon as I see them. Similar to an issue, but just a note. Thank you! Silvia John at eTakeoff on "Does Pattern Search come with the Basic Package?" http://forum.etakeoff.com/topic/does-pattern-search-come-with-the-basic-package#post-430 Tue, 01 May 2012 12:29:37 +0000 John at eTakeoff 430@http://forum.etakeoff.com/ No it doesn't. It's only available with the Premier product. You can <a href="http://etakeoff.com/wp-content/uploads/eTakeoffProductCmpBAP.pdf">Click Here</a> to see a table of the features included in each product. Joe Gambill on "Does Pattern Search come with the Basic Package?" http://forum.etakeoff.com/topic/does-pattern-search-come-with-the-basic-package#post-429 Tue, 01 May 2012 11:55:57 +0000 Joe Gambill 429@http://forum.etakeoff.com/ Does Pattern Search come with the Basic Package? I need to use the count feature. LLHitch on "Display Quantity and Display Description" http://forum.etakeoff.com/topic/display-quantity-and-display-description#post-428 Tue, 01 May 2012 10:14:44 +0000 LLHitch 428@http://forum.etakeoff.com/ For traces where we let E-Takeoff Display Quantity or Display Description it would be nice to let the user define what description to display. For a couple examples: Total Length= I would prefer to re-lable this per each trace I define. Total Area= Again, I may with to say "Carpet Area" or Hardwood Area" or just Area Metal-Lite on "New user.. QQ:" http://forum.etakeoff.com/topic/new-user-qq#post-426 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:54:16 +0000 Metal-Lite 426@http://forum.etakeoff.com/ Thank you! I think we have the problem resolved! Mary Spero on "New user.. QQ:" http://forum.etakeoff.com/topic/new-user-qq#post-425 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:10:00 +0000 Mary Spero 425@http://forum.etakeoff.com/ I suspect you somehow associated a different program other than Adobe to be the default for opening PDF files. To resolve that, right click on a PDF and select "Open With". In the next window, select Adobe Reader and make sure the "Always use this program to open this type of file" is checked. Mary Spero Metal-Lite on "New user.. QQ:" http://forum.etakeoff.com/topic/new-user-qq#post-424 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 07:48:07 +0000 Metal-Lite 424@http://forum.etakeoff.com/ I just installed the e-takeoff, and now I can't open anything to view that is of the Adobe program. It says I have to have another Adobe program open to be able to view anything. Please help!! John at eTakeoff on "Drawing Link - Link Back" http://forum.etakeoff.com/topic/drawing-link-link-back#post-416 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:06:12 +0000 John at eTakeoff 416@http://forum.etakeoff.com/ James, That's a bug. We weren't setting the page properly for the back link so it defaulted to the first page of the drawing. That will be fixed in the next release which should be out early next week.