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Switching from OST to Bluebeam – Questions
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Switching from OST to Bluebeam – Questions
In OST I frequently used what they call “typical areas” and “bid areas”. What is Bluebeam’s equivalent?
<font face=”inherit”>If you </font>don’t<font face=”inherit”> know what typical areas or bid areas are then maybe I can describe a use case scenario and you can help me understand how to do in </font>Bluebeam<font face=”inherit”>. </font>
<font face=”inherit”>Basically I’d like to multiply out various takeoff items assigned to a typical area by however times it occurs and assigns the multiples to various defined bid areas.</font>
For example- in ost I can set up 10 bid areas for floors 1-10. Floors 1-10 area identical. I perform takeoffs on the 1st floor only and assign those items to a typical area. Now I only have 1 page to do takeoffs on however on my summary page I can see quantities broken down individually for floors 1-10. If I ever notice an error with my takeoffs for floors 1-10 then I only have to change 1 page of takeoffs to update all floors.
My main goal in this example is having my summary page show quantities broken down by floor while only doing takeoffs on 1 page.
Do you know the terminology bluebeam used to accomplish something like this?
I’ve googled for hours lol and any point in the right direction would be soooo helpful