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  • David Cutler

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    September 21, 2023 at 1:13 pm in reply to: User Generated tools that Scale to the sheet they are placed on.
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    Great first post @brooke-shadburne !

    @dsperg has you on the right track.

    If you want to take it a step further try taking a snapshot of the range diagram from your equipment data. Paste this onto a PDF that has the scale set and stretch the snapshot until it is also to scale. Next add this to your toolbox with the scaling option set as David has suggested. Depending upon the original image you should now have a scaled version of the manufactures radius diagram for your use.

    Extra bonus – Take a snapshot of the footprint of the crane and repeat the above procedure. This will allow you to see how the outriggers fit on site too.

    Keep us up to date on how this works out for you.

  • David Cutler

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    September 19, 2023 at 2:32 pm in reply to: Excel and Quantity Link Script
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    Welcome to the Brainery @fc-estimation

    Sounds as if you have learned a good amount about Revu in your first 6 months! @vince and @doug mclean have built some amazing tools in Revu and workflows that use Power Query to process the information that they extract from their markups. That being said understand that they have been refining their tools and their workflows for years to get them to the level that they are at today.

    My tools are not as advanced as their tools are, and I’m just taking baby steps into using Power Query. My tools get what I need done though and that is the important part!

    We usually recommend people start with the end in mind – ask yourself “how am I going to use the data after I’m done capturing the information in Revu?” Some complete their entire estimates in Excel. Some transpose the information onto a piece of paper and re-key it into an estimating software (my boss for example). I export my markups as a .CSV, reduce the information in Excel (using a simple Power Query) and upload the “clean” data into our estimating software, B2W.

    The key point is to find what works for you, rough it out and then refine it over time. What works for you today (Quantity Link) may not be what you use in the future.

    From what I’ve found Quantity Link doesn’t provide the flexibility that I need with my data. I export my markups to a .CSV file an work with the data in Excel from there as others have suggested. If you haven’t already done so find a few video’s on how to use some of the simple data tools in Excel as a start and then learn about Power Query in time. Before you know it you will be teaching us what you have learned!

    Also make some time to watch some of the videos that our host, @troy_degroot has posted. That’s what really got me started!

    https://uchapter2.com/bluebeam-training-videos/

  • David Cutler

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    August 28, 2023 at 7:56 pm in reply to: Bluebeam use with Excel and Fabsuite
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    That’s an interesting question @jeromesteelfabusa-com – can’t say I’ve seen this discussed previously.

    I’m not familiar with Fabsuite. You might see if you can configure Fabsuite to accept the data in feet decimal form. Perhaps it has the ability to take the data and display it in FT – IN?

    Welcome to the Brainery BTW!

  • David Cutler

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    August 25, 2023 at 6:31 am in reply to: Spaces for Individual Rooms
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    I like the use of the offset lines @dhwalkellc !

    Had a couple of questions after re-reading your post:

    – Do you start by making your area measurements first, then add the spaces?

    – Are you capturing all of you takeoff (ceiling/floor/crown/etc) with one area tool and custom columns?

    – How do you use the quantities after you complete your takeoff?

    I’ve toyed around with offset lines a bit, but not enough to be productive with them, yet. Probably need to go back and watch @vince ‘s video again….😎

  • David Cutler

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    September 28, 2023 at 10:42 am in reply to: Quantity Link……..
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    Details, details @Doug McLean … 🤣

  • David Cutler

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    September 21, 2023 at 1:07 pm in reply to: Excel and Quantity Link Script
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    I remember you saying that before @Doug McLean, thank you for the reminder! At this point I figure starting from scratch each time is good practice on how to use PQ… 🤣 – and it’s faster than using subtotals as a bonus…

  • David Cutler

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    September 19, 2023 at 4:32 pm in reply to: Excel and Quantity Link Script
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    I think I’d classify it as wading in @Doug McLean rather than diving. I’m getting comfortable setting up the queries, but I haven’t gotten deep enough in to figure out how re-use them…

  • David Cutler

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    September 2, 2023 at 12:55 pm in reply to: Most random use of the Markups list.
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    That has to be way up there on the “creative” use list @Doug McLean !

  • David Cutler

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    August 28, 2023 at 7:57 pm in reply to: Bluebeam use with Excel and Fabsuite
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    I don’t think I’ve ever seen that in Excel @vince – but I can’t say that I’ve gone looking for it either… 🤔

  • David Cutler

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    August 27, 2023 at 10:01 am in reply to: Spaces for Individual Rooms
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    Both this, and your original suggestion would definitely be handy @isaac !

  • David Cutler

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    August 25, 2023 at 9:21 pm in reply to: Spaces for Individual Rooms
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    Are you looking for something more powerful than the current format painter @isaac ?

  • David Cutler

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    August 25, 2023 at 1:04 pm in reply to: Spaces for Individual Rooms
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    I wonder if they would setup a “make space from measurement” option….

  • David Cutler

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    August 23, 2023 at 9:54 pm in reply to: Mid-Point Slide
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    That is pretty slick Isaac! Nice video clip with the on screen keyboard too.

  • David Cutler

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    August 13, 2023 at 12:49 pm in reply to: Brickwork and Scaffolding Workflow
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    Second idea – setup reusable cutouts for openings. I’m pretty sure you introduced me to this method @vince

    Basic idea here would be to establish a markup that has a series of standard sized cutouts already made. You should be able to apply wall of standards group of cutouts onto your takeoff sheet and then drag the appropriate sized cutout from the wall of standards onto your specific takeoff. The idea here is to eliminate the need to continuously draw new “sketch to scale” markups and then have to trace them to make cutouts.

  • David Cutler

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    August 13, 2023 at 12:41 pm in reply to: Brickwork and Scaffolding Workflow
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    Okay, first idea, use standard door tools (already drawn to scale) for your interior openings. Place them on your interior wall markups, bring the wall markup to the front and then use the cutout tool to make the openings snapping to the door markup.

    Disclaimer – I’m thinking out loud here and haven’t tried this so it may not work with the sized markup behind the wall markup. 😎

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