

Doug McLean
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Doug McLean
MemberApril 7, 2021 at 12:07 pm in reply to: Sharing Profiles and Tool Sets between multiple machinesPoints: 15,648Rank: UC2 Brainery Advanced Blue Beltthe easiest way might be to open a blank PDF and then attach the Profiles and Tool sets you want to that PDF. Then simply save it on a OneDrive or email it to yourself.
you could also just drop the Profiles and Tool Sets into your OneDrive or other cloud based access. -
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Yes, most of them are the same.
They will go to a specific sub folder within our Estimate folder.
Everything is consistent. Everything is all contained within the same parent folder.
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Doug McLean
MemberMarch 13, 2021 at 3:26 pm in reply to: Problem adjusting control points on a single Area MeasurementPoints: 15,648Rank: UC2 Brainery Advanced Blue BeltI’ve had this issue with Spaces, but never Area.
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David,
Have you tried using Power Query to do your data washing?
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Cool. I’m going to remember that
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I’ve used this and it works very well.
Spaces is also great for defining an elevation. -
Doug McLean
MemberMarch 9, 2021 at 2:55 pm in reply to: Preparing drawings for takeoff – existing markupsPoints: 15,648Rank: UC2 Brainery Advanced Blue BeltOne thing I also do is add a note using the Headers and Footer’s option that tells me what drawing package its from.
Nothing crazy, just something like Bid Set or Addendum X
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Try adding an action using the Forms panel.
Once your button is selected, open you Properties Tab and scroll down. Right at the bottom should be a place where you can add an action.
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most times you don’t need too, however there are times when a drawing has been skewed and the x and y scales are different.
I’ve also heard that Civil plans can be sent this way. -
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well, its a great way to start…. and I always do a quick double check once I need to start doing markups.
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Power Query is a function within Excel. If you have O365 you’ll find it under the Data tab. Get and Transform.
Power Query is a way to ‘wash’ your data in ways that Excel Formula’s can’t do. Its also REALLY good when you have to repeat various steps as new data becomes available.
I would recommend watching a few YouTube videos on the subject first before trying it.