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  • Doug McLean

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    April 7, 2021 at 12:07 pm in reply to: Sharing Profiles and Tool Sets between multiple machines
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    the 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.

  • Doug McLean

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    March 24, 2021 at 5:02 pm in reply to: Javascript for Digital Dashboards
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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.

  • Doug McLean

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    March 13, 2021 at 3:26 pm in reply to: Problem adjusting control points on a single Area Measurement
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    I’ve had this issue with Spaces, but never Area.

  • Doug McLean

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    March 12, 2021 at 7:40 pm in reply to: Exporting Data to other programs
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    David,

    Have you tried using Power Query to do your data washing?

  • Doug McLean

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    March 10, 2021 at 8:03 pm in reply to: Reformatting Markup Properties
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    Cool. I’m going to remember that

  • Doug McLean

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    March 10, 2021 at 8:02 pm in reply to: Estimating Assemblies
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    I’ve used this and it works very well.
    Spaces is also great for defining an elevation.

  • Doug McLean

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    March 9, 2021 at 2:55 pm in reply to: Preparing drawings for takeoff – existing markups
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    One 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
    It also gives me another Tag for the set in a consistent location.

  • Doug McLean

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    March 9, 2021 at 4:14 am in reply to: Button actions and Google Drive
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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.

  • Doug McLean

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    March 23, 2021 at 1:47 pm in reply to: Drawing Units
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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.

  • Doug McLean

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    March 17, 2021 at 12:50 pm in reply to: Calibrating
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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.

  • Doug McLean

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    March 17, 2021 at 12:49 pm in reply to: Exporting Data to other programs
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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.

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