Quick Bid can accommodate both Imperial and Metric Units of Measure (UOM). When a new database is created, choose which measurement to use. All 'UOM' boxes are based on this Bid-level setting.
Caution
Imperial and Metric Bids cannot exist in the same database. If you are using the On-Screen Takeoff and Quick Bid interactively, you must separate your On-Screen Takeoff bids into separate Metric and Imperial databases.<Note
By default, new databases are created in Imperial Measure Mode.| Measure System | Abbreviation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Imperial | ||
| | EA | each |
| | IN | inches |
| | LF | linear feet |
| | LY | linear yard |
| | IN2 | square inches |
| | SF | square feet |
| | SY | square yard |
| | SQ* | square |
| | CF | cubic feet |
| | CY | cubic yards |
| Metric (Systèm International) | ||
| | EA | each |
| | mm | millimeter |
| | m | meter |
| | mm2 | square millimeter |
| | m2 | square meter |
| | mm3 | cubic millimeter |
| m3 | cubic meter | |
* The roofing industry works with a unit called a Square which equals 10' x 10' or 100 SF. There is no metric equivalent in the roofing industry and a Square is usually considered an Imperial only unit. 1 SQ equals 9.290304 m2.
Using Metric
To use Metric measurements, select Metric in the Database Properties (Access) dialog when creating the database. All Bids created in this database use Metric measurements.
You cannot mix Imperial and Metric information in a database.
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