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.
Imperial and Metric Projects/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 Projects into separate Metric and Imperial databases (remember, you connect one OST database to one QB database only!).
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.
Set a Database to Use Metric
To use Metric measurements,
- When creating the database, select Metric in the Database Properties (Access) dialog
All Projects/Bids created in this database use Metric measurements.
You cannot mix Imperial and Metric information in a database.
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