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The Overlay Toolbar provides quick access to adding, resizing, deskewing, and removing Overlay drawings, along with toggling current view.


On-Screen Takeoff Image Tab Overlay toolbar


By default, this toolbar is docked below the Image Toolbar, on the right side of the application.

















































Button Icon

Function

What it does/What it means...

Keyboard Shortcut

On-Screen Takeoff select overlay button

Add Overlay

Opens a dialog box where you select which plan/image you want to overlay to the current Plan



On-Screen Takeoff resize overlay button

Resize Overlay

Launches the Resize Overlay wizard so you can resize the overlay to match the Base image/takeoff on the current page.

<Alt> + <R>

On-Screen Takeoff align overlay button

Align Overlay

Allows you to fine-tune alignment between the overlay and base images


On-Screen Takeoff deskew overlay button

Deskew Overlay

Just like deskewing a base image, allows you to correct for slightly skewed drawings (typically happens when paper plans are scanned)


On-Screen Takeoff remove overlay button

Remove Overlay

Removes the overlay from current page - you can then select/add a new overlay


On-Screen Takeoff overlay view toggle button

Toggle Base-Overlay-Both

Toggles the view between Base Image, Overlay, and Both. Button shading changes depending on which view is active:
On-Screen Takeoff overlay view button - both base and overlay view - Both; On-Screen Takeoff overlay view button - base only view Base only; On-Screen Takeoff overlay view button - overlay only view Overlay only;










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