Applies to On-Screen Takeoff v.3.98.14.04 and newer.
The Simplify Area Takeoff tool is only accessible to users under a current maintenance subscription, see Why Renew Your On-Screen Takeoff, Quick Bid, and Digital Production Control Maintenance Subscription? for more information.
Sometimes, when you or Takeoff Boost creates an area object, there are too many perimeter segments (for example, when you're following a curve, but not using the Curved Area Tool), or other complex polygonal shapes. You may want to reduce the number of perimeter segments to "simplify" the takeoff object, On-Screen Takeoff makes it easy to do just that.
To simplify an area takeoff object,
- Click the
button on the Takeoff Tools toolbar - Select the object you want to simplify\
While the object is selected, click the 
button.
By removing unneeded vertices, you are left with longer, straighter perimeter segments which makes further adjustments (such as resizing) much easier.
Don't like the modification? Just press Ctrl Z or click the 
button
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