By default, On-Screen Takeoff displays whole numbers and rounds displayed quantities up or down (the entire value is stored in the database always). You can adjust the number of decimal places shown on the Takeoff Tab (Conditions Window), Summary Tab, and Estimate Tab to display more precise values.

When you adjust decimal places on the Summary Tab, you affect how the program rounds the results shown in the Conditions list and Area takeoff dimension labels. When rounding to the nearest whole number - 1.13 is rounded to 1 and 1.51 is rounded to 2 (just like any other rounding).

On the Takeoff and Summary Tabs

Decimal settings on the Summary Tab drives the decimal settings on the Takeoff Tab (in the Condition List and for Area takeoff 'dimension labels').

• Click the Summary Tab
• Right-click a Quantity column
• Select Show Decimal Places from the Context Menu
• Select the number of places from the list - (Floating is limited to six characters to the right of the decimal point)

This changes the format for this Quantity Result column on the Summary Tab and this Condition Quantity Result in the Conditions Window on the Takeoff Tab.

Decimal Places set to 0 for "Qty 1"

Decimal Places set to 2 for "Qty 1"

This also affects Area takeoff 'dimension labels':

Area takeoff dimension label - decimal places set to 0

Area takeoff dimension label - decimal places set to 2

Each Quantity column can be modified separately - modifying one column only affects that Quantity number (in the example below, Quantity 1 is set to "Floating", 2 is set to "2", and 3 is set to "0").

On the Estimate Tab

You can change the decimal settings on the Estimate Tab in the same manner as the Summary Tab. Changing decimal settings on the Estimate Tab only affects the Estimate Tab - neither the Conditions Window nor the Summary Tab are affected.

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