PlanSwift provides specialty takeoff items that are available from the Area, Linear, Segment, and Count drop-down menus located on the Home tab ribbon-bar. These are the Single-Click Area, Linear, and Count, Roof Area, Price Per, SQ FT Area, Area Cubic Yards, Grid, and Joists.
- Single-Click Area, Linear, and Count Takeoff
- Roof Area Takeoff
- Price Per SQ FT Area Takeoff (covered below)
- Area Cubic Yards Takeoff
- Grid Tool Area Takeoff
- Joist Area Takeoff
Price Per Sq Ft Area Takeoff
Performing a Price Per SQ FT Area takeoff requires familiarity with performing an area takeoff. PlanSwift makes it easy to figure out the price per square foot for areas. To perform a price per square foot takeoff:
- Click on the drop-down half of the Area button and select Price Per SQ FT from the drop-down menu
- In the Properties - [Price Per SQ FT] window, enter the name of the takeoff into the Name field
- Enter the price in the Price Per SQ FT field
- Select the color of the takeoff
- Select the Fill Type and enter a folder name if desired
- Click Ok
The Digitizer Record is now turned on.
- Perform the takeoff by clicking on all corners (inside and outside) of the concrete pad
- With the digitizing done, right click on the last Point and select Stop from the drop-down menu
The square footage of the pad shows as 13,529.6 SQ FT in the Pages, Bookmarks window.
- Click on the Estimating tab - Note that the Cost Total of the pad is $40,588.89 in the Estimating window
