After Auto Takeoff returns results, sometimes you’ll want to change one or more takeoffs from one Takeoff Item to another. PlanSwift’s Takeoff Boost Tools includes a new “Reassign Takeoff” Tool, on the Tools button that makes this easy.
Overview
The Reassign Takeoff allows you to change the takeoff item associated with a takeoff from one item to another Takeoff Item or Assembly. For our example, Auto Takeoff misread a few Wall Type symbols and created extra, unwanted Takeoff Items. This is an easy fix.
The Reassign Takeoff button is found on the Takeoff Boost toolbar, on the Tools ribbon bar.
How To Reassign Takeoff
The screenshot below shows some takeoffs that have been done to sample plan A2.32 Level 2 Floor Plan.
We ran Auto Takeoff, setting the Wall Type shape to hexagon.
Notice, Auto Takeoff returned two B3 Wall Type variations (and several “B3-1” that also need to be fixed). The B3-na takeoffs should be “B3”.
You could use the Change Takeoff Item Plugin (see Related Articles) for this also, however the Reassign Takeoff Tool lets you be more precise and select just the takeoffs you want to update and allows you to reassign them to an Assembly, if desired.
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Select the Takeoff Item (to select all takeoffs) or Select one or more takeoffs to reassign
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Click the Reassign Takeoff button
The Change Takeoff window opens.
Change Takeoff dialog box with Existing Items shown
Change Takeoff dialog box with Templates/Assemblies shown
- Select “Existing Item” or “Templates”
- Expand the lists to see all the Items/Templates to which you can reassign the selected takeoffs
- Use Search… if you know the Item/Template name
Options
There are two options in the bottom-left corner that affect how this reassignment is completed (mutually exclusive):
- Delete Original Item:
- Checked: PlanSwift deletes the unused Takeoff Item and takeoffs for you.
- Unchecked: PlanSwift duplicates the takeoff basically, the original Takeoff Item and takeoffs are retained and new takeoffs created for the “replacement” Takeoff Item.
- Only Selection Sections: Only reassigns the select takeoffs, not all of them.
- Disabled for Count objects - they are all reassigned.
- Click OK to complete the reassignment
Just a reminder, Reassigning Takeoff only affects takeoffs on the current Page.
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