When you are presented with a measurement box, you need to tell On-Screen Takeoff some information so it can properly calculate takeoff quantities. For example, when setting up a Linear Condition, you need to tell the program how tall (Height) the wall is so it can tell you the surface area. To calculate Volume (on a Linear) you'd also have to specify Width (L x W x H = V).

Imperial (U.S. Standard)

When entering a quantity in any Imperial measurement box, the last two digits typed are always interpreted as inches and are always converted to feet.

Examples:

"8" is interpreted as 8 inches, not 8 feet
"800" is 8 feet 0 inches or 8' even
"824" is interpreted as 8 feet, 24 inches, or 10' 0"
- to set a measurement to 824 inches (eight hundred twenty-four), you'd convert it to feet/inches first, so you'd enter 6808 (68' 08")
"10" is 10 inches, not 10 feet
"1000" is 10 feet 0 inches or 10' even
"1010" is 10' 10"

System International (Metric)

When entering a quantity in any Metric measurement box, the value is always entered as millimeters.

Examples:

To enter 1.2 meters into a measurement box, type "1200"
10 cm is entered as "100" (100 mm = 10 cm)

If you are having problems getting On-Screen Takeoff to display quantities of 1,000 or more in a metric database or bid, see Related Articles for troubleshooting.