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Now Available Bundled with Adobe Acrobat X
New edition available for Windows Vista and Windows 7
Click for larger image. (Click for larger image.)   BidScreen XL gives you the power to takeoff your electronic plans directly in Microsoft Excel. Electronic plan files supported include pdf (Acrobat recommended), tif, bmp, jpg, pic, dwg, dxf and others. With BidScreen XL, you can zoom and pan the image while you're working in Excel.
 
Takeoffs are a snap, just click on a spreadsheet cell and electronically measure and identify areas, lengths and counts from your electronic drawing files with your mouse. The measurements and digitized takeoff drawings are saved with the Excel cell and can be edited and printed. And, you can apply colors, count symbols, line styles and area fill patterns to your drawings. Sample estimating Excel template files for general contractors, concrete, roofing, painting and other subtrades are also included. BidScreen XL is simple, efficient and no additional hardware is needed. So, go electronic and make your takeoffs easy. Call today and see how BidScreen XL and ePlans work for you.
 
 
BidScreen XL currently supports the following file formats:
 
  • PLN
  • DGN
  • DRW
  • DJVU
  • PLT
  • DXF
  • DWG
  • DWF
  • CGM
  • HPG
  • BMP
  • WMF
 

Vertigraph offers live personal demonstrations over the internet. These software product demos will address your specific questions and needs. Approximate time per demo is fifteen minutes. Schedule an on-line demonstration today to see how BidScreen XL works for you.
 

If you currently have Microsoft Excel version 97 or newer, Download a working copy of BidScreen XL and test drive its ease of use. After downloading and installing, please view the BidScreen XL help file for instructions on use.

 
Some of the other enhancements added to BidScreen XL Version 5.0 include:
 
  • Ability to load multiple files and pages with one click.
  • Easily identify the loaded drawings in a workbook from the new thumbnail view conveniently located on the toolbar in MS Excel.
  • New program setup and configuration capabilities with easily accessible toolbars.
  • New and improved style library with the ability to share styles across multiple users and Vertigraph programs.
  • The style pallet is now conveniently displayed on the takeoff screen for easy access and selection.
  • Ability to annotate and highlight relevant drawing information.
  • Subtract (negative) line segments.
  • Access BidScreen XL commands quickly with user definable keyboard shortcuts.
  • Enhanced print capabilities.
  • Recognized file formats expanded to include AutoCAD 2009 vector files, DWF V6, DJVU, as well as expanded PDF format library. Measure directly from all versions of AutoCAD DWG files without converting to a raster file. Users may even isolate CAD layers from DWG files and obtain exact measurements by snapping to the design object.
  • For users that do not have an Adobe Acrobat license, Adobe Acrobat Version X Standard is now available with BidScreen XL at special pricing.
 
BidScreen XL (Vista/Win 7) System Requirements
BidScreen XL System Requirements
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BidScreen XL Version 5.0 Now Available Bundled with Adobe Acrobat X
BidScreen XL Version 5.0 is now available bundled with Adobe Acrobat Version X Standard at special discounted pricing. BidScreen XL with Adobe Acrobat will now access all versions of PDF files with clarity and without regard to their origination. Estimators and Quantity Surveyors can conveniently work in Microsoft Excel with the native PDF file without performing time consuming and error prone file conversions. Bundling Vertigraph's BidScreen XL software with Adobe Acrobat Version X provides the construction professional with the complete solution.
 
 
 
BidScreen XL Version 5.0 for Windows Vista and Windows 7
A new edition of BidScreen XL Version 5.0 is now available. This edition is designed to work with Excel 2010 with DEP enabled. As it makes extensive use of memory, it only runs on Windows Vista and Windows 7. System requirements for this edition can be found here. A link to this edition can be reached from the downloads page.
 
 
 
Acrobat Recommended
The PDF file format is not fixed. It has evolved over time and is still evolving. Adobe frequently changes the specification. Other document creation software can produce images readable by Acrobat, but not by the PDF read software native to BidScreen XL.
 
To insure compatibility, Vertigraph has incorporated the ability to use Adobe Acrobat to read PDF documents into BidScreen XL. Vertigraph highly recommends the use of Adobe Acrobat, version 7 or later, when using PDF documents.
 
The free Acrobat Reader does not provide the capability required by BidScren XL. This is only available in the Standard or Professional versions.
 
Vertigraph does not claim the ability to read all PDF documents if Adobe Acrobat is not used.
 
 
The following BidScreen XL documents are available for download:
Vertigraph recommends the following software for use with BidScreenXL:

 

 
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