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BidScreen XL · Modules210
01Setup & Excel Add-In31 topics
02Scale & Drawing Setup34 topics
  1. Load Drawing
  2. Open Single Drawing
  3. Open Multiple Drawings
  4. Open Multiple Pages
  5. Browse Drawing (WEB)
  6. Scale
  7. Drawing Information
  8. Scale (display)
  9. Drawing List
  10. Select Drawing
  11. Load Reference
  12. Browse Reference (WEB)
  13. Change Scale
  14. Supported File Types
  15. Takeoff Window - Open Drawing
  16. Drawing Menu
  17. Takeoff Menu - Open Drawing
  18. Takeoff Window - Scale
  19. Setting Scales
  20. Scale - Units
  21. Scale - Manual
  22. Scale - Drawing Units
  23. Scale - Arch Eng
  24. Scale - Factor
  25. Scale - Select
  26. Scale - Digitize
  27. Rotate
  28. Border
  29. Drawing
  30. Scale
  31. Preview Area
  32. Rotate
  33. Deskew
  34. Reset
03Takeoff Types33 topics
04Styles & Reporting29 topics
05Advanced & Troubleshooting83 topics
Module 02Scale & Drawing Setup

Open Multiple Drawings

There is one setup setting that affects the way BidScreen XL operates when this button is pressed; Accept Multiple Drawings. If Accept Multiple Drawings is not enabled, the drawings are loaded without

open files button

There is one setup setting that affects the way BidScreen XL operates when this button is pressed; Accept Multiple Drawings.

If Accept Multiple Drawings is not enabled, the drawings are loaded without displaying them in the takeoff window. There is no possibility of rotating or de-skewing the drawing.

If this setting is enabled, BidScreen XL operates as follows.

After the Files button is pressed, each drawing of the selected file type in the current folder will be displayed in the takeoff window. At this time the drawing can be rotated and de-skewed. The changed drawing can be saved. To accept the drawing for use, press the green check mark button. ok To discard the drawing, press the red X button. cancel

Pressing this Cancel button does not stop the opening of files, it simply skips the rejected file.

If the drawing is accepted, it now be added to the drawing list and can be selected using either the drawing list or the select drawing button on the BidScreen XL Toolbar. The drawing will have to be scaled before use.

During the above process, a progress dialog is shown.

wait dialog load multiple

Pressing the Cancel button cancel open button on this dialog will stop further loading of drawings. Any drawings already loaded will remain in the list.
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