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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

Scale - Factor

This displays the factor for the selected scale. For CAD drawings, factors are defined as follows: English units: the factor is 100 times number of feet per scale unit. Metric units: the factor is app

This displays the factor for the selected scale. For CAD drawings, factors are defined as follows:
  • English units: the factor is 100 times number of feet per scale unit.
  • Metric units: the factor is approximately 328 times the number of meters per scale unit.

    For other drawings, factors are defined as follows:
  • English units and Architectural scale: the factor is the number of scale units per foot. For example the factor for 1/8" scale is 96.
  • English units and Engineering scale: the factor is the then number of feet represented by one inch on the drawing. For example the factor for a 1:25 scale is 300.
  • Metric units: the factor is the number of meters represented by one meter on the drawing. For example the factor for a 1:500 scale is 500.
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