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BidScreen XL · Modules210
01Setup & Excel Add-In31 topics
02Scale & Drawing Setup34 topics
03Takeoff Types33 topics
  1. Count
  2. Section Length
  3. Continuous Length
  4. Area
  5. Takeoff Type (display)
  6. Arc
  7. Circle
  8. Rectangle
  9. Annotate
  10. Positive and Negative Measurements
  11. Highlight
  12. Delete Last Point
  13. Delete All Points
  14. Close Area/End Line
  15. Stop Takeoff
  16. Cancel Takeoff
  17. Select Object
  18. Takeoff Objects
  19. Takeoff Popup Menu
  20. Takeoff
  21. Takeoff Overview
  22. Takeoff Count
  23. Takeoff Section Length
  24. Takeoff Continuous Length
  25. Takeoff Area
  26. Takeoff Popup Menu
  27. Select Object Popup Menu
  28. Edit...
  29. Move
  30. Delete Object
  31. Cancel
  32. Measurement
  33. Takeoff
04Styles & Reporting29 topics
05Advanced & Troubleshooting83 topics
Module 03Takeoff Types

Takeoff Section Length

Left click the beginning of the line and then the end of the line. When one line is finished, BidScreen XL is ready to start a new line. To record the length measurement into the Excel cell, press the

Left click the beginning of the line and then the end of the line. When one line is finished, BidScreen XL is ready to start a new line.
To record the length measurement into the Excel cell, press the green check mark or select Stop Takeoff command from the Edit Menu or the Popup Menu. Stop Takeoff can also be assigned a shortcut key. By default this action is assigned to the End key.
To close the takeoff window with recording changes into Excel, press the red X key, or select Exit (Cancel) from the File menu. This action can be assigned a shortcut key. By default this action is assigned to the Alt+F4 key.
While measuring section lengths, the following commands can be used:
  • Annotate
  • Highlight
  • Negative
  • Delete Last Point
  • Delete All Points
  • Select Object
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