Estimat-All On-screen Take-Off

1. Open the Estimat-All program main screen, enter Job Name

2. Click the Schematic Button and move screen to 2nd Monitor.

3. Click the On-screen Take off Button

4. Click on the Setup Tab to import PDF files
5. Click on the Plan Manager Button
1. Click the Open File button and
choose your PDF
2. The PDF file must be on your computer, not on a CD.
3. Click on the paper size to see a thumbnail of the page.
4. Check the boxes of the pages you want to import.
6. Click the Load Selected button
7. Check the Use Special Rendering if it is a layered PDF
8. Click on the .tiff File name and click
9. Choose the scale from the list, use Reset Scale if needed
10. Click the Rotate Image button if needed.
11. Then use the Scroll Wheel to enlarge the image.
12. Find a dimension to CHECK THE SCALE (Most Important)
13. Use the Draw Scale button only if plans are out of scale.
14. If you have more than one PDF follow 15-16, else skip to 17.
15. Click the Unlock button and while in pointer move TIF image on schematic.
16. Click the Lock Button, then repeat this process for all TIF images.
17. Click on the Main Screen, Finishes Menu, Materials and enter all finishes
18. Click on the Schematic Screen, Takeoff Tab
19. Click the New Button to add rooms and take off all rooms.
20. Note: Click the Save Button often!!!

Take-Off all rooms:

1. Enter Room number, choose color from the drop down list, choose Base/Wall click ADD
2. Click all corners of the room, Right Click to Close the room.
3. Click Floor+3” (M), Click Doors (Z) counterclockwise, Click Edit Base/Walls, Click Done(L).
4. Rectangular rooms can be One Click or Left Click & Right Click opposite corners.
5. Do Not Leave the Schematic screen until you click Cancel.

Seaming Rooms:

1. Click the On-screen Button to exit Onscreen take-off, click the Button, turn off walls.
2. Click the Pointer Button and lasso all the rooms on the plan (start on white area).
3. Choose a seaming option from the five options
4. Click in any white area not on the plan to unselect the rooms
5. Click on a room and click the Seaming Button All other rooms become gray.
6. Add side seams first, then before finishing room add cross seams
7. Click Seaming to exit room and repeat for all rooms that need adjustments

Exporting To Excel:
Click Save and then click Export to Excel Button
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Multiple Drawings

1. Add all the files with Plan Manager (PDF) or Add Image (TIF)
2. Open 1st image, set the scale, Shrink image small lower left corner of schematic.
3. Click the Unlock Button , In the Pointer mode Move the image up.
4. Click the Lock button to lock the image. Now take off all the rooms on that image.
5. Same steps for the next images.

Exporting a single color to Excel:

1. Delete the Excel Tab of the color you wish to replace (i.e. CPT-1).
2. Go to the Estimat-All Program and make adjustments to rooms and seams.
3. Click on the Main Screen, Click “File”, Click “Export”, Click “Pieces”
4. Click on Excel sheet, RG Import Tab, Click Import Roll Goods Button (Blue).
5. Only the colors of the tabs you deleted will be affected.

Tips:

Be sure that you have changed any carpet tile Sq. Yards before exporting (Finishes, Materials).
You can import multiple images, be sure to move them up before starting the take-off.
The Hide Image Button on the onscreen take-off bar can help in seaming rooms.
The Clear Button on Data Tab will show the PDF image thru the color after you have hit the Floor + 3” button.
You can trace a circle by holding down the left mouse button and following any shape.
The right mouse button will close a room back to the starting point (red cross on the plan).
If you left click one corner and then right click the opposite corner a rectangular room it will be estimated.
You can only use the Left, Right click procedure if the room is square to the screen.
The mouse roller ball zooms in and out, set the sensitivity on the tool bar, position the pointer before zooming.
The left mouse button zooms in and the right mouse button zooms out with the magnifying tool.
You can back up if you have clicked in error, hold down the Ctrl key and left mouse click to back up.
The higher level of zoom the easier to take off a room and to be more accurate, clicking on the inside corners.
If you click on a room on the schematic screen it is highlighted on the main screen.
If you lasso many rooms on the schematic, they are all highlighted on the main screen.
On the main screen you must left click the gray cell to the left of Room, to select a Room
Once selected, right click the room on the schematic to Delete the room.
You can enter all your finishes first before starting to take off rooms on the main screen (Finishes).
You can set up a Master File with 5 Carpets, 5 VCT’s, 5 Sheet Vinyl’s, and 5 Ceramics and pre-assign colors.
If you have chosen the wrong scale when opening a PDF, select the Reset Scale Button and change the scale.
All architects make lots of mistakes and know nothing about ceramic tile.
Using any other estimating software besides Estimat-All does not make sense.

Short Cut Keys:

A = Pointer S = Hand D = Magnifier F = Fit to Screen
O = Floor + 2” K = Floor + 3” L = Done N = New Room
M = Floor + 6” I = Floor + 1” U = Floor Net Q = One Click
C = Clear X = Count B = Plus Base Z = Plus Doors (minus Base)
E = Edit Base/Walls
Ctrl Left Click = Backup one-point Lock colored rooms
Shift 45 to run Seams-Tile opposite 45
Scroll on mouse = Magnifier To change zoom speed
Push Scroll on mouse = Hand

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Finishes Menu:

1. Click the Finishes Menu, then click the Materials Option.

2. Click the Add button to add all the materials on the job.
3. Be sure to enter Floor, base, wall materials along with transitions, stair treads and
thresholds. Color code the floor materials with light colors.

You can create Master sheets by pre-entering standard materials and assigning colors.
Export the Materials file as something like Master1.mtrl, Walmart Master.mtrl , or
Daltile.mtrl, Schluter.mtrl. Then you can import these materials to any job.

When you receive a new project, open Estimat-All on the finished – Materials window open
the Master1.mtrl file then click on the Color Code name (i.e. CPT1) and click the Edit button
to add the Mfg., Material Description, width, type of material, seaming options, etc.

Note: You do not need to remove materials that are not on the current job, if they have no
quantity then they do not transfer to the Excel sheet.
Once these materials are entered, they become available on the Schematic screen for take-
off of the rooms in drop down boxes.

To change a Color Code, click on the

color code to be changed, then right click,
click the Change Color Code option,
type in the new color code and click OK.

Count items (i.e., 4ft Stair Treads) can be entered. The size of these items means the size
of the box to display on the schematic. For example 4ft ST might be set up as 6 in by 6 in
then they will display as a box on the Schematic.
Light colors are good for the floor finishes, dark colors for the Base, walls and transitions.
Count items will be placed on Schematic from the upper left corner.
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 Custom Walls:

By clicking the Finishes menu option you can create Custom Walls.

It is easier to create the

walls if all the materials
have been pre-entered in
the Finishes.

The Wall Code is the

designator that will show up
in the drop down menu
while you are doing a take-
off in the schematic screen.

An example might be W48,

for a 48” high half wall.
You can enter a description
of the wall. (i.e. Half wall in
1st floor baths).

Wall Height (Inches)

designates the height that the wall cannot exceed.

Choose a Display Color, typically a darker color to contrast to the lighter floor colors.

To create the wall:

1. Start by clicking the Add Material button, you

will be prompted to choose a material you have
entered on the Material screen.
2. You will be prompted for the Height in Inches
for this material, here I entered 6” for the CT1
base, 40“ for the CT1 Wall Tile, and 2” for the CT1 bull nose, creating a 48 in high wall.
3. When you are taking off rooms on the schematic screen you can choose W48 for the 1st
floor bathrooms, the walls will be colored with the Display Color, and all the pieces will be
automatically figured when you export to Excel, and displayed on the Costs sheet.

From your elevations page(s) you can create a custom wall for each different scenario.

Accent tiles and Listellos may also be entered, if they are set up as square feet, then you will
get square feet on the Costs sheet, if they are entered as Linear feet then they will be
reported that way.

Note: The Custom Wall function can be used to calculate, paint, drywall, wall paper, etc.

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 Takeoff Tab:

When you click the New button on the Takeoff tab

in the schematic window, any materials that are
labeled Linear are available as Base/Wall.
Enter Description (room, numbers or letters) then
choose the Floor Color from the drop down then
choose the Base/Wall from the drop down and click
Add.
Then left click all the corners of the room, right
click to close the room (fills in color in the room),
then hit the Floor + (1,2,3,6 or 9) button to add the waste for the tile and area rooms.

Before you hit the Done button, you can Place Doors, change Base or Wall, and add or remove
Base or Wall.

+ Base/Walls: Before hitting Done, click on and part of the drawing (i.e.
Wall), pick the Base or Wall to Add, then click the + Base/Wall button. It
will color the drawing and the segment(s) will be added to the existing
room. If you add Base/Wall for another room and you delete this room
that Base/Wall will also be deleted

Place Doors: Click the Place doors button and click on the wall segment
where the door goes. One click will removes the Base/Wall material in a
counter clockwise fashion. If there is wall tile on that wall, only the tile,
base or bull nose will be removed up to the door height (default 80”). If you
have added Transition Strip to your material list, and you choose that from
the drop down under the Place Doors button, then the Estimat-All program
will remove the base/wall and replace it with the transition strip.

Edit Base/Walls: To change or remove

wall segments click this button, left click
the wall segment (corner squares
appear), Right click the segment and
Deletes elected to remove, Change
Material to pick a different material, or Change Like Material to change all
segments in the room. If you need to remove multiple Base\Wall
segments, left click the segment and hit the Delete Key on keyboard.

If you are taking off a room that has multiple Base or Wall finishes, it may
be best to choose <none> as the Base/Wall option. Then go back and +
Base/Wall individually.
If you have placed a door incorrectly, you must remove the wall segment
and redo that segment, then redo the Door.

When all is correct hit Done. If you are not in the New Button (Add Rooms)
mode, you can right click any room and edit the room.

Note: The check boxes on the left bottom of the On Screen Tab will allow
you to stop displaying the Colored Rooms, the Colored Walls or the PDF
image.

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Room Data:

From the main screen in Estimat-All, the Room Data menu is at the top. By clicking the Room
Data Menu a breakdown for all rooms, material and Base appears.

Click on the room name and you can see all the material for that room. A wall (segment) list
follows with the material name and quantities. If it is a Custom Wall all the materials on that wall
type are displayed.

All materials net quantity and

gross quantity are displayed on
the Finishes, Material menu. The
breakdown of Doors and corners
can be found by hitting
the Sum button on the
Main screen. After
exporting to the SST_Master
Excel sheet, the complete room by
room breakouts are listed there.

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 Estimat-All
Printing the Schematic Screen

Click the printer Icon on the Schematic Screen.

Choose the Paper Size (i.e. ARCH D (24x36), ARCH E1 (30X42), Etc.)
If you choose to print pieces be sure to choose Labels, Always.
Choose to print Company Information and or Logo, choose to Print Date and Scale.
If you choose to print the Legend, pick which corner to print in.
Pick the Scale from the drop down menu and uncheck Margins (Center on Page).
Use the mouse to position the drawing in the print window.
What you see in the print window is what will print.
When you click the Print button a PDF file is created (filename.EALL.PDF).
The new PDF file will be in the same directory as the DNA file.

Choose View Output File Now and then save it or print it from within Adobe Reader.

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 Estimat-All Schematic Screen Tool Bar

POINTER Used to click the corners of the rooms.

All On/Off buttons toggle between modes.
Short Cut Key A

HAND To move the entire Schematic screen, so you can see more of the plan.
Short Cut Key S

ON SCREEN TAKE-OFF Turns the On-screen take off bar on and off.
Not Pointer button, be careful not to click it while clicking a room or you must start over

MAGNIFIER Makes the PDF image larger and smaller

The magnifier magnifies 10 times if you hold the shift key and click
Short Cut Key D

FIT TO SCREEN Shows all of the rooms that you have colored in on the screen.
Short Cut Key F

PRINT Prints the schematic screen to the Virtual Printer

Will print Company Information, Logo, Legend, Date and Scale in any corner

EXPORT TO EXCEL Exports all the quantities, cuts and other information to Excel
Be sure to change Carpet Tile to Square Yards before exporting to Excel

SCREEN MEASUREMENT Turns On/Off the full time test measure next to cursor.

TEXT Shows the room names, room Name and color or cut numbers and lengths.
The Text button will toggle between modes by clicking it or use the drop down and select

GRID Turns the grid On/Off for tile rooms

It is recommended that the Grid be left turned off when not in use to speed up screen display

SMART EDGES On/Off the snapping a straight line when you click around a room.
Smart Edges default to On and only need to be turned off when drawing a slow curve

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 SEAMING Isolates a room to allow the movement and placement of seams and tile grid
You must first select only one room before clicking the Seaming button
It is recommended to click the Fit to Screen button after clicking the seaming button

SEAM DIRECTION Which way to run roll goods and side of the fill
The first two seam directions run material Up and Down, second two across the
plan

45 DEGREE Turns tile rooms and seaming to a 45 degree angle (including Shift 45)
Shift and the 45 button will run the seams on the opposite 45 degree angle

ALIGN SEAMS Aligns seams to any wall or tile to any wall

Click or lasso to select rooms then click the Align seams button, then click the wall

SIDE SEAMS Inserts a side seam in a room

To insert seams you must click the button first and then click where you want the seam

CROSS SEAM Inserts a cross seam between carpet widths

Only should be used when a piece goes from wide to narrow, not on rectangular pieces

REMOVE A SEAM Removes any seam

Will not remove a seam if the result would leave two seams more than the material width from
each other

SAVE Saves the .DNA file including both windows (Main and Schematic)
The Save button will save all information including Plans and Quantities

UNLOCK PIECES Unlocks the colored rooms so they can be moved on schematic
When unlocking the pieces be sure to select all the pieces you want to move and then relock
pieces so that they do not get moved accidentally

SCROLL SPEED Sets the sensitivity of the scroll wheel for zooming In/Out.
Usually Scroll X 4 or Scroll X 5 are the preferred settings

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 Estimat-All Main Screen Buttons:

NEW FILE Starts a new Estimat-All file and removes current file
You will be prompted to save first and if you want to keep the PDF Images

OPEN EXISTING FILE Takes you to the Windows open screen to navigate and find an existing
Estimat-All (DNA) file

SAVE Saves the .DNA file including both windows (Main and Schematic)
The Save button will save all information including Plans and Quantities

PRINT Prints the Main screen data in all columns

Only prints in Portrait, can resize or hide (collapse) columns before printing

CUT ROW Removes entire row and copies to the clipboard

Row must be selected first for this function to work

COPY ROW Copies the contents of an entire row to the clipboard

Row must be selected first for this function to work

PASTE ROW Pastes the contents of the clipboard into a new row
It also creates a blank line above the row your on and then pastes the contents in row
Can be used multiple times without having to recopy

DIGITIZER TAKE-OFF Opens the digitizer window to take off rooms on a digitizer

SUM Opens a window that shows the breakouts for all colors
A fast way to see you base breakouts by color without exporting to Excel

SCHEMATIC Opens the Schematic Screen where PDFs are taken-off on screen
If reopening an existing file, the PDF image will not be visible until you click on the Setup tab and
choose which tiff file to open.

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The One Click button is on the schematic screen next to the Floor + buttons.
By clicking the One Click button you have the ability to take off rooms with just one click.
Rooms needs to be a rectangle running square to the screen (horizontal & vertical).

To Start One Click:

1. First you must click New Room or hit the “N” shortcut key.
2. Enter the room number, Floor Material, Base material and hit Add.
3. Click the One-Click Button or hit the “Q” shortcut key.
4. Find a spot in the room where the big cursor is touching the sides and top walls.
5. There cannot be any writing or extraneous lines in the way.
6. Then left click the mouse and the room will fill with color.
7. If you click in a wrong spot, just move the mouse and click again until you have the entire
room colored in with the floor material.
8. If you find that the room cannot be One-Clicked successfully, simple click the One-Click
button or hit the “Q” shortcut key to exit One-Click mode and take the room off the same
as before (left click – right click opposite corners or left click all corners).

Keep in mind that One-Click does not work with rooms that are:

Not square to the screen.

Not a rectangle
Have angled walls

Since many plans have extraneous lines and dots, we have an algorithm that will
remove them. The “50” box with the up and down arrows, removes lines that are
in a gray scale usually lighter than the wall lines. You can adjust this percentage
up or down with the arrows. In some instances, this will allow you to One-Click
thru obstacles in the way. The Show Effect button will show you the plan with
these lines and dots removed.

We are currently working on One-Click to handle odd shaped rooms and to ignore some
dimension lines. Because you are not clicking specific points in a room or in a wall adjacent to
the room One-Click is finding the perfect corner to the room. One-Click is extremely fast and
accurate at any zoom level.

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