Below is a summarized list of individual feature videos for Bid4Build Takeoff Live. Instructional videos will be updated as appropriate. You can also download these videos to your PC.
 

Use this function to add areas or lines together or subtract sections from a measurement.

Use the Accumulator function to create an estimate using a spreadsheet output.

You can build your own symbols and put them in a list for later use.

Need to add 10% to your takeoff quantity? Use this feature. You can also divide, subtract, and multiply.

This feature allows you to make notes on your marked up plan.

If you do residential roofs then this feature will allow you to takeoff the footprint of the roof and apply the rise and run of the roof giving you the true square area.

Assign a picture.

Version 3.5 includes numerous enhancements and additions to the reports which were available in version 3.0.  New reporting controls have also been created for estimate-based reports.

The spreadsheet keeps a tally of all attributes of all measurements. It also allows you to put in per unit prices for Labor, Material, Subcontractor, Equipment, and Other.

If your plan is skewed use this easy tool to make corrections to the horizontal.

If anything goes wrong with your computer, the backup manager stores a copy automatically for you. You can set the number of minutes to elapse between backups.

What do you do when part of a measurement falls outside of the screen area? This feature scrolls the screen for you.

If you decide to use the crosshair instead of the normal cursor, this allows you to set the color and use the crosshair tool.

Color coding is useful for visually separating groups of like objects.

Change the cursor from an arrow to a crosshair.

To remove a measurement, select it and use the delete feature.

Delete any of the symbols you created.

Use this to delete entire sheets from your job file.

Drop Points

Optional export to Excel.

This allows you to only see the data that you are interested in, and to hide the data that you don't want to see.

If you need more space to display your graphic, simply change to a full screen view.

If you miss a point while measuring, you can go back and insert it.

Intermediate Concepts

Toggle the display of any or all of your individual measurements.

Sometimes you may need to get very tight on a point while measuring. Use the magnify feature to get a close up of just the area around the cursor.

Arc measurements are used to get tight measurements of a perfect arced area or line.

Measure any area using points along a line or trace freehand.

To zoom in or out, simply roll the wheel of your mouse.

There are numerous ways to get around your plan. Watch this video to see them all.

Change the name of a graphic sheet.

Resize any areas or line measurements you have made.

Rotate the plan.

Top of Page