Choose Takeoff Color and Line Size

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STACK allows you to customize the appearance of your takeoffs by assigning a different color and/or line size to each takeoff. For some takeoffs, you can also add lines, or a grid pattern. This helps you visually distinguish the measurements of different takeoffs shown on your plan sheets.

Color
When creating a takeoff, you can choose one of 60 preset colors or a custom color for the takeoff measurement lines or counts, as well as the measurement fill color for certain takeoff measurement types.

Line Size
You can also choose the takeoff measurement line size. All takeoff measurement types allow you to display the line size as Thin, Medium, Thick, or Very Thick. Certain takeoff measurement types also offer an option to display the takeoff line size (width) relative to the scale of the plan sheet.

• Actual (only an option for the 3D Volume takeoff measurement type) will display each measurement line width on the plan sheet, to scale, based on the actual width dimension you enter for each measurement. (Very useful to distinguish footer takeoffs from wall takeoffs.)
• Custom (only an option for Linear, Pitched Linear, or Surface Area takeoff measurement types) will display all measurement line widths for the same Takeoff, to scale on the plan sheet, based on whatever value (in inches or mm) you enter.
  
  Grid Pattern
  Horizontal and/or vertical lines can be added to create a grid pattern on your area takeoff type measurements. You can customize the grid pattern by choosing the line spacing and angle of the lines.
  
  This can be very useful in many cases, like when doing takeoffs for flooring joists, roof trusses, concrete cuts, acoustical ceiling tiles, or water lines and sprinkler head placement.
  
  If needed, you can change the takeoff color, line size, or grid pattern at any time.
  
  See instructions below to:
  Choose Takeoff Color
  Choose Takeoff Line Size
  Add Linear or Grid Pattern

Choose Takeoff Color

1. Open or create a Takeoff.
2. Click on the color selection box under Line Color and Size (located in the Appearance section on the left side of the screen).
3. Select the desired line color from the available options.
    or
   Click the Choose button to select a custom color.
4. If the Fill Color option is visible to the right of Line Color and Size, follow the same process to select the fill color or check the No Fill box if you do not want a fill. (Not all takeoff measurement types support Fill Color.)
5. Click Start Measuring.
6. Start drawing your measurements.

You can follow the instructions above to choose a different takeoff color at any time.

NOTE: If you change the takeoff color, it will apply to the existing measurements as well as any new measurements.

Choose Takeoff Line Size

You have various line size (width) options to choose from for your takeoff measurements.

Thin, Medium, Thick, or Very Thick

• Available for all takeoff measurement types.
• The selected size applies to all measurements for that takeoff.

Actual 

• Only available for the 3D Volume takeoff measurement type.
• Displays takeoff measurement lines that are sized to scale for the plan sheet, based on the actual width dimension you enter for each measurement.
   (Very useful to distinguish footer takeoffs from wall takeoffs.)
• Each measurement of the same Takeoff can have a different line size.

Custom 

• Only available for Linear, Pitched Linear, and Surface Area takeoff measurement types.
• Allows you to enter a value in inches (or mm) to set the takeoff measurement line size (width) that will be displayed, to scale, on the plan sheet.
• The entered line size applies to all measurements for that Takeoff.

1. Open or create a Takeoff.
2. Click on the dropdown under Line Color and Size (located in the Appearance section on the left side of the screen).
3. Select the desired line size.
   If you select Custom (only an option for 3D Volume takeoff measurement type), enter the value* in inches (or mm) that you want the line size width to be in the box to the right of Line Color and Size.
   *Supports decimals up to 3 places.

4. Click Start Measuring.
5. Start drawing your measurements.

You can follow the instructions above to choose a different takeoff line size at any time.

NOTE: If you change the takeoff line size, it will apply to the existing measurements as well as any new measurements except when using Actual. With Actual, each measurement can have its own line size based on the width you enter.

Add a Linear or Grid Pattern

You can apply horizontal and/or vertical lines to create a grid pattern on area takeoff measurement types and customize the pattern by changing the line spacing and angle.

NOTE: Only available for the Area, Pitched Area, and Volume 2D takeoff measurement types.

1. Open or create a Takeoff.
2. Check the Horizontal and/or Vertical box under Grid Pattern (located in the Appearance section on the left side of the screen).
3. Enter the value in inches (or mm) that you want the line spacing in the Spacing box to the right of the Horizontal/Vertical checkboxes.
4. The default line angle is 0 (zero) degrees. If you want a different angle, enter the desired angle degree in the Deg box under Angle.* (You can enter a negative value for counter-rotation.)
   Both the horizontal and vertical lines within the takeoff measurement areas will rotate based on the value you enter.
   *For reference, this is how we interpret your angle input -
   
5. Click Start Measuring.
6. Start drawing your measurements.

You can follow the instructions above to change the grid pattern at any time.

NOTE: If you change the grid pattern, the changes will apply to the existing measurements as well as any new measurements.

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