Creating Takeoffs

How you can use AI in STACK to detect doors, rooms, windows, and walls on a plan sheet to create basic takeoffs and measurements.

Overview of the different Takeoff Measurement Types in STACK, including use examples and measurement outputs for each.

This article will help you understand the basics of creating and editing takeoffs in STACK.

How to automatically create a takeoff with an item or assembly already added so you can start measuring right away.

Overview of the takeoff list - how to search and group the list and open a takeoff to edit or add measurements.

How to save and use pre-built takeoffs to simplify the takeoff and estimating process.

How to create and apply Takeoff Tags to create custom categories to organize you takeoff list.

How to change takeoff measurement color and line size, set an actual or custom line size that appears to scale, and add linear/grid patterns.

How to set the scale of your plan in STACK so your measurements and takeoffs are accurate. You’ll learn how to use automatic scale detection, apply a standard scale, calibrate from a known distance, and manage multiple scales on a single plan sheet.

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How to change an individual project or your account default measurement system from imperial to metric.

How to draw a measurement/count once and multiply the data by a number of your choice to get the total measurement/count you need.

How to edit or delete measurements on your takeoff.

How to cut lines into segments or deduct an area from a takeoff measurement

How to locate a specific measurement from the reports section.

How to use use Explode Area to create linear measurements, area measurements, and counts from the perimeter and grid pattern lines of an area measurement.

The Merge tool allows you to combine multiple measurements that touch/overlap into one measurement.  This tool can be very useful for refining measurements that are returned when using Floor Plan AI . Click for use case example video. K...

How to use STACK's Annotation tools to add notes or highlight information on your plan sheets, as well as add a plan legend.

This article will show you how to create default labels for your company that will automatically be available for every project.

Here's how STACK can automatically count your symbols for you.

Create links to quickly zoom to other plan sheets.