Wall area Take-off – Hagen Business Systems https://www.hagenbusiness.com Construction Productivity Specialist Mon, 26 Oct 2015 02:10:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.10 Bluebeam Revu Tips: Estimating Wall Area https://www.hagenbusiness.com/bluebeam-revu-tips-estimating-wall-area/ https://www.hagenbusiness.com/bluebeam-revu-tips-estimating-wall-area/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2015 17:12:38 +0000 https://carolhagen.wordpress.com/?p=3354 Painting and wall contractors find estimating take-offs easy when the wall area can be calculated quickly.  Using a Perimeter measurement tool or an Area measurement tool […]

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]]> Painting and wall contractors find estimating take-offs easy when the wall area can be calculated quickly.  Using a Perimeter measurement tool or an Area measurement tool , open the properties tab and enter the wall height into the Depth field to enable the measurement of the Wall Area column in the Markups list. You can of course create you own custom tools to expedite the process. I’d suggest if you are only interested in taking off wall area, make your own custom wall tools for your common wall heights (8, 10, 12 ft, etc)  so you can reuse them and not have to enter the depth field each time.

This video shows a resilient flooring tool, an area measurement) that then has the depth entered.  This method saves time in that you get multiple calculations in one measurement.  I’d use this method if I were a general contractor or a wall and flooring contractor.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kgv-kbYJbGg&feature=youtu.be&t=6m30s

The feature for taking off wall area was introduced back in 2014 with the Bluebeam Revu 12 release.  If you have an earlier version of Revu and would like to upgrade to the latest release, Click here and email me your contact info. I’ll help get you upgraded.

For more Bluebeam estimating tips you may want to read these previous posts:

Estimating and Layers

Manual Counting Ends with Visual Search

Multiple Monitors for Estimating Take-off Productivity

Show all Measurements in an Estimating Take-off

 

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]]> https://www.hagenbusiness.com/bluebeam-revu-tips-estimating-wall-area/feed/ 1 Bluebeam Tip of the Week: 3 Wall Area Measurement Methods for Estimators https://www.hagenbusiness.com/bluebeam-tip-of-the-week-3-wall-area-measurement-methods-for-estimators/ https://www.hagenbusiness.com/bluebeam-tip-of-the-week-3-wall-area-measurement-methods-for-estimators/#respond Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:53:28 +0000 http://carolhagen.wordpress.com/?p=2521 Bluebeam Revu’s measurement functions provide quick methods for estimators to take-off length, area and quantities.  Painters, drywallers and other specialty trades often need to calculate wall […]

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]]> Bluebeam Revu Estimating Take-off MethodsBluebeam Revu’s measurement functions provide quick methods for estimators to take-off length, area and quantities.  Painters, drywallers and other specialty trades often need to calculate wall area quickly and efficiently on a construction project.  With Bluebeam Revu you have three take-off choices.

  1. Elevation views and the area tool (most accurate, most time consuming)
  2. Perspective drawing and the volume tool 
  3. Perspective drawings and the perimeter tool

With options 2 and 3 there will be further calculations necessary to account for doors and windows.  Knowing that you’ll all want to try these faster options and get more bids completed, I’m providing this handy reference document explaining the process using the Bluebeam Revu Measurement tools.  You can download this free PDF (and yes, you can view it first because I’m using Box.com).  

The 3 Wall Area Measurement Methods for Estimators using Bluebeam Revu

Please share this with other professional estimators and fellow Bluebeamers.  If they aren’t using Bluebeam Revu, share this link to get a 30 day free trial

Disclosure: My firm, Hagen Business Systems Inc is a Silver Level Bluebeam Partner and sells Bluebeam Revu to architects, engineers and contractors throughout the United States.

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