Area takeoff
Area is for anything priced by the square foot: slabs, roofing, flooring, paving. Trace it point by point, cut openings out of it, or measure its perimeter or volume instead.
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Trace an area
- Pick Area Takeoff from the toolbar (M then A). A new quantity opens in the Quantities panel.
- Click each corner of the footprint. Hold A to lock a side to 45°, or Shift to place a corner without snapping; click and drag to bow a side into a curve.
- Close the shape by clicking your first point again. The area lands in the quantity in square feet.
Cut out an opening
Once you close an area, the card at the foot of the sheet switches to Subtract: outline a cutout over the area and close it, and it's subtracted from that area. Back to area returns to tracing areas; Done finishes.
Perimeter and volume
If you already know you need the outline length or a volume, start there instead of converting later. Open the Measurement tool options chevron and pick Perimeter Takeoff (Shift+Option+P) or Volume Takeoff (Shift+Option+V); you outline the shape exactly as an area. Volume asks for one depth for the session and applies it to every footprint you trace. Either result can also be produced later from an ordinary area; see Derived quantities.
Auto pattern and Auto room sit in the same menu.
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