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Creating Takeoffs

STACK tools and tips to easily create detailed takeoffs for more accurate bid estimates.

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Written by Katie Blue, Matt Hayden, Sarah Nimersheim and 2 others

Creating and Editing Takeoffs

This article will help you understand the basics of creating and editing takeoffs in STACK.
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Written by Katie Blue. Updated over a week ago

How to Navigate Your Takeoffs

This article will help you understand how to navigate your takeoffs for the best workflow
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Written by Matt Hayden. Updated over a week ago

Ways to Save Time on Your Next Takeoff with STACK-On Demand Webinar

Let's dive into and dissect the takeoff process and provide insight and actionable steps to improve your workflow and ways to save you time
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Written by Sarah Nimersheim. Updated over a week ago

Takeoff Library

How to save and use pre-built takeoffs to simplify the takeoff and estimating process.
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Written by Michelle Reeves. Updated over a week ago

How to use the additional functionality of a takeoff template-Screen Shot

It is easy to edit, duplicate, delete and hide your takeoffs. You can also add your takeoffs to your takeoff library.
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Written by Matt Hayden. Updated over a week ago

How to Set the Scale

Learn how to set the scale using options provided by STACK.
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Written by Katie Blue. Updated over a week ago

How to Correct a Scale

Learn how to correct or fix the scale after you have already completed a takeoff
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Written by Matt Hayden. Updated over a week ago

How to perform takeoffs on plans with multiple scales

If your plan has two or more scales on the same page, we have a solution for you.
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Written by Matt Hayden. Updated over a week ago

How to Master Measurement Types

Takeoff Measurement Types
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Written by Katie Blue. Updated over a week ago

Change Measurements to Metric

How to change an individual project or your account default measurement system from imperial to metric.
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Written by Michelle Reeves. Updated over a week ago

How to Use Autocount

Here's how STACK can automatically count your symbols for you.
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Written by Katie Blue. Updated over a week ago

How to Use the Multiplier - Screen Shot

Draw one or more geometries and multiply them
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Written by Matt Hayden. Updated over a week ago

How to Edit or Delete Measurements

Edit or Delete
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Written by Matt Hayden. Updated over a week ago

How to Cut out or Remove an Area from a Takeoff

You can deduct an area from an existing measurement
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Written by Matt Hayden. Updated over a week ago

How to Locate a Measurement - Screen Shot

How to locate a specific measurement from the reports section
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Written by Matt Hayden. Updated over a week ago

How to Use STACK Markup Tools

This article will help you understand how to navigate your markup tools.
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Written by Katie Blue. Updated over a week ago

How to Hide Markups on a Plan

How to turn off the visibility of markups
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Written by Justin Ogilby. Updated over a week ago

How to Create Company Labels

This article will show you how to create default labels for your company that will automatically be available for every project
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Written by Matt Hayden. Updated over a week ago

How to use Plan legend

How to add a takeoff summary list as a plan legend to a plan page
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Written by Matt Hayden. Updated over a week ago

How to use Bookmarks

Create links to quickly zoom to other pages
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Written by Matt Hayden. Updated over a week ago