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Version - 2002 TAKE OFF & MEASUREMENT SECTION 3

Section 3 - Take Off & Measurement

The Take-Off system allows quantity calculations to be performed and presented in an orderly andconsistent manner. Using the 4th Base family facility, it is possible to condense or expand informationto different levels of detail for viewing and printing.

The system can be used for both recording measurements during the course of a contract andproducing a Bill of Quantities at the pricing stage.

The Take-Off system allows quantity calculations to be performed.

This section of the Candy manual contains the following topics:

Take off selector - Sheet 3.01 Take off document - Sheet 3.02 to 3.03 Copying items - Sheet 3.04 to 3.07 Bill writer - Sheet 3.08 to 3.11


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Version - 2002 TAKE OFF & MEASUREMENT SHEET 3.01

Take-Off & Measurement

Take-Off & Measurement is located within theBill Preparation module of the CCS System.

From the CCS Menu follow the path CandySystem to Bill Preparation Menu and selectTake-Off & Measurement .

Take-Off Selector

A selector is displayed on w hich anunlimited number of measurement sectionsmay be registered .

Type in a 4-digit code and the name of themeasurement area.

A master take-off code is allocated to eachentry, which allows a previous take-off or partthereof to be copied.

Take-Off A001 is linked to a take-off in thecurrent master to this job. Take-Off A002 islinked to the first take-off on this selector.

A current take-off can be duplicated by usingthe softkey.

A blank line is inserted in the selector belowthe current line so that the name of the newtake-off can be entered.

Typing a code and using Enter creates acopy of the original take-off file.

A current take-off can be overwritten with acopy of the Master take-off by using the

softkey.


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Take-Off Document

When the cursor is on an Op Code, the firstthree lines of its description are shownabove the Description/Dimensions heading.

On the right-hand side of the description, thecurrent master is displayed, with the mastertake-off below it.

The green line is a formula line that may beused to calculate any of the dimensions inthe take-off document.

The code for House Number 1 starts with a# which is a reserved symbol in the take-offsystem and is regarded as a measurementheading.

The # is similar to the * of a sectionheading in a Candy Bill of Quantities.

Measurement headings can have a levelfrom 1 to 9 like a section heading. The levelis entered in the Level/Qty column.

Measurement headings are used only in the

take-off system and are not accessibleanywhere else.

Starting a code with an exclamation markreserves the line for comments. These linesare for documentation only.

The Op Codes between the "!" and +2 formpart of the measure for Foundations.

Starting the code with a minus signproduces a line across the completedocument to divide the measurement intodistinct pieces.

The +2 in the code column is simply aheading to clarify the dimension columns.

Below the dimension headers are thedimensions for the foundations.

Comments or measurement notes can bewritten alongside each dimension.


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How The Calculations Work

The dimensions total (29 in this case) refersto the Op Codes above the dimensionsheader.

When an Op Code is found, the three factorsTimes , Width and Height are multiplied bythe dimension total to form the quantity for

the Op Code .

If an Op Code has been priced, the quantityis multiplied by the Nett Rate and the cost ofthe item is reflected in the Amount column.

After deletions, insertions and changes in

the dimens ions use the softkey torecalculate the take-off document.

Dimension Headings

Dimension heading lines are fordocumenting the dimension columns .

The numbers in the four columns are alwaysmultipl ied together irrespective of theheading type.

Dimension headings don't have to be usedas they are simply for documenting the take-off.

Section headings, measurement headings,underlines or a new group of dimensionsrestart the multiplication process.

Any number of Op Codes can be placedabove a group of dimensions and aremultiplied out using the dimension total.

The +5 type heading, with its girthingcapability, is an exception to the above.

It has been designed so that dimensions

previously entered for area calculations canbe picked up using Ctrl+R and droppedusing Shift+Ctrl+R below the girthing header,to calculate the perimeter.

The ADJ (ustments) column is used fortaking out the width of a door opening when,for example, measuring skirtings.

If a column is blank, a value of 1 isassumed.

The +6 and +7 headings are to calculate the

mass of reinforcement in Tonnes andKilograms respectively.


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Use the softkey. This softkey is onlyavailable when a master is defined for the

job.


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Master Op Code Scroller

The Master Op Code Scroller is displayed.

You can copy Op Codes from the Master byDragging and Dropping .

Select the Op Code(s) that you wish to copyinto the take-off by using Shift+Left-click to

select the start and end of a range, and/orCtrl+Left-click to select non consecutive OpCodes.

Notice that the cursor line is highlighted in adifferent colour than previously.

Left-click on and drag any selected line ontothe take-off document.

Drop the selected Op Codes onto any line.

The Op Codes are copied onto the take-offdocument.

Note: If you copy a single Op Code and dropit onto an existing item it may replace the billitem. See Candy Manual Sect ion 1 - CandyBasics , sheet 1.04 for information about thissetting.

If you copy multiple Op Codes, it alwayscreates them as new items in the take-off

document.

Alternate Documents

You can set up Al te rnat e Docum en t combinations between various documents.

One of these combinations is that you canmake an Op Code Scroller the AlternateDocumen t for a Take-Off Document.

Hold down the Alt key and Left-click on theMaster Op Code List.

The Master Op Code List is now displayed ina different colour than previously.

Hold down the Alt key and use Down/Up-arrow to scroll through the Alternate

Document .


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With the take-off document as the ActiveDocument , having found the required OpCode, holding Alt and using Enter copiesthat Op Code onto the take-off document.

Note: You can automatically set up an OpCode scroller as an Alternate Document.

Position the cursor in the Op Code column,

type in the Trade Character of the requiredcode - in this case B for brickwork, then use

Alt+Left-arrow to call up the Master Op Codelist, or Alt+Right-arrow to call up the Job OpCode list as an alternate document.

The same keystrokes as described abovemay then be used to scroll through the listand copy the required codes onto the take-off document.

Master Take -Off

The softkey is available only if:

i. The job that holds the required take-offis made the master to the current job.

ii. The master reference on the take-offselector is filled in with the code of thetake-off in the master job.

Any previous take-off may be used as amaster take-off.

Use the softkey to display themaster take-off document.

Paint and Pick Up

Prepared elements may be picked up fromthe master and deposited on the current

take-off document.

Position the cursor on the first line of thesection that is to be copied and use the

softkey.

Use Page-Down and/or Down-Arrow toselect the required section and use the

softkey.

Use the softkey to copy the selectedsection to a holding area.


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Left-click on the take-off document to make itactive.

Position the cursor on a blank line and use

the softkey followed by thesoftkey.

The picked-up section is recalled from theholding area and inserts the lines at thecursor position.

Note: Ctrl+R can also be used to pick uplines and Shift+Ctrl+R to insert them at thecursor position.

Summarising Into Families

Op Code lines in the take-off areautomatically set to level 10.

Section and measurement headings canhave levels from 1 to 9 in the quantitycolumn.

If no level is given, the level defaults to 9.

Dimensions and th eir headings adopt levels11 and upward .

Section and measurement headings are themost senior in the hierarchy.

Position the cursor on an Op Code and use

the button or Ctrl+Up-arrow.

A group of Op Codes can be hidden behindthe section above in th is case, the section forSuperstructure .

When Op Codes are hidden, the combinedvalue of the Amount column of the Op Codesis added up and displayed against eachsection heading.

Use the button or Ctrl+Up-arrow.


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Sections can be summarised into moresenior sections above them, again addingthe Amount column and displaying the valueagainst the more senior section heading.

The ability to summarise and hideinformation is useful for reviewing the valueof elements in a well -structured take-off.

When the take-off is printed using thesoftkey, whatever levels are current

on the document are printed to enablesummaries to be printed.

Use the softkey followed by the

softkey to print the take-off with fulldescriptions.

Transfer to Bill Writer & Bill

Converting the take-off into a Bill ofQuantities is a two stage operation:

i. Consolidate and order the Op Codesfrom the take-off into Bill Writer.

ii. Check and correct the quantities in BillWriter and then copy the Op Codesinto the Bill of Quantities.

Use the softkey.

Consolidation

Use the softkey to display a selectorthat controls the transfer to Bill Writer.


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Consolidation accumulates the quantities ofall like Op Codes. For example, if level 2 isspecified as shown, consolidation takesplace from a level 1 until the next level 1 isencountered.

At this stage, a new consolidationcommences and continues until the nextlevel 1 is encountered and so on.

Each consolidation level has to be definedby using an Op Code header i.e. a headingwhich has an * as the first character of theOp Code, which can be added at the end ofthe take-off document.

During the transfer to Bill Writer, the OpCodes are sorted by descending trade order.

A section Op Code such as *E100 is sortedbefore an Op Code E100.

Use the button.


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Bill Writer

Bill Writer provides the ability to view and editthe bill items that have been produced in thetake-off system, before transferring them tothe Bill of Quantities or Area Al low ables module.

From the CCS Menu follow the path Candy

System to Bill Preparation Menu and selectBill Writer .

Items can also be imported from an existingBill or Area or typed directly into Bill Writer.

When the cursor is on an Op Code, the firstthree lines of its description are shownabove the Description heading.

On the right-hand side of the description, thecode and name of the take-off that has beentransferred are displayed.

If an Op Code has been priced, then the costof the item is reflected in the Amount

column.

Note: The worksheet for an Op Code may be

called up by using the softkey.

Families And Bubbling Of Lines

Bill Writer has the ability to open and closefamilies as well as bubble lines (moving a

line to a new position in the document).

The levels allocated to the Op Codeheadings govern the hierarchy of thesefamilies.

Families are closed by using the buttonor with Ctrl+Up-arrow and opened by using

the button, or with Ctrl+Down-arrow.

Note: A closed up family line is displayed ina different colour when the cursor is on thatline.


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Bubbling Of Lines

Moving a line up the document is done by

using the button, or with Ctrl+Left-arrow.

Moving a line down the document is done by

using the button, or with Ctrl+Right-arrow.

Note: A closed family can be re-positioned inthe same manner.

Preparing The Data For Transfer

The data in Bill Writer can be manipulated bymeans of various softkeys, beforetransferring to the Bill of Quantities .

The Description and Unit may only be

changed by using the softkey.

The softkey can be used to mark thelines at which a new page must start duringthe transfer to the Candy bill.

In this example a page break has been seton the line of code *E100 and is marked with+ signs on the column lines.

These markers can be deleted by using the

softkey again with the cursor on thisline.


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Using the softkey produces anotherset of softkeys that allow quantities to bemultiplied, Op Codes to be sorted, lines tobe deleted, like Op Codes to be addedtogether and items to be picked up.

Use the softkey.


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A further set of softkeys is displayed, whichinclude the following functions :

The softkey allows the quantities tobe rounded, based on the 4/5 rule forrounding quantities up or down.

The softkey allows the creation of a

bill from Bill Writer.

The softkey allows the creation of anarea bill from Bill Writer.

Use the softkey.

Creating a Bill from Bill Writer

The document is displayed which controlsthe transfer of data from Bill Writer to theCandy bill of quantities.

The following selections should beconsidered :

Selection The first page on which the transfer

must start should be specified. If thisfield is left blank the transfer starts at the

end of an existing b ill.

If the option, Delete All Bill Pages First is marked, the existing bill is clearedprior to transfer.

Pagination Paging can be done either by selecting

Break On Section Level or Break OnPage Markers .

The number of printable lines per pagecan be specified.

Bill Writer Quantity Selecting Bill Quantity copies the

quantities to the Estimating Bill.

Selecting Valuation Quantity displaysthe Quantity Selector from which thedestina tion quantity can be selected.

Use the button to copy Bill Writerdata to the bill of quantities.


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Creating an Area from Bill Writer

Use the softkey.

The selector is displayed which controls thetransfer of data from Bill Writer to an AreaBill.

The following selections should beconsidered :

Selection The Area field can be filled in with an

existing Area code or a new Area code towhich the items in Bill Writer must becopied.

Items can be added to an existing Area,existing quantities can be updated, or anexisting Area can be overwritten.

Pagination Paging can be done either by selecting

Break On Section Level or Break OnPage Markers .

The number of printable lines per pagecan be specified.

Bill Writer Quantity The Bill Writer quantities can be copied

either to the current quantity or the finalquantity columns of the selected Area.

Use the button to copy Bill Writerdata to the Area Bill.


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