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Measure Square Commercial Edition
User Guide
1/5/2016
Contents 1. About Measure Square Corp. ........................................................................................................ 4
2. What Can MeasureSquare Do? ..................................................................................................... 4
3. How to Evaluate 30-Day Trial ........................................................................................................ 4
4. Contact us ...................................................................................................................................... 5
5. Getting Started .............................................................................................................................. 5
5.1. Download and install MeasureSquare .................................................................................. 5
5.2. Register MeasureSquare ID ................................................................................................... 6
5.3. Four steps to estimating a project ........................................................................................ 7
5.4. User interface introduction ................................................................................................... 8
6. Plan Import and Trace Rooms ....................................................................................................... 9
6.1. Import a plan ......................................................................................................................... 9
6.2. Set plan scale ....................................................................................................................... 10
6.3. Add multiple floors .............................................................................................................. 11
7. Plan Takeoff (Room Drawing) ..................................................................................................... 12
7.1. Freedraw a room ................................................................................................................. 12
7.2. Draw a rectangular room .................................................................................................... 13
7.3. Create rooms based on existing walls ................................................................................. 14
7.4. Add a doorway and a window. ............................................................................................ 15
7.5. Add a staircase .................................................................................................................... 16
7.6. Add an elevation ................................................................................................................. 18
7.7. Creating border dividers ..................................................................................................... 19
7.8. Creating internal wall .......................................................................................................... 20
7.9. Creating curved walls .......................................................................................................... 23
7.10. Divide floor in to regions to receive different products.................................................. 23
7.11. Bath room takeoff using divide floor and split room command ..................................... 26
7.12. Crop rooms inside another room to create an open floor plan ...................................... 29
7.13. Merge selected rooms .................................................................................................... 30
7.14. Insert holes on floors....................................................................................................... 31
7.15. Add a note and handwritings .......................................................................................... 32
7.16. Add a line segment .......................................................................................................... 33
7.17. Review and modify properties of rooms, doorways, elevation etc. ............................... 34
7.18. Search a room on diagram .............................................................................................. 35
7.19. 3D view ............................................................................................................................ 35
7.20. Export plan as AutoCAD file ............................................................................................ 36
7.21. View Options and Edit Tools ........................................................................................... 36
8. Product Assignment .................................................................................................................... 37
8.1. Manage master product database ...................................................................................... 38
8.1.1. Manage product database structure .......................................................................... 38
8.1.2. Add or delete products in master product database .................................................. 40
8.1.3. Relocate a product to another folder ......................................................................... 43
8.1.4. Create multiple product databases ............................................................................. 43
8.2. Create project-level product list ......................................................................................... 44
8.3. Applying flooring products (carpet, vinyl, tile, hardwood, laminate, etc. ) to rooms by
drag-and-drop method ................................................................................................................... 45
8.4. Apply a linear base product to room perimeter and single wall segment .......................... 46
8.5. Apply transition on doors or on border of different products ............................................ 48
8.6. Apply subfloor underlayment ............................................................................................. 50
8.7. Associate product with add-on items ................................................................................. 50
8.8. Apply heat welding rod on borders of sheet vinyl and swim lanes .................................... 53
8.9. Remove product assignment .............................................................................................. 54
8.10. Room view ....................................................................................................................... 55
8.11. Wall stack design ............................................................................................................. 56
8.12. Wall profile ...................................................................................................................... 61
8.13. Room Profile .................................................................................................................... 63
8.14 Tile Pattern Editor ................................................................................................................... 65
9. Seam Layout and Estimation ....................................................................................................... 69
9.1. Review estimation data ....................................................................................................... 69
9.2. Estimate by floor ................................................................................................................. 70
9.3. Change layout direction for roll goods ................................................................................ 71
9.4. Seam manipulation ............................................................................................................. 73
9.5. Cut sheet manipulation ....................................................................................................... 76
9.6. Pattern carpet layout setting .............................................................................................. 77
9.7. Control estimation settings for roll goods .......................................................................... 79
9.7.1. Set Project-level estimation criteria ............................................................................ 79
9.7.2. Set System-level estimation criteria............................................................................ 81
10. Export Estimation Data to Worksheet .................................................................................... 83
11. Project Printout and Report .................................................................................................... 85
12. Synchronize to M2 Cloud ........................................................................................................ 87
13. License Control ........................................................................................................................ 88
14. System Setting ......................................................................................................................... 89
1. About Measure Square Corp.
Measure Square Corp. was founded in 2001 with a mission to create the best measure estimating
software on the best computer platforms available. Over the years, generations of its products have
shaped the way that measuring estimating is being done, with efficiency, accuracy, and professional
results.
Since the company’s inception, the customer base grew from zero to 3000+ businesses. Customers
range from national firms such as Sherwin Williams, Redi Carpet, and FCI to regional multi-location
operations like RiteRug, R.C.Wiley, B.T.Mancini, Acousti Engineering Corp. and installers for Home
Depot and Lowe’s to small retail stores in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia,
New Zealand, and South Africa.
2. What Can MeasureSquare Do?
Designed for commercial flooring contractors, M2 commercial handles takeoff, estimating and
layout on blueprint plans for carpet, tile, vinyl, wood, laminate, and add-on items such as pad, base,
transition, welding, labor items for multi-family and large commercial jobs.
Key features:
o Batch import and scale blueprints from PDF,CAD and other formats
o Takeoff floors, regions, walls and ceilings with product assignments
o Specify flooring products, add-on line and labor items by drag and drop
o Estimate product quantities and seam layout with optimize cut waste and seam locations
o Generate a clean cut sheet and seam diagram for installers
o Print to blueprint scale with details, email or export report in Excel, PDF.
3. How to Evaluate 30-Day Trial
Follow the instructions below to deploy Measure Square program
o Step 1: Verify system requirements
o Windows 7,8, or 10 (32/64 bit)
o Step 2: Download program and register 30-day trial account
o Download 30-day Trial here
o Register M2 ID and trial account
o Step 3: Watch video tutorials and sign-up for a Demo
o Sign up for a free webinar with live Q& A by calling or emailing us.
o Watch our self-learning video tutorials
o Step 4: Subscribe
o Monthly payment, no contract
o Updates and support included
o Onsite and web training available: http://www.measuresquare.com/training
4. Contact us
5. Getting Started
5.1. Download and install MeasureSquare
Follow instructions below to download and install MeasureSquare on your PC
Download a 30-day Trial from here
North America:
Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom:
-Customer support hotline: 1-626-683-9188 M-F 8am-5pm Pacific Time
-Submit your questions from the web: http://www.measuresquare.com/support.html -Email support staff: [email protected]
MeasureSquare
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Australia Office (Australia, New Zealand)
PO Pox 2144, Woorim, Bribie Island, QLD, 4507, Australia
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NZ: +64 9-889-1965 [email protected]
www.measuresquare.com.au www.measuresquare.co.nz UK Office (Great Britain)
Unit 13b Brindley Court, Dalewood Road Lymedale Business Park, Newcastle Under Lyme Staffordshire, ST5 9QH, UK
+44 0125-491-6139, 0161-298-1965
www.measuresquare.co.uk
After the download is complete, double-click the MeasureSquare installation file to start
installation wizard. Click Next to start installation. Follow instructions to finish installation.
After installation is completed, double-click icon on your desktop to launch
MeasureSquare program
5.2. Register MeasureSquare ID
When launching MeasureSquare for the first time, you are prompted to register a MeasureSquare
ID.
Why you need to create a MeasureSquare ID (M2 ID)
M2 ID works like an Apple ID that you use it to identify yourself and sync diagrams with other iOS
devices, such as iPad and iPhone, as it enables you to store data on M2 cloud when using sync
function of M2 program.
M2 ID also enables you to use network features such as
synchronizing projects and product database to M2 cloud
sharing projects and product catalog
How to register M2 ID?
Open Measure Square program and click Register for free trial to create a M2 ID and
password
Enter a valid email address and contact information. Click Register.
After signing up, check your email and proceed to activate your M2 ID by clicking the
activation link from the confirmation email sent to your registered email address.
After activation is completed, open MeasureSquare program again, sign in with your M2 ID
(email used to register) and password, and click Login button.
5.3. Four steps to estimating a project
Step 1: Import Plans and Trace Rooms
Import PDF plans and establish scale (PDF, TIF, GIF, JPG, CAD files are supported)
Set up product schedule with color coding for surface products (carpet, sheet vinyl, ceramic,
VCT, wood, laminate), with add-on line items
Trace room areas, perimeters, walls/ceilings
Step 2: Assign products and Add-on Details
Visually drag and drop products and add-ons to room area, walls including pad, base,
transition, welding, labor charges, etc.
Add details such as borders, doors, stairways, island, cabinet, tile patterns, flash cove
Use multiplier for multiple units or floors
Verify product assignments in 2D and 3D on floor and walls.
Step 3: Layout/Estimate
Calculate product and add-on item quantities, linear length, waste ratio, in seconds
Optimize seam location, layout direction, cut waste, and match pattern carpet across rooms
Re-estimate instantly with product changes
Step 4: Generate a Quote and Report
Print estimation report, cut sheet, seam diagram, and floor plan with product color coding
for clients and installers.
Create quotation, work order and invoice forms
Export estimation to PDF and Excel
5.4. User interface introduction
MeasureSquare contains several key components:
1. Start Icon (TOP)-allows to start a new estimate, open an existing project, save an existing
project, print reports, change settings, and synchronize to M2 Cloud in MeasureSquare.
2. Quick Access Tool Bar (TOP) – the most frequently used tools can be placed in this toolbar,
providing the user with easy and constant access to those tools.
3. Workflow Tabs (TOP MIDDLE) –organizes a set of tabs representing estimating workflow
from Project Info, Takeoff, and Worksheet. Some of these tabs appear only when a certain
type of object is selected, providing specific tools for items such as the Freedraw Tool tab.
4. The Ribbon(TOP MIDDLE) – contains groups of toolbars namely Job Info preparation tools,
Takeoff Tools, Estimating tools, Zoom In/Out and so on.
5. Product/Services List and Project Item List Panel (LEFT) shared with Estimating Panel – is
on the left hand side and contains main product and services list, project item list and some
tab functions.
6. Drawing and Layout Area (Middle) – area window for drawing room and material layout,
seam cut layout, cut sheet at lower section.
7. Viewer (Right) – is located on the right of the screen automatically indicates the
room/door/window/stair properties, estimation results, and room list.
6. Plan Import and Trace Rooms
Often builders, architects and designers send floor plan files electronically in PDF or CAD or image
files, such as jpeg, tiff, etc. The program provides various importing functions to bring these files
into the program and one can then takeoff the areas from the imported image background.
6.1. Import a plan 1. From Takeoff tab, select Import, and select import file types
Supported file formats are:
General image formats: JPG, TIF, GIF, BMP etc.
Dodge plan file: PLN
Master Product
Database
Project Items
Estimation
Tools Bar
Cut Sheet
Viewer
Ribbon
Drawing Area
Quick
Access
Tool Bar
Start icon
Tabs
Adobe file format: PDF
AutoCAD file: DXF, DWG, DWF
2. At the preview screen, you can:
Crop or rotate an image
Select a desired scale from Blueprint Scale pull-down list
Verify the scale by measuring a known wall segment using the Ruler command to add a
dimension next to a known size and check the scale on the plan.
Select one or multiple pages to import from the right panel
Select desired resolution by dragging the DPI bar.
6.2. Set plan scale
MeasureSquare provides two methods to set up blueprint scale:
Method 1: Select blueprint scale
1. From Takeoff tab, select Import, and select import file types
2. At the preview screen, find Blueprint Scale pull-down list->select desired scale
Crop image Rotate image Ruler
Select scale
Adjust resolution Select
page(s) to
import
3. Select which pages to import from right panel->click Import to Current Layer
4. Verify the scale with Ruler
Method 2: Use two points to scale a plan
1. From Takeoff tab, find Scale icon -> left-click to start measuring a known size on the
plan such as the doorway or the longest wall-> enter actual size->OK.
2. Verify the scale with Ruler
6.3. Add multiple floors
Residential houses, apartments and commercial buildings may be constructed in multiple floors, the
program provides the function to add and edit multiple floors.
Add a new floor: click green + icon next to main floor tab and enter floor name. Click OK.
Delete layer: click “x” icon to select delete a floor.
Switch among layers: Triangle icon to pop-up a list of floors, select a floor to switch to that floor.
The highlighted one denotes current floor.
7. Plan Takeoff (Room Drawing)
MeasureSquare provides variable methods to takeoff a plan.
7.1. Freedraw a room To capture irregular shaped rooms and open areas such as hallways and corridors, use the Freedraw
tool to trace around perimeter of the area.
Click Draw icon and left click any corner of a room area to start room tracing.
Click room corners clockwise or counter clockwise to trace perimeter of a room
Right-click to close a room shape
Freedraw runs in continuous mode to capture multiple numbers of room areas until cancelled by a
right-click.
7.2. Draw a rectangular room
Method 1: Use Rectangular Room command to capture rectangular shaped rooms or area, it
runs on continuous mode until cancelled by a right-click.
Left-click a corner of rectangular area, move to the opposite corner of the rectangular area,
left-click again to finish.
Method 2: Use Room by size command is for inserting a rectangular shaped room or area by
entering length, width and room label, and it runs on continuous mode until cancelled by right-click.
7.3. Create rooms based on existing walls
MeasureSquare allows users to create a room based on existing walls of connected rooms. As the
example shows below, if the user starts from a corner point, traces the room counterclockwise,
then the green line intersects with existing walls that can form a closed shape, MeasureSquare will
automatically predict the room shape based on existing walls and create a pink contour. Right-click
to convert the pink contour to regular walls. If the pink contour does not look correct, ignore it and
continue to draw.
7.4. Add a doorway and a window.
From Takeoff tab left-click Door command , mouse over walls with door signs, and left-click
Continue on adding same sized door and with same transitions to all similar door locations in a
batch
Likewise, one can apply same methodology to add a window to a room by clicking on Window
command and dropping a window to desired location.
7.5. Add a staircase
MeasureSquare supports standard staircases, pie-shaped staircases, spiral staircases and landings.
Users can customize unique staircases by combining different styles of stairways and landings.
To add a standard staircase, click Stairway and click drawing area to drop a staircase.
To configure details of the staircase, left-click to highlight stairway and change its property
on the right hand panel.
To design L-shaped, U-shaped, winder stairs, or spiral stairs, one can select different style of
landing such as 90 degree turn or 180 degree turn from the submenu .
To connect landing with staircase, user should drag staircase over a landing and allow the
program to automatically “dock” them together.
Left-click stairways and select 3D view to review stairways in 3D.
7.6. Add an elevation
When doing a takeoff of a plan, users may come across fixtures such as stand-alone walls, counter
tops, shower thresholds, stages and so on, which can be accommodated by the Elevation function.
To add an elevation, click the Elevation command ; trace its contour in a room.
Highlight the elevation by clicking it and change its height in the property panel on the right.
7.7. Creating border dividers
Many flooring projects have border designs and material specs on those border areas.
Create a Single Border on Room Floor:
Left-click on a room to highlight its boundary.
Click submenu under Floor Divider ->select Create Border Dividers command and enter border Width in the field
2. Click an elevation to
modify its properties, such
as, name and dimensions
Mark proper checkboxes on Cut Style and Border Type (default recommended).
To apply products to borders, simply drag and drop a product from database to the border.
To remove a Border, select the border and click on Delete command on the ribbon.
7.8. Creating internal wall
To takeoff/draw internal walls from existing base wall,
Left-click on the desired room, go to Takeoff tab and click on Room Option-
>internal wall
Move cursor on the desired wall to locate start point, left click to start drawing, continue on for multiple wall segments
Here is an example of internal wall takeoff and its 3D view.
7.9. Creating curved walls
To design a curved wall, left-click a room to highlight it and select the Set Arc command. Drag red
diamond handle in the middle of a wall to turn a straight wall into an arc as shown below.
7.10. Divide floor in to regions to receive different products
It is common in commercial floor design that an open area is designed with patterns and different
colored products. In such a case, a floor area is divided into connected regions using Divide Floor
command from Takeoff tab.
First capture whole area with Freedraw on its inside wall perimeter, then use Divide Floor command to
place floor dividers along each of the border lines of products or patterns.
If there are curves on a dividing line, simply connect two ends of an arc with straight line. Several arcs
may be used to simulate a spline curve), and complete the dividing line.
To turn segments of dividing line into an arc, select the dividing line that needs to match the curves,
Click Set Arc command, and then pick each middle handle of a segment to convert it into arc.
Continue on creating the second set of border lines, and turn them into curves. With divided regions,
different colored products can be applied to the regions (as in this flower region case)
7.11. Bath room takeoff using divide floor and split room command
Often commercial flooring involves floor plans with rooms and open areas connect to each other and share walls. Individual takeoff on each room is inefficient and aligning them with shared walls is tedious as well.
Using Floor Divide and Split commands substantially speeds up the process:
Use Freedraw to capture inside perimeter of floor area with batch of rooms connected to each other with shared walls
Click on Room Option->Floor Divide
Connect shared walls (longest walls first, it may cross several rooms), this process divides whole area into divided rooms and open areas regions
Click on Room Option->Split Room , it converts divided regions into individual rooms with shared walls properly aligned automatically
The steps using above example are shown below:
(1) Trace whole floor area with multiple rooms on their inside wall perimeter. Zoom in close to details while drawing.
(2) Click on Room Option->Floor Divide command Divide longer shared walls first (that crosses multiple rooms), then continue on dividing individual rooms.
Place floor divider on middle section of walls.
Here is the completed office area with dividing lines.
(3) Click on Room Option ->Split Room command. Then divided regions turn into individual rooms which are aligned on their shared walls and can be independently operated.
7.12. Crop rooms inside another room to create an open floor plan
There can be “nested rooms” or kiosks inside a bigger open area where these room areas need to be
taken out of the bigger area. Placing rooms inside another room does not automatically deduct the area
underneath, the Crop Rooms command is used to specify the nested room so that the program deducts
the nested area during the estimating process.
To takeoff inside rooms,
Hold down Ctrl key and left-click to select multiple rooms
select Room Option -> Crop Rooms command on Takeoff Tab
7.13. Merge selected rooms
There are situations that several connected rooms need to be merged into a single room. This can be
done by selecting rooms to be merged, and click on Merge command on Room Tool tab to
complete.
Below is the merged area after application. All shared walls and internal walls of each merged room are
removed after merging.
7.14. Insert holes on floors
Another tool to create holes or takeout areas is to use one of hole inserting command.
Click on one of command, then directly trace hole area shape within an existing room area. Three types
of hole shapes are available:
Insert Hole: draw a free-shaped hole
To relocate or remove holes:
Select Move Hole command and drag and move the hole, drop it to relocate.
If dropped right within room boundary and intersected with another hole, the hole merges with the other hole to form a new shape.
Select Delete Hole command and left-click on a hole to remove it
Comparison of Hole Insertion commands with Add Insert command. Both deduct area from underlying floor area or wall. The differences are
Product items cannot be applied to holes and their perimeter
Holes cannot intersect or touch with room boundary
7.15. Add a note and handwritings
To add a note to the plan, click Note command, enter a brief description and drop the note to the
desired location.
By clicking on Handwriting option, user can insert handwriting into diagram area
7.16. Add a line segment
In many commercial flooring designs, there are straight or curved lines where the linear length needs to
be accounted for. The Segment tool can be used to capture such a linear footage. Linear length
products can be drag-and-dropped to such a line or curved segments.
For a curved line, use straight line segments to capture each curved segment that can be modeled by an
arc, click to highlight the segments, and then use Arc tool to convert the corresponding segments
into arcs. See example below.
7.17. Review and modify properties of rooms, doorways, elevation etc.
The Property panel retains properties of objects in the drawing area. It displays the object name,
dimension of object, product assignment etc.
Click on Properties icon to open property of highlighted object in the drawing area, such as room, doorway, staircase, elevation, line segment and so on. In addition to reviewing the properties of
selected objects, user can also:
Change dimension/size of selected object such as room size or width of doorway
Change product assignment of selected object
7.18. Search a room on diagram
Click on icon or use Ctrl-F to pop up a dialog window, and enter full or partial room name to find any matched rooms with highlight color.
7.19. 3D view Product design and assignments on floor are easy to inspect and verify with a 2D layout. As products can
be applied to walls, the 3D visualization feature enables viewing and rotating of floor and wall
assignments in 3D to help verify and communicate this information with customers.
Select any number of rooms on floor to show in 3D (if no room is selected, the whole floor will be
displayed). Click the View 3D command on the Takeoff Tab to enter 3D mode,
Click Properties
icon to review or
modify selected
object in drawing
area
Left-click Exit to return back to the 2D mode
7.20. Export plan as AutoCAD file
Users can export project file as AutoCAD file by using Export to CAD file command . However, only
the room shaped will be converted. Other details such as product assignments, staircases, doorways,
and windows cannot be converted.
7.21. View Options and Edit Tools
Zoom to fit: zoom to fit all drawings and plan image into current window view
Zoom in: increase the zoom level
Zoom out: reduce the zoom level
View Option: select and configure room drawing and product assignment display options
Grid: show grid lines in drawing area. The grid size can be set in Start menu->system settings-
>measurement tab.
Pan: turn on pan mode, left click and hold to shift drawing objects in current view
3D View: open room drawing in 3D view; allow rotating and panning drawing in 3D.
Show Wall: Display wall and ceilings in expanded view
Pattern Start Position: Select pattern or tile grid starting point by clicking on a room corner or any
point inside a room/region.
Rotate: Rotate selected object such as rooms, staircases, and elevations.
Undo: undo last action
Redo: redo last action
Copy: copy selected drawing object(s) such as room, segment, count item, plan image and so on
Cut: Cut drawing object(s) such as room, segment, count item, plan image and so on
Paste: Paste copied drawings or image.
Delete: delete selected object(s).
Seam Lock: Lock seams in selected rooms.
Plan Lock: Lock locations rooms in current floor.
Image Lock: Lock blueprint image.
8. Product Assignment
After the rooms on the floor plan are captured from the takeoff process, the next step is to apply proper
products and related installation add-on items to these room areas as specified by material schedule list,
so they can be calculated by program.
This chapter covers all of the different ways of assigning different types of products and add-on items to
floors, walls and ceiling areas, on their area, perimeter lengths, or vertical walls.
8.1. Manage master product database
The Product and services database is where the user can create products, installation add-ons, and labor
service charge items that are to be applied in takeoff and product assignments process, and then later to
be laid out and estimated. This database should be set up properly before starting any real project that
is to be bid.
8.1.1. Manage product database structure
Default Product/ Services database organizes products with a two-level folder structure:
First level folders, second level folders
Any specific product item must be placed under a second-level folder
User can create third or more levels of folders if needed
Users have the flexibility to organize their product items in many ways based on their takeoff estimating
practice. For example, use first-level folders for major product types, and second-level folders for sub
product types and installation add-on types. See a sample setup below.
Add first-level folder: Right-click to select Product/Services folder (root folder), select New Folder, and
enter folder name
Add second-level folder: Right-click to select first-level folder, select New Folder, and enter folder name
To create the third level folder, right-click to select a secondary level folder, select New Folder, and
enter folder name
8.1.2. Add or delete products in master product database
Measuresquare provides a standard product database with generic products, such as broadloom carpet,
pattern carpet, ceramic tile, vinyl sheets, hardwood, laminate and installation materials & labor charges.
User can then modify existing items or add new items to the database.
To access master product database, find Product/Service panel and click “+” to expand
subfolders and contents.
To modify product database, right-click Product/Services folder and select View/Modify details.
To modify a specific product, right-click a product to review and modify its properties
To add a new product, first right-click Product/Services folder and select View/Modify details.
Then right-click a target folder and select New Product.
At pop-up window, enter product name and select a product type. Click OK.
To delete a product from master database, right-click a product->select Delete
8.1.3. Relocate a product to another folder
Users may want to re-organize existing products by re-locating a product to another folder. The easiest
way to do this is to re-name the path of the product.
While in master database->left-click a product->enter correct path. For example, change
“carpet\broadloom” to “carpet\pattern match”. Click Save.
The product will be moved to pattern match folder.
8.1.4. Create multiple product databases
Commercial users may create and maintain multiple databases for different manufactures. Retailers
who have multiple locations may want to maintain products databases based on different regions. To
handle such situations, MeasureSquare allows users to create and maintain multiple product databases.
To create a new product database, left-click triangle icon -> select New Product Database->
enter product database name and click OK. It will create an empty product database.
To switch among different databases, left-click tab with product database name.
8.2. Create project-level product list
For commercial projects, users often create project-level products based on finished schedule instead of
using existing products in a master database. In this case, users can right-click project item folder->select
View/Modify Details to open a project-level product list.
Similar to setting up a master database, users can create project-level products by right-click Project
Item folder->select New Product and specifying the product type and product name on pop-up dialog.
Please note that project-level products are saved per project.
8.3. Applying flooring products (carpet, vinyl, tile, hardwood, laminate, etc. )
to rooms by drag-and-drop method
On left product services panel or project item list panel,
Navigate and open any folder to locate product item
Press left mouse key to drag an item, and move it over to room drawing window and over room
to be assigned to (observe mouse cursor turn into apply material icon) show the icon here
While cursor is over the room, the border of the room is highlighted (indicating it is selected and
ready to be applied), left click anywhere inside the room to apply
Dragged item can be repeatedly applied to any other rooms by left clicking in additional rooms
or areas
Right click to cancel product assignment mode (so that apply material cursor disappears)
Major flooring products (carpet, vinyl, tile, wood, laminates) can be dragged and dropped to the same
room area once, and it will be replaced automatically if another major product is applied over it.
However, underlayment material items can be applied to the same room area multiple times (for
example, pad, adhesive, etc. can be applied to the same floor)
8.4. Apply a linear base product to room perimeter and single wall segment
Some add-on installation products (such as cove base, moldings, transitions, quarter-round, etc.) are
length-based and applied to wall base or room perimeters. In product specification, these items have LF
(or MR in metric) as unit of measurement and their layout type is Add-on Item in product database.
Assign LF (MR) add-ons to wall base:
All wall perimeter: Drag and drop to highlighted perimeter of a room (when mouse over the
room)
Single wall segment: Drag and drop to ONE highlighted wall segment (when mouse over the wall
segment)
8.5. Apply transition on doors or on border of different products
Transition items are linear-based products with Unit of Measure (UOM) LF (MR in metric) and Layout
Type as Transitions Item in material spec, are often applied at these situations:
Drag-and-drop on doorways (or, from Properties window of doorway, click on Add)
Drag-and-drop on any dividing line of same room area (so divided areas may transit from one
product to another product
Drag-and-drop to any wall segment next to another room area
Transitions can be drag and dropped to the door. Or one can add the transition from Properties window
of a doorway.
Transition items are graphically displayed with dashed lines on wall segments being applied. See
example below with red transition applied around perimeter of the countertop and on wall base of the
large open space.
8.6. Apply subfloor underlayment
Underlayment is a vital factor to the success of the flooring on top of it. A sturdy and smooth surface
underneath every finished flooring material is a must. Without smooth and solid subflooring, the
finished flooring can fail or look very bad in a short span of time. However, some underlayment is
merely used for sound proofing or as a moisture barrier.
Underlayment products are specified with area-based Unit of Measurement SF or SY (SM in metric) and
Layout Type as Underlayment Item in estimating spec part of product database.
Assigning underlayment item is the same as applying other area-based add-on products by drag-
and-drop to any room area.
Multiple different area-based items can be applied to the same area on top of each other
Note: Underlayment items can be associated with a major flooring product under its add-on list in
product database, and get automatically applied when that major flooring product is applied.
8.7. Associate product with add-on items
In flooring estimating, installing major covering materials requires installation add-on items as well as
labor costs to get the job done. This can be accomplished by associating add-on items and labor items
with major covering product.
Steps to Associate Product Add-ons:
Select the add-on item, check Is Add-on check box in product detail window
Select the primary item, and then click green “+” button (as depicted below)
Pick up the required add-on item, and specify add-on method. Click OK to save selections.
Selected add-on item then shows under Product Add-ons section
8.8. Apply heat welding rod on borders of sheet vinyl and swim lanes
Heat welding rod is measured by linear length and is normally applied under border lines of different
color sheet vinyl (by drag-and-drop manually, see screen below)
Swim lanes of sheet vinyl cuts in same floor area. It must be set with sheet vinyl item as an associated
add-on item by seam length method. Refer to section in product database setup chapter.
When properly assigned, linear length usage of heat welding rod is calculated automatically in later
layout estimating stage
8.9. Remove product assignment
Remove area item from floor or walls: Drag and drop area eraser to highlight area with product
assignment.
Remove LF item from wall perimeter or wall segment: Drag and drop Linear Eraser to
highlighted room perimeter or segment from lower section of product list panel.
Remove EA item: Drag and drop EA eraser to target object to remove all count items.
8.10. Room view Rooms view retains expansion status at the room and floor level. It displays Room labels Attachment
labels, line segments alphabetically under Room View.
Select Room View command on right panel to open list of rooms.
To select multiple rooms in the Room View by holding down on the CTRL key on the keyboard and
clicking on the desired rooms. The corresponding rooms in the floor plan will be selected. Conversely,
rooms selected in the floor plan will also be selected in the Room View.
To switch among layers in Room View, click on folder with layer’s name
8.11. Wall stack design
Advanced wall design with details can be achieved from wall stack design commands.
Step1: Display expanded walls in drawing area by turning on View Wall command on Takeoff tab. To
display walls on right, select Show walls on right side in view options menu
Step2: Make wall selection. Select a single wall from wall by left-click on a wall in expanded view.
Selected wall will be highlighted in blue in the 2D diagram.
Step3: Divide wall into stacks for selected wall(s).
To add a wall stack, select Wall->Add Horizontal Stack or Add Vertical Stack->place dividers on
the wall to create stacks.
To remove a wall stack, select Wall->Delete Wall Stack and left-click a divider.
To adjust size of a stack, left-click any wall stack and drag divider to adjust its size (section
height), or enter wall stack height in right property panel.
Step 4: Select main covering product for selected section. Select item from Primary products from pull-
down list in property panel on the right.
Step 4: Apply finishing trim, décor or bullnose to edges. Drag and drop linear product such as finishing
trim to edges of wall stacks.
Step 5 Set product layout direction and alignment options for selected stack.
8.12. Wall profile There are situations that wall design and product assignments are shared among other walls of the same
room or walls of other rooms. This feature allows wall section and assignments be copied from one wall
and be pasted to other walls.
Copy and paste wall profile
Copy Wall Profile. Left-click to select a wall of expanded room view, and select Copy Room
Profile.
Apply Wall Profile. From expanded wall view of target room, left-click to select one empty wall,
select Apply Wall Profile command.
Apply Wall Profile with Height. From expanded wall view of target room, select one or multiple
walls (with Ctrl-key), left-click to select one empty wall, select Apply Wall Profile with Height.
Copied wall stack height is maintained on target wall (instead of scaled proportionally as in
Apply Wall Profile)
Wall profile library
If a wall profile is to be reused for future projects, one can save it to the wall profile library.
Save a wall profile
Display expanded walls by turning on View Wall, left-click a target wall, and open wall profile
library.
Select Add Wall Profile and enter name of the profile.
Apply a wall profile form the library
Display expanded walls by turning on View Wall.
Similar to product assignment, user can drag and drop a saved wall profile to target wall.
8.13. Room Profile
In commercial flooring projects, many room areas share same floor and wall design and product
assignments across all floor layers. This feature substantially speeds up the product assignment process
when hundreds of similar rooms are in place.
Copy Room Profile Left-click a room -> Room Option->select Copy Room Profile. This command
copies
Room floor product assignments (include tile pattern, layout direction), wall base
assignments, border design and assignments (if exist)
Wall stack design (layer sections), wall product assignments, bull nose, trims, decors
Paste Room Profile Apply copied room profile to selected room. At pasting, if rooms to be
pasted to are with different wall height, wall section heights are automatically scaled
proportionally.
Paste Room Profile with Height Apply copied room profile to one or any number of selected
rooms. At pasting, if rooms to be pasted to are with different wall height, original wall section
heights are
Room profile library
If a room profile can be reused for future projects, one can save it to the room profile library.
Save a room profile
Left-click a target room, and open room profile library.
Select Add room Profile and enter name of the profile.
Apply a rooml profile form the library
Similar to product assignment, user can drag and drop a saved room profile to selected rooms.
8.14 Tile Pattern Editor
Commercial users can design their own tile patterns with Tile Pattern Editor.
Step 1: To open Tile Pattern Editor, click triangle icon next to Product/Service Database to open sub-
menu. Select Design Tile Pattern.
Step 2: Select tiles that form desired tile pattern. Click Add Tile to open product database and select
one.
Step 3: Place tile and adjust its orientation. Left click to drop tile into desired location, use Rotate
command to adjust its orientation.
Step 4: Place more tiles to form desired pattern. Repeat step 2 and 3 to place more tiles into drawing
area. To line up with existing tiles, click tile corner point or edges of existing tiles.
Step 5: Preview and save the finished design on Pattern Preview Area. If there’re several available
pattern units, select one of them from Available Pattern List to preview the full layout on Pattern
Preview Area. Select desired one and save it to master database or to current project.
Step 6: Apply Tile pattern to room or walls. Drag and drop a tile pattern to target room or wall. Upon
pop-up, select tiles that fit into the pattern, specify grout product and click OK to confirm selection.
Use Pattern Start Position to select pattern or tile grid starting point by clicking on a room corner
or any point inside a room/region.
9. Seam Layout and Estimation
With room takeoff and material assignment in place, the next step is layout estimating. This section
introduces the steps on how to generate an accurate estimate on material usage (such as linear length,
square footage, boxes of tiles, etc.), seam layout and cut sheet for roll goods like carpet and vinyl.
9.1. Review estimation data
To review estimation data for entire project, click Estimation Data icon on right panel as shown in the
image below.
9.2. Estimate by floor
In many cases, there is a need to estimate and quote a job by floor layers so a job can be sold and
installed by floors and at different installation phases. When estimate by layer, it assumes that material
roll and cuts (therefore the waste cuts) are not shared between floors. Normally, the waste factor is
higher.
To enter Estimate by Floor mode, select Estimation Data icon in right panel, check Estimate by layer
Click to review
estimation data in
right panel.
.
NOTE: If project has been estimated under regular mode (not estimate by layer), entering Estimate by
layer mode will erase existing estimation data, cut sheet and seam diagram.
9.3. Change layout direction for roll goods
It is common practice to compare different layout directions.
To change layout direction of a roll good, click one area with that item (so it is highlighted), then click
Horizontal or Vertical layout button to redo layout with that direction. These two commands apply to all
rooms of the same floor.
To change layout direction on one selected room, select Layout Direction command on takeoff tab and
drag mouse cursor to desired direction inside a room.
Please note that when using Layout Direction command, user can layout product alone any direction.
9.4. Seam manipulation
Drag and drop seam on diagram. Seams placed on rooms can be dragged and dropped at any location.
And it can be snapped to any corner points or aligned with any wall segments automatically when that
corner point or wall is highlighted. Seam can be removed or deleted by drag-and-drop off a room.
Switch Seam Side: switch seam layout from one side to another side (for example, from left to right, or from top to bottom, vice versa)
Add T-Seam: place a cross seam against roll layout direction. Use Even T-seam from submenu to
place evenly spaced T-seams to selected cuts.
Add B-Seam: place section-dividing length-line at roll layout direction (shown in solid line vs.
regular dashed seam line).
Delete Seam: pick and delete seam. Seam can be removed or deleted by drag-and-drop off a
room
Lock Seam: lock seam location of selected room(s)
Reset Seam Location: Reset existing seam locations and re-estimate whole plan
Switch Layout Direction: Switch layout direction of selected regions
Set layout direction: Set material layout direction to any direction. Drag mouse cursor to point
layout direction in a room, the program will lay material along pointed direction.
Change Step Per Break for Stairway: set number of steps per cut for stairway from property panel on
the right.
By default, carpet cuts for stairway are made individually for each step to optimize the cut waste. But it
may not be the best layout. To set a cut per several steps, left-click stairway and select Covering Style or
Step per break.
What is dividing line (or section dividing line)?
Dividing line is used to divide a floor area into separate sections so that seams within each section can
be placed and edited individually. This feature is helpful in placing seams on complicated shapes such as
long hallways or connected corridors. Below is an example for its usage (dividing seams are in solid color)
9.5. Cut sheet manipulation
Cut sheet window shows roll stock cuts of selected roll good items from floor diagram.
Stock cut sheet is generated by the program automatically. However, user can manually adjust cuts in
the cut sheet window with these operations, and therefore affect Total Linear Length, Qty and Waste %:
Cross reference cuts on floor and cut sheet. Left-click any cut on cut sheet to cross show
corresponding cut in floor diagram (highlighted)
Zoom in and out in cut sheet window (use mouse wheel)
Drag-and-drop single cut to different locations in cut sheet (even across rolls)
Drag a block of cuts and shift to right (press down SHIFT-key)
Add a new roll by dragging a cut to a blank space
Add T-seam on cut in cut sheet
While using these commands, observe changes in Total Linear Length, Qty, and Waste % to achieve
optimized results.
Drag and shift a single cut
Drag and shift a block of cuts to right section. Press down SHIFT key; drag a cut to shift a block
of cuts to the right.
9.6. Pattern carpet layout setting
Pattern carpet can be specified in product database with pattern repeat parameters:
Horizontal repeat (carpet width direction)
Vertical repeat (roll length direction)
Pattern drop parameters are used for graphical display and are not used in cut planning and estimating.
They are rarely used.
Horizontal drop (shift in width direction)
Vertical drop (shift in length direction)
Pattern carpet cut algorithm. At layout estimating mode, by default, EXCEPT for the first cut, the
program automatically adds extra repeat margin (Vertical Repeat size) in roll for each additional cut
applied to any room area.
In this example below, first cut (A Cut) is 40’3” without repeat margin added; second cut (B cut) is added
with 18” vertical repeat margin, two fill piece cuts are with repeat margin added as well.
If cut margin field (for trimming) is specified with the pattern carpet, it is added on top of pattern repeat
margin. In the example, 3” cut margin is added to all cuts including the first cut.
9.7. Control estimation settings for roll goods
MeasureSquare allows the user to set estimation criteria for roll goods at project level or at the system
level. When estimating a project for the first time, the program will apply estimation criteria at system
level to the entire project. If user chooses to specify estimation criteria at project level, project-level
estimation criteria will OVERWRITE system-level criteria and will be applied and saved to current project.
9.7.1. Set Project-level estimation criteria
To set project-level estimation criteria for roll goods, left-click a room with roll good product and select
Estimation Settings on left panel to specify estimation rules.
Cut margin and margin type.
In this example, below, selecting cut margin option “Both Length and Width”, it adds 3” to both length
and width of the fill piece.
Maximum roll cut length: Its default value is 0.0 (meaning it uses its roll length as maximum cut
length).
Maximum T-seam in a room can control maximum number of auto-generated T-seams in a
single room area
Minimum reusable length can control if an end of roll will be used as a cut, and then pack rest
of cuts and shifts forward.
Roll-cut option can control whether to share roll good waste across all floors/layers
Roll-cut round up can set to control whether to round up roll cut length to nearest 3”,6” or 1’
Note that project-level settings will overwrite system-level settings.
9.7.2. Set System-level estimation criteria
To set project-level estimation criteria for roll goods, go to main menu->System Settings->Estimation.
Cut margin and margin type.
In this example, below, selecting cut margin option “Both Length and Width”, it adds 3” to both length
and width of the fill piece.
Maximum roll cut length: Its default value is 0.0 (meaning it uses its roll length as maximum cut
length).
Maximum T-seam in a room can control maximum number of auto-generated T-seams in a
single room area
Minimum reusable length can control if an end of roll will be used as a cut, and then pack rest
of cuts and shifts forward.
Roll-cut option can control whether to share roll good waste across all floors/layers
Roll-cut round up can set to control whether to round up roll cut length to nearest 3”,6” or 1’
Note that system-level settings will be overwritten by project-level settings.
10. Export Estimation Data to Worksheet
When the layout estimating step is done, move to the next stage on the Worksheet tab.
To create a new worksheet, select Add Worksheet command
Select worksheet type, such as proposal, quotation, work order, purchase order or invoice.
Select group style and check Import from project estimation.
By Material: a full list of project items with usage quantities and sales data without room
and floor layer info is displayed.
By Room: project items assigned are listed under each room labels.
By Product by Trade: project items marked by that trade are listed.
By Material Break by Room: project items broken down its usage under each assigned
rooms are listed
Below is a sample worksheet that organizes items by product.
To delete a worksheet, left-click to select a tab and select Delete Worksheet command .
To add a new item, left-click Add New Item command .
To cut a selected item, left-click to select one line item and select cut item command.
To delete an item from worksheet, left-click to highlight it and select Delete an Item command .
To export to Excel workbook, select Export to Excel , navigate to target directory, type in file name,
and it saves current presentation of worksheet into Excel format.
Note: Data exported to MS Excel does not include the formula for total calculation. One may
need to build a formula for future recalculation needed with exported Excel file.
11. Project Printout and Report
Installation diagrams are vital to the quality of an installation job. It is often attached with the work
order and must be followed by installers. Before printing the diagram page, click File menu and go to
Print to preview printouts and set up print options.
After select Print command, preview of printouts will be displayed. On top of preview window, there are
several submenus.
Select Print to choose a physical printer or a virtual printer to print diagrams.
Select Printer & Paper to choose paper size and layout orientation.
Select Options to configure printout format and content.
After configuration, select Print PDF to convert diagram and documents into PDF document and
save them to a local computer.
12. Synchronize to M2 Cloud
MeasureSquare program can save and retrieve data from M2 cloud, such as, user data, product
database and print templates. For users who want to use MeasureSquare program on multiple devices,
it is important to sync to M2 Cloud periodically to ensure user data flow consistently on different
devices.
To sync local project files to M2 cloud, go to File menu->click on Import to import project files
that have been saved on local computer to M2 cloud->select project files to be uploaded->click
Open->click Sync.
To sync product database to M2 cloud, go to Takeoff tab, find Product/Services panel, select
triangle icon and select Sync.
13. License Control
After a user has started subscribing one or more licenses, select Question Mark icon and select
MeasureSquare ID & license to review license status.
If the program is not activated and if a license is available, select the license and click Activate to
start using it.
If user is done with using the program and wants to transfer the license to another machine,
click Logout & Quit. The license will be returned to M2 cloud and will be available for another
machine to use.
14. System Setting
System Settings is designed to help the user configure general settings and options. It is suggested to
explore this right after one opens the program.
To open System Settings, go to File menu->System Setting.
To change measurement system or select default unit name, open Measurement Tab and select
desired measurement system and unit name from pull-down list.
To set default value for drawing, select Model tab to make changes.
To configure system-level estimation criteria, open Estimation tab and specify desired rules.
To configure desired drawing style, select style tab to modify default colors, thickness of lines, etc.
15. Onsite measure with Disto laser meter MeasureSquare RETAIL and upper-tier editions are integrated to work with several Leica DISTO meter
models that are Bluetooth enabled. The PC or tablet running MeasureSquare must also be Bluetooth
capable to receive measurement data wirelessly transferred from the DISTO.
Key benefits of DISTO drawing include:
Precision and efficiency with laser measurements to prevent human errors resulting from
measuring tapes
Seamlessly measure large areas including rooms with obstructing objects such as furniture or
warehouse stacks
Supported DISTO Models: D330i, E7500i, E7100i, D810
15.1 Pair Disto meter with Windows and MeasureSquare
Step 1 Turn on DISTO
Turn on laser meter by pressing on the Red On button.
Step 2 Turn on Bluetooth
To turn on Bluetooth on Disto device, find model name and follow instructions below.
For D330i: Press Bluetooth button to switch Bluetooth on or off.
For E7100i: To turn on Bluetooth, press Bluetooth button to switch Bluetooth on or off.
For E7500i: Press Func. ->Top-left Dot button->Press ‘=’ to switch Bluetooth on or off.
For D810 Touch:
Step 3 Pair Disto with Windows PC
1. Select the Start button, then select Settings > Devices > Bluetooth.
2. Turn on Bluetooth > select the device > Enter paring code: 0000 (Four zeros) ->Pair.
*Previously paired devices will be stored to PC, therefore pairing is only essential for first time DISTO
usage
Step 4 Pair MeasureSquare with Disto meter
1. Open MeasureSquare. Under Takeoff Tab, select Disto icon->Discover->Connect to establish the
software connection with the DISTO.
2. If the connection is successful, Disto device will be highlighted in green.
Please note that Windows automatically disconnects Disto if the device is idle for 30 seconds. To stay
connected, check Keep Alive box.
15.2 Drawing with the DISTO and MeasureSquare
After the DISTO is successfully paired with MeasureSquare, user can draw with the DISTO and
MeasureSquare by first selecting a starting point and then proceeding to draw via either the Draw
Room or Draw Takeout functions.
Below is a guide to the commands available to the user in the DISTO Start Point Picking Mode
Start Point Picking Mode
To select a starting point,
1. Use arrow keys on the soft keyboard in MeasureSquare to move the blue dot to the desired
start point.
2. Once the desired starting point is located, press on the DISTO start Room Drawing mode.
Room Drawing Mode
When entering room drawing mode, user can use Disto device and soft keyboard in MeasureSquare to
capture room shapes. This chapter will demonstrate how to capture a rectangular shaped room and a
polygon shaped room.
Draw a Rectangular Room
1. Press on Disto to enter “Drawing Mode”. The blue dot turns to red arrow. Point the red arrow to desired direction using arrow keys in soft keyboard.
2. Press the button again on Disto to capture and transfer first measurement. As soon as the measurement is received, MeasureSquare draws a wall in drawing area.
Note: when measuring a wall, place the end of Disto against one wall and use laser to shoot the oppsite wall as shown in the image below.
3. Capture and transfer next wall measurement using the button (identical to the first step)
4. Square the room by pressing Close command. (the last two walls do not need to be measured)
5. As soon as room is closed, it enters Start Point Picking mode.
Draw a Polygon Room
The example below demonstrates steps necessary to create a polygon room with features including a doorway, a missing wall, and an angled wall.
1. Press on Disto to enter “Drawing Mode”. The blue dot turns to a red arrow. Point the red arrow to desired direction using arrow keys in soft keyboard.
2. Press the button again on Disto to capture and transfer the first measurement. As soon as the measurement is received, MeasureSquare will draw first wall on the drawing area.
3. Capture and transfer the next wall measurement using the button (identical to the first step)
4. To add a door, capture the measurement from door-jamb to jamb by pressing the
button on Disto, then go to MeasureSquare soft keyboard->select Mode->Convert to Door in MeasureSquare.
The program will convert last measurement to a doorway.
5. To draw an opening, capture the measurement of an opening by pressing the button on Disto, then go to MeasureSquare soft keyboard->select Mode->Convert to missing wall in MeasureSquare.
6. To draw a 45 degree angled wall, select Rotate to rotate red arrow to desired angle
7. Select Close key to close the room. (the last wall does not need to be measured)
15.3 Advanced Techniques
MeasureSquare provides user shortcuts to help speed up measuring. It also offers advanced functions to
help user handle situations that involve measuring walls with arbitrary angels, curved walls, outside
corners, etc. Those techniques will be discussed in this chapter.
Room Corner Navigation
Normally a user wants to start measuring from corner point of an existing room. To quickly navigate to
room corner,
Use arrow keys to move blue dot to target room.
When blue dot gets close to a wall, it will snap to nearest two corner points by creating two
more blue dots.
Select desired corner point using Next Point key on soft keyboard. Then press the red ON
button on Disto to enter “Drawing Mode”.
Size Entry with Keypad
If a measurement is shorter than length of Disto device itself, it is difficult to be captured by Disto.
MeasureSquare allows a user to manually input a measurement while measuring with Disto.
While in Room Drawing mode, use arrow keys to point red arrow to desired direction
Select Input, enter desired measurement, say 6”, and then select Apply. 6” wall will be created
in drawing area.
Continue to measure with Disto
Switch Starting Point
While measuring halfway, if one wants to measure from the other end of drawing, select Mode then
selects Switch Starting Point to measure.
Create a Room Based on Existing walls
MeasureSquare allow users to create room based on existing walls of connected rooms. As the example
shows below, if user starts from a corner point, measures one wall, then point red arrow to desired
direction, MeasureSquare will automatically predict room shape based on existing walls and create pink
contour. Select Close on soft keyboard, it converts a pink contour to regular walls.
If the pink contour does not look correct, ignore it and continue measure.
Measure Walls with Outside Corner
When measuring walls with outside corners, one may need to use the Minus function. For example, to
measure the angled wall in the image below, user can
Measure from one corner to a point on a wall to obtain the first measurement, which is
highlighted in blue.
Select Mode->Minus. A pink arrow appears, which is going to deduct next measurement from
the measurement obtained in step 1
Measure from the other corner to the same point in step 1 to obtain second measurement,
which is highlighted in orange.
The length of the angled wall will be computed automatically.
Measure Arbitrary Angled Wall
To measure an arbitrary angled wall, user can use triangulation function.
Step1: Measure two or more corners of a room and then select Mode->Triangulation.
Step 2 Press the Lower left button to cycle through corners until desired reference point is selected.
Step 3 Capture the distance, shown as a dashed blue line in the image above and transfer via Bluetooth. The angled wall will then be shown in red indicating a successful measure
Measure Curved Wall
*Arc is drawn by first locating the Apex, and then the endpoint of the arc
Step1: Measure from one end of arc to a point on the arc. Step 2: Measure from the same point on arc to the other end of arc Step 3: select Mode->Convert to Arc. It will convert last two measurements to a curved wall.
