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Getting Started with WinEst Sample Exercise V11

Professional Cost Estimating and BudgetingThings you need to know about WinEst

Pull Down Menus & Tool Bars

WinEst allows customization of your Toolbars. ere is an e!am"le# $f you "refer a large% easy to see selection of $cons%Select Preferences from the Tools menu o"tion. &ow select the Toolbar o"tion from the dis"layed list of "references.$n the u""er right hand corner of this "rom"t% under Style% change $mages to Large.

Toolbar Small $mages with Short Te!t

Toolbar 'arge $mages with Te!t

WinEst has "ull down menus for each of the following ( )ile% Edit% *iew% )ilters% Tables% Tools% +atabase% ,e"orts%Custom% Window and el". When the mouse is clicked on one of these menu items% a list dro"s down with the a-ailablecommands for that menu. Scan the menus to see the features a-ailable in the WinEst "rogram.

Helpel" is always a-ailable. ou can select Contents or Search for help commands from the Help menu or "ress the F1 key to -iew hel". To close the el" system% click on the / in the u""er right hand corner.

Maneuer!ng about the SystemWinEst has three main -iews which enables you to follow a structured method of building and re-iewing your estimates.ou can mo-e from -iew to -iew at any time by clicking one of the corres"onding toolbar buttons 0Ta"eoff % Sheet orTotals1 or by making selections from the #!ew Menu.

Takeoff

This -iew is for adding items to your estimate from the "rice book +atabase. )rom here you can#

• 'ooku" items from the database

• Perform takeoff calculations

• 2ssign a locations or Work Breakdown Structures 0WBS1 to items

• 2nalyze the $tem takeoff audit trail• Enter uni3ue% one time items

• 2dd notes to items

• 2ccess the calculator or drawings "rograms

• 2ssign 4uantities to selected items

• Perform assembly takeoff 02dding many related items to the estimate at the same time1

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Sheet

This -iew is for analyzing and modifying the estimate. The Sheet is a s"readsheet. )rom here you can#

• 2lter information for an item across the categories

• ,e"rice the estimate based on current "ricing

• 2""ly 2d5ustment factors based on 'ocation

• 2""ly City Cost $nde!es to ad5ust "ricing by location

• Change an item6s descri"tion and takeoff 3uantity

• )ilter and sort your estimate with "re(designed or custom designed filters 7 re"orts

• 2dd $tem s"ecific &otes and 8emos

• 8ake ad5ustments to -irtually any item s"ecific "iece of information% such as "ricing and "roducti-ity rates

• *iew the Estimate with &et or Gross 0Cost or Billable1 -alues

This s"readsheet can ha-e the column widths altered and filtered to show the information most a""ro"riate for e!aminingthe costs including summary information. +is"lay columns can be alternately added% deleted or hidden by clicking theright mouse button while on the column heading row. The column heading row contains each column te!t descri"tion.

Totals

This -iew is for summarizing costs and adding costs not co-ered elsewhere% such as 8arku"s. )rom here you can#

• See a dollar amount and "ercentage summary of the categories of work

• 2""ly "ercentage% lum" sum and ste" marku"s and bonding costs. 0&et or Gross1

• 2dd Ta!es

• *iew the total net costs% marku"s% and total costs for the 5ob

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$ Sample %erc!se

WinEst is well suited for using in a wide -ariety of a""lications. $n terms of determining estimated costs% conce"ts arethe same whether you are a general contractor on a commercial building "ro5ect% an $T director configuring a wide areanetwork or a "ro5ect manager designing a nationwide cellular network. Where-er "ro5ects are constructed with labor andmaterials% WinEst can assist in determining the "ro5ect6s final cost. )or the "ur"oses of this sam"le% we will be using aGeneral Construction Price Book to demonstrate WinEst6s features and functionality. $f you are not a general contractor%try to -isualize how the conce"ts "resented in the sam"le can fit your uni3ue estimating re3uirements. WinEst has awide -ariety of Standard $ndustry Price Book +atabases a-ailable. Contact you WinEst Sales re"resentati-e forinformation on the Price Book best suited to your needs.

Before you begin% start a new estimate by selecting 'ew from the F!le menu

Takeoff

Start the sample est!mate by a((!ng !tems) This is referred to as $tem Takeoff 1) Change to the Takeoff *iew by clicking on the Takeoff icon or by selecting *tem Ta"eoff from the #!ew menu

+) Click the $(( button on the toolbar

The database browser a""ears% dis"laying the contents of the current database "rice book. The "rice book is broken into9 sections 0+i-ision% 8a5or Section 7 8inor Section1. These grou"ings allow for 3uicker access to items based on thesection they belong to. )or e!am"le all concrete related items are found under +i-ision 9::: Concrete. 2s you highlightcombinations of +i-isions% 8a5or Sections and 8inor Sections% corres"onding items dis"lay below. To select an item%highlight it and click the $(( *tem button% or +ouble(Click on the item itself. $tems that ha-e been selected dis"lay inthe Takeoff $tems list bo! at the bottom of the screen. The icons to the left of the items are -isual indicators of the costsrelated to the item# 'abor% 8aterials% E3ui"ment% Subcontractor% ;ther 7 <ser.

*tem Cost *consCategory $con +escri"tion'abor Person

8aterials Bricks

E3ui"ment TruckSubcontractor ard at

;ther 8oney Stack

<ser Coin

To mo-e through the contents of the database% click on the +i-ision% followed by the 8a5or and 8inor Sections.

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Database Browser

D!!s!on Ma,or Sect!on M!nor Sect!on

Bulleting the ier='e-el o"tion within the By section will dis"lay items in the new >::= E!"anded CS$ structure. 8any"eo"le use this for the >::= 8aster )ormat.

D!!s!on Ma,or Sect!on M!nor Sect!on M!n! Sect!on

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To a(( an !tem to the est!mate #a1 Select the item with the mouse cursor b1 +ouble(Click on the item or highlight it and then click the $(( *tem button

1) )or this sam"le e!ercise% select the following takeoff items#M!nor Sect!on *tem Descr!pt!on>>?> @ ,ough Grading ,ough Grade @ +itchesASwales>>>> @ E!ca-ation ( Swale E!ca-ation @ >= Crew

To add the items listed abo-e#

a1 )ind the first item by Selecting#>::: Sitework 0+i-ision1>>:: Earthwork 08a5or Section1>>?> ,ough Grading 08inor Section1

b1 ighlight the item descri"tion and while it is highlighted% +ouble(Click or click the $(( *tem button.

c1 )ind the second item by Selecting#>::: Sitework 0+i-ision1>>>: E!ca-ation 08a5or Section1>>>> E!ca-ation @ Swale 08inor Section1

Adding Individual Items from the Database Price Book

The $ccept Button

+) Click the $ccept button followed by the Close button found in the lower right hand corner. This will acce"t yourselections and return you to the item takeoff -iew where WinEst has added the items into the estimate s"readsheet.

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Calculat!ng *tem -uant!t!es .Ta"eoff/

Each item has a formula assigned to it in the "rice book database. This formula a""ears while items are being added tothe estimate. Each )ormula has a set of 3uestions which are used to calculate an item 3uantity. These are calleddimensional -ariables. The first item you selected in the database browser 0ough ra(e 2 D!tches3Swales isnow ready for a takeoff 3uantity. The cursor 0blinking1 is ready for numerical in"ut of dimensional -ariable. $n thiscase% there are > 3uestions to determine the item6s 3uantity# $rea to 0ough ra(e and Pro(uct!on s4y(3(ay.

• Ty"e 5666 for $rea to 0ough ra(e

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Ty"e 766 for Pro(uct!on s4y(3(ay• Press the %nter key. The cursor automatically mo-es to the $(( -ty button. Press the %nter ey again.

o &otice# The first item in the s"readsheet now has a -alue. 2ll costs related to that item ha-e also been

calculated. The total current estimated cost dis"lays on the status bar at the lower left hand side of thewindow.

• Press the 'et button to 3uantify the ne!t item

Item akeoff Screen

'ote8 ou can click into the *ariable cells $rea to ra(e and Pro(uct!on s4y(3(ay again to enter more 3uantities forthe same item if you wish. ou can also enter -alues directly into the s"readsheet. ,egardless of how the 3uantity -alueis generated 0by formula or entered directly1 WinEst kee"s an audit history of e-ery change made to e-ery item. ou cansee the items history log by double(clicking in the items 3uantity cell or by selecting *tem H!story from the #!ew 8enu.

Enter a -alue for the %caat!on 2 +97 Crew8

• Ty"e 1: for 'umber of Days

• Press the %nter key. The cursor automatically mo-es to the $(( -ty button. Press the %nter ey again.

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$((!ng $ssembl!es to the %st!mate .roups of 0elate( *tems/

With WinEst you can also "erform assembly takeoff. <sing this method of takeoff WinEst enables you to add grou"s ofrelated items into the estimate together% while calculating their 3uantities from a common set of dimensional 3uestions.)rom the Takeoff window#

1) Click the $(( button+) Select $ssembl!es from the 'ist bo! at the to" left hand side of the database browser and in the By bo!% select

H!erarchy) ierarchy Structure for 2ssemblies is > le-el @ System and Grou"

;) ighlight the ;666 Concrete System% then ;;+6 Concrete Flatwor" Grou". 2ssemblies belonging to this grou" arelisted in the section below

9) Select Slab on ra(e 2 .$rea/ w30ebar % :99>>r. ou may need to scroll down the item listing to find the correctitem% de"endent on your screen resolution

7) Either +ouble(Click or select the $(( *tem button to add the assembly

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:) Select #ar!able Cho!ces by tabbing or clicking through the -ariables and select the o"tions you6d like

<) When this 2ssembly was created% some of its items where defined as P!c" items. This enables you to selectalternate items during item takeoff% de"endent on "ro5ect s"ecifications. ou will be "resented with item lists for eachP!c" $tem. Select the gra-el item that you want by highlighting it and clicking the P!c" button in the bottom righthand corner of the window% or by +ouble(Clicking on the item itself. $f no gra-el is desired you could click the S"!p button. <se this same method to select item s"ecification for all remaining P!c" $tems that are "resented% or click$ccept 0ema!n!ng P!c"s to acce"t the defaults for all items in the assembly.

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5) When all choices ha-e been made% select the F!n!sh button.=) ;nce the 2ssembly a""ears in the Takeoff $tems bo!% you can click the $ccept button in the bottom right hand

corner. This will bring the assembly and all of its related items into the estimate s"readsheet.16) Click the Close Button and the 2ssembly Takeoff Browser will disa""ear 11) $n"ut the following -alues into the -ariable in"ut bo!es for the assembly#

2rea of Slab ?::: s3ft+e"th of Concrete = in

+e"th of Base Course > in 'ength of Edge )orm = lnft

'ength of Construction Doint ?:: lnft'ength of Control Doint 9:: lnft'ength of S"ecial )orms ?> lnftS"acing of S;G ,ebar ?> in&umber of +owel Bars >: each'ength of +owel bars ?> lnft'ength of 8isc Bars ? lnft

!uantif"ing an Assembl"

1+) 2fter "ressing the $(( -ty button% 3uantities will be calculated for the items that are "art of the Slab on Grade

assembly. 8ore takeoff "asses can be "erformed to accumulate 3uantities for the assembly.

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>s!ng the %st!mate Sheet #!ew for $nalys!s

&ow that you ha-e generated the takeoff 3uantities% you can analyze the results using the estimate sheet -iew.

1) Click the Sheet button on the toolbar

+) Select F!lters ? More %st!mate F!lters% highlight the $ll *tem Deta!ls filter ? @A. $f you selected different items

during the "ick selections% then those items will be in the estimate instead of the ones listed in the e!erciseSheet Vie# $ %ore &ilters prompt

Sheet Vie# sho#ing the All Details filter

;) ou will also see buttons in the toolbar that are set to dis"lay filters. )or e!am"le% the Labor button will dis"lay theF'abor $tems ;nly6 filter and the Mater!al button will dis"lay only those items that ha-e material costs. The D!!s!onDeta!ls button is set to dis"lay the6 +i-ision +etails filter6. Scroll across the estimate sheet by clicking the scroll bararrows on the bottom of the screen.

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Sheet Vie# sho#ing the Division Details filter

ou can ad5ust the width of any column by mo-ing the mouse cursor o-er the column heading edge. The cursor changessha"e to a double(ended arrow when the mouse cursor is "laced on a column border. ou can then click and drag thecolumn to a new width. Some of the default Estimate Sheet filters in WinEst are#

F!lter Descr!pt!on

2ll $tem +etails Shows all of the columns a-ailable

Bill of 8aterials by 'ocation Shows columns for a bill of materials% broken down by location

E3ui"ment $tems ;nly Shows the columns associated with e3ui"ment costs

$tem Takeoff *iew Shows the same columns as dis"layed in the $tem Takeoff -iew

8aterials +etails by 'ocation Shows the detailed columns for materials% broken down by location

8aterials 4uote Sheets by 'ocation +is"lays the materials columns by location% formatted for a 3uote sheet to send tsu""liers

Subcontractor $tems ;nly Shows the columns associated with subcontractor costs

+i-ision ( Summary Shows the total columns for each ma5or di-ision

'ocation @ Summary Shows the totals columns for each item% broken down by location

8a5or Section ( Summary Shows the totals columns associated with each ma5or section

<nit Prices Shows the columns associated with the unit "rices for each item

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Ma"!ng Changes !n the %st!mate Sheet #!ew

This section describes how to change items in the Estimate Sheet -iew

Chang!ng the Descr!pt!on 'ame

1) Click the Labor button and click in the cell containing the descri"tion for the 0ough ra(e 2 D!tches3Swales +) Type Cut & F!ll 166 yar( Haul;) Press %nter

'hanging Information in the Sheet Vie#

The item now has the new descri"tion you ga-e it. +escri"tions can be u" to > characters long.

To undo a change in a cell% select the >n(o function from the %(!t menu or by selecting the button. Try this on thedescri"tion field% and try it a second time to see that you can undo an undo.

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Chang!ng the Labor Pro(uct!!ty

1) Select the 'abor Prod 0labor "roducti-ity1 cell for the Cut 7 )ill ?:: yard aul item+) Ty"e ;9;) Press %nter

*alues in the 'abor <nit Price and 'abor ours for that item change in relation to the "roducti-ity change. 2s other'abor columns change% you will want to re-iew those results too. Changes to the E3ui"ment categories follow the same"attern as the labor categories.

Column relationshi"s in WinEst are "redefined% and therefore cannot be tam"ered with or accidentally broken. 2 changemade in one column will always make the a""ro"riate changes in other columns. This ser-es to maintain the o-erallestimate6s cost integrity.

Chang!ng the Column Contents

E!"eriment with changing -alues in the estimate sheet and see how those changes affect the other columns

E-ery 5ob must be analyzed in accordance to the s"ecific factors that affect costs#

• Time of year

• 'abor market considerations

• Current material "rices

• S"ecific subcontractor bids and so on $t6s e!"ected that you6ll need to change a -ariety of the default -alues. The default -alues that a""ear in the estimatesheet are co"ies of -alues set in the database. 2ny changes you make on the estimate sheet do not affect the original-alues stored in the database unless you re"rice the database from the current estimate by selecting Database ?Manage *tem Database ? >p(ate *tem Pr!ces ? From Current %st!mate

T!p# ou can modify the default -alues inserted by the database to whate-er -alues you use the most.

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0e!ew!ng the Deta!le( $u(!t Tra!l

E-ery action taken during an estimating session is recorded into a detailed item history. The item history for any item ofwork in the estimate can be re-iewed by +ouble(Clicking in the takeoff 3uantity cell for the item or by highlighting theitem and selecting *tem H!story o"tion from the #!ew menu.*iew the detailed item history for an item#

1) Select the takeoff 3uantity cell for one of the items in your assembly. +ouble(Click while the cursor is "ositioned inthe takeoff 3uantity cell% or select *tem H!story from the #!ew menu

Item (istor"

;) To close the history dialog bo!% select the Close button found in the lower right hand corner

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F!lters .from the Sheet #!ew/

)ilters allow you to -iew your estimate detail in a -ariety of different ways. By allowing you to condition% sort 7 subtotalinformation% you can focus on s"ecific areas of concern.

'ook at the effect the filters ha-e on the estimate Sheet -iew by clicking on F!lters ? More %st!mate F!lters ? Select afilter that you would like to dis"lay and then @A and you are now looking at that "articular estimate filter. Column widthsare ad5ustable. Try ad5usting the width of the columns so that they fit on the screen. When you switch from one filter toanother% the "rogram sa-es the column widths and any other changes that you6-e made to the filter. The CS$% Sectionsand +i-isions summary filters dis"lay a summary of the total costs of the work by CS$ sections andAor di-isions. Thesefilters allow you to 3uickly -iew the distribution of costs across the entire "ro5ect. ou may find these filters easiest to readif you change the widths of the columns to fit in a single screen width.

Custom F!lters

WinEst has the ca"ability to create and customize the filters to dis"lay the estimate s"readsheet according to yourcriteria

ou can edit the s"readsheet in the following manner#

• Select which columns dis"lay

• Select the order that the columns dis"lay• +is"lay data columns as well as cost information

• Select the sort order of the estimate sheet

• )ilter items to dis"lay only certain cost categories

• Change the column header names to your "referred names

• )ormat column s"ecifics such as decimal "oints% currency symbol H etc

• +is"lay detailed or summary information

Inserting 'olumns on the Spreadsheet

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?. +ata contained in any s"ecific filter can be ad5usted on the fly. To add an additional column% select the columnheading to the right of where you want the new column to reside. +e"ress the right mouse button and click*nsert F!lter Column to -iew the column o"tions

>. 2 list containing all a-ailable columns will dis"lay ( select one by either ighlighting ? @A or +ouble(Clicking

'ote8 Columns can also be remo-ed andAor hidden by selecting the column% ,ight(Clicking and selecting DeleteColumn or H!(e)

%(!t Mo(!fy & F!ll Down

'arge "ortions of the estimate may be modified at once by selecting a column or a range in a column and choosing eitherthe Mo(!fy from the %(!t menu or F!ll Down from the right click menu. The 8odify command allows you to make"ercentage changes% -alue additions% or -alue re"lacements within the selection. The )ill +own command co"ies thecontents of the first cell into all of the other selected cells.

?. Click the Labor filter button on the toolbar

>. Click on the to" of the 'abor Prod column% selecting and highlighting the entire column

9. )rom the %(!t menu ? Mo(!fy or 0!ghtCl!c" and Mo(!fy. The 8odify Cells dialog bo! a""ears. Select the $((Percentage o"tion from the 8ethod dro"down menu% check on Dont Mo(!fy %mpty Cells bo! and ty"e 16 in the*alue bo!

=. Click @A

&otice that all of the selected 'abor Prod -alues ha-e been increased by ?:I. This function can be used to com"letelyre"lace any e!isting -alue0s1% ad5ust an amount by a "ercentage 0"ositi-e or negati-e1 and add 0or subtract1 an amount.

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#!ew!ng Totals for the %st!mate

The Totals "age -iew gi-es you an o-erall summary of your estimate and lets you add marku"s% bonds% and other

e!"enses that don6t fall into the work item categories.

To mo-e to the totals "age% click the Totals "age button on the toolbar. The totals "age -iew a""ears.

The Percent and $mount columns on the left side of the screen show the distribution of the 5ob6s costs. ;n the rightside% the Hours column shows the total hours re3uired to com"lete the 5ob for labor and for e3ui"ment as estimated. $nthe e!am"le abo-e% the Totals "age -iew dis"lays the estimate6s net costs based on the contents of the estimate Sheet -iew% and cannot be changed here. To make any changes% switch back to the Ta"eoff or Sheet -iew and alter the -aluesof the indi-idual work items to change the totals.

$((!ng Mar"ups

ou can add marku"s to your "ro5ect costs by either adding them as a "ercentage of the net cost or as a lum" sum. Towork with marku"s% click the Edit 8arku"s button on the toolbar. The &et 8arku"s s"readsheet dialog bo! a""ears.

Select the 'et icon on the tool bar

Click the $(( button. ou can either select an e!isting marku" or select the &ew button. 2t the to" of the window you

can gi-e the marku" a name and indicate the "ercentage amount for the marku". ou can restrict the marku" to bebased on a range of CS$ numbers or to a "articular category 0'abor% 8aterials% E3ui"ment% Subs% ;ther or <ser1. ;nceyou ha-e clicked on the @A button% the net marku" will be sa-ed% the %(!t %st!mate 'et Mar"up dialog bo! willdisa""ear and you will return to the %(!t %st!mate 'et Mar"ups s"readsheet dialog bo!. ou can re"eat this "rocess toadd% delete% and change net marku"s. ou can also use the Moe >p and Moe Down buttons to reorder the netmarku"s. ;nce you ha-e com"leted adding your net marku"s% click @A and the name0s1 of the marku"0s1 a""earbeneath the &et Costs row in the Totals "age -iew. The -alue of the marku" is automatically added to the Subtotal andTotal Bid entries.

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2s an e!am"le% create a new marku" named @erhea( based on ?>I of the net costs#

1) )rom the Totals "age -iew% click the 'et icon on the toolbar . The %(!t %st!mate 'et Mar"ups s"readsheetdialog bo! a""ears

+) Click $(( ? 'ew to add a new marku" to this estimate;) $n the Mar"up 'ame bo% in"ut ;-erhead9) 2d5ust the Ty"e list to show Percent. $n the Mar"up #alue bo% ty"e ?>

7) $f no category 0'abor% 8aterial% E3ui"ment% Subcontractor% ;ther or <ser1 is selected in the 0estr!ct Mar"up To section% the marku" will calculate its total based on all cost categories.

:) Click @A<) Click @A to close the dialog bo! and return to your Totals "age -iew. WinEst will add the ;-erhead marku" to the

totals "age and add ?>I to the Subtotal and Total Bid "rices. ou can see that when a marku" is created% it is"laced on the totals "age -iew in the a""ro"riate location on the sheet.

T!p# ou can +ouble(Click on the name of a marku" to redis"lay the Edit 8arku"s dialog bo! for that "articular marku".

$((!ng Bon(s

ou can add bond costs to your estimate easily and 3uickly. Bond costs are based on a series of ste" calculations% usingthe subtotal -alue on the totals "age as the "ro5ect cost. <se the Edit Bonds dialog bo! to add u" to ?: Bonds to eachestimate.

$s an eample create a new bon( for guarantee!ng performance

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1) )rom the Totals "age -iew% click the Bon(s button on the toolbar. The %(!t %st!mate Bon(s s"readsheet a""ears+) Click on the $(( button. The %(!t %st!mate Bon( "rom"t a""ears;) $n the Bond &ame bo!% ty"e Step Bon(9) $n the Bon( Step Calculat!on grid% add the ste" calculations for the bond. Ty"e the highest number in each

"ercentage range in the 2mount bo!es% and the related "ercentages in the ad5acent Percentage bo!es. )or thise!am"le% use the ste" calculations listed here#

Bond Dialog Box

7) Click @A twice to e!it the Ste" Bond screen. WinEst will add the new Bond beneath the Subtotal row on the TotalsPage -iew% and adds the bond cost to the Total Bid -alue.

otals Page

'ote# 'ike all +ata *iews in WinEst% the "resentation of data on the totals "age is customizable.

#!ew!ng 0eports w!th Pr!nt Pre!ew

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&ow that you6-e com"leted the basic "rocess in-ol-ed in "re"aring an estimate in WinEst Pro Plus% you will want toe-aluate the re"orting "rocess.

There are 9 ty"es of re"orts in WinEst#1) Pre(built re"orts found listed on the 0eports menu+) Standard filters and user created filters;) Custom 0eports "ulling information from WinEst% a-ailable from 0eports menu

Prebuilt and )ilter re"ort ty"es use the Print Style o"tions to custom headers% footers% font styles% "age orientation%

margins and "rinting o"tions.

The main difference is that the re"orts from the menu are "rebuilt and com"le! and the filters are user definable and sortand arrange the estimate data according to your layouts. $f you are e-aluating the )ree Trial Software 0downloaded fromour website1 "rinting is disabled% but you will be able to "rint "re-iew your re"orts. Custom ,e"orts are found on the0eport ? Custom 0eports menu. They use e!terior "roducts such as 8S Word or $nternet E!"lorer to "rint.

To Pre!ew a F!lter 0eport#1) Click on the Estimate Sheet Button+) Select the D!!s!on Deta!ls button;) Select Pr!nt Pre!ew from the F!le menu or select the Pre!ew button

ou can zoom in on the "icture by "lacing the cursor o-er the te!t "ortion of the "re-iew and clicking. 2lso the -ariouso"tions to customize the re"ort can be accessed -ia the Style button on the Print Pre-iew toolbar.

To change the Pr!nt Page Setup opt!ons from the pre!ew screen #

1) Select Style button from the "re-iew mode+) 8ake any changes desired to the re"ort9) Click @A to return to the "rint "re-iew to re-iew the changes

The Sample %erc!se en(s here

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The remaining "ortion of this document is informational and doesn6t re3uire in"ut

*irtual Takeoff Taking ;ff 4uantities from Electronic Plans

0This section is an e!am"le and not "art of the sam"le e!ercise1

With the addition of the WinEst *irtual Takeoff module% you can takeoff 3uantities directly from electronic "lans. Theassembly e!am"le in this sam"le e!ercise re3uired that you manually enter the area of the concrete slab in order todetermine the total cubic yardage for concrete and the corres"onding amount of re3uired rebar. This a""roach would becom"licated when working with irregular sha"ed slabs. The following e!am"le shows how this would be done using*irtual Takeoff to calculate the area.

WinEst *irtual Takeoff su""orts a wide -ariety of commercially a-ailable image formats#

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2n 2ssembly would be added to the estimate in the same way as before.

Click the $(( button on the Takeoff *iew

The Database Browser

;nce the desired 2ssembly has been selected into the Takeoff 'ist bo!% it is added to the estimate by clicking the $cceptand Close buttons

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he akeoff Vie#

2s you can see% the first dimensional -ariable at the to" of the Calculate Takeoff 4uantity screen is $rea of Slab. This-ariable is looking for the s3uare feet in the assembly. $n the Sam"le e!ercise 5ust com"leted% you manually entered the$rea of Slab. $n this e!am"le we will get the $rea of Slab from an electronic image of the drawing. To do this we firsthighlight the 2ssembly eader line and click the D!g! button at the to" of the screen

Virtual akeoff Dra#ing Setup

When beginning an estimate% you are "resented with this setu" screen for the first image used. ere you define thedrawing and layer name as well as the "ath to the $mage from which you will be retrie-ing dimensional information.

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Plan Sheet 'a!gat!onal Thumbna!l

By clicking on all of the corners in the selected slab or by clicking around irregular sha"es% *irtual Takeoff calculates thearea that the sha"e re"resents. *irtual Takeoff can also calculate item counts% lengths and "erimeters.

Clicking the $(( button% then closing the on(screen takeoff window% sends the resulting Takeoff 4uantity to the EstimateS"read Sheet.

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@pt!onal D!g!t!er Ta"eoff.ett!ng D!mens!onal alues from Paper Plans/

The *irtual Takeoff module includes the ability to use a digitizer board

Call for $nformation on the ca"abilities of the digitizer takeoff software o"tion to WinEst#

• Printing the takeoff gra"hics• ow Takeoff Pro for Windows uses colors

• Generation of a custom scale for a set of "lans

• Select count symbols for each takeoff

• ,ecall "erimeters from an area takeoff

• 2dd items from the database without lea-ing the takeoff screen

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