TradeTek Pages Question & Answer

How to create, navigate and modify behavior of page hyperlinks?

To create a Hyperlink, click Markup Tools button on Page panel, then click Hyperlink.
Edit Hyperlink dialog allows the target page and navigation behavior to be assigned.
A colored oval over the symbol indicates a Hyperlink target. Double-click to navigate.
To edit a Hyperlink, hold down Shift key while double-clicking on the Hyperlink oval.

How to move Folders in Pages side panel?

To change the order of Page or Folder items in the Pages side panel, drag it to the desired location.
Pages that are not nested in a folder will always appear above the folder items.
To move a single page in or out of a folder, select and drag it to the desired location.
To move a multiple pages between folders, click the Organize button in the tool bar above the Pages side panel.

How to color the name of Page or Folder items in the Pages side panel?

Select a Page or Folder item in the Pages side panel.
Click the color box at the top right of the Pages side panel.
In presented dialog, click on a predefined color box or in the Color wheel.
To define a specific RGB color, hold the shift key down while clicking in the boxes at the right.

When resizing a Legend on a page, how can I resize the legend wider so I can see all the text of each takeoff item?

There are many variables involved in the generation of a Legend image including the number of Takeoff items. TradeTek imposes some restrictions to maintain crisp on screen and printed images, yet avoid Windows bitmap limitations that could cause an exception if the Legend image was too big when fully zoomed into that page.

When dragging knobs of a selected Legend image, the image is stretched to fit the number of displayed takeoff items.

Here are two potential ways to resize the Legend image as desired.

1. Select the Legend image, then draw the bottom center knob up until you see the full text of all legend items.
2. Zoom in a couple of levels on the page, then draw one of the selection knobs to see the desired affect.

How do I add, delete or modify pages in a job?

A job is generated with the New button at the top left of Home panel from a folder of images or bound PDF.
By default, the Page panel on the left shows the name of each page that displays one plan drawing.
Double-click the Page name to change the name or dim the drawing so takeoff stands out.
Before adding takeoff, the estimator must scale the page using the Scale tool on the Home panel.
Use the Duplicate Page tool above the Page panel list to clone a selected page.
Click the Color box above the Page panel list to change the color of the page name.
Use the Add Page tool above the Page panel list to add new pages to an existing job.

How do a scale a page before drawing takeoff?

Select the page in the Left side panel and click the Scale button on the Home panel.
If the drawing has a known scale, select a predefined scale on the From List panel of Set Scale dialog.
If drawing scale isn’t known, select the Manual Scale panel and enter a printed measurement from drawing.
Now click on the each end point of the measurement arrow on the drawing to capture the scale.
For more accurate calibration, do a horizontal and vertical manual scale and TradeTek will average the results.

To manually scale a page, first scroll the entire measurement on the screen before using the Scale tool.
For more accuracy, zoom in so the measurement extends acroll the entire width or height of your screen.
If all pages use the same scale, set Apply Scale to All Pages checkbox in the Set Scale dialog.

How can a Legend be added to a page?

From the Tool panel, select the page and click the Page Legend button to toggle Legend on or off.
The Legend contains a summary of Takeoff data that can be resized or moved on the page.
The background color and transparency of the Legend can be controled from the Preferences dialog.

How can I improve the performance of TradeTek when drawing Takeoff on a page?

A dedicated GPU and video RAM provides the biggest impact on Takeoff drawing, zooming and scrolling.
Make sure Page Legends are toggled off while performing takeoff for a 1000% performance improvement.
If a job is created with a small monitor, then open with a big monitor, from Page panel, click Fit Page.