Ziatek ® Power Takeoff is the leading tool for construction cost estimators who need fast, accurate quantities from paper or electronic drawings or laser- acquired field measurements. By combining ease-of-use with unmatched power and sophistication, this system delivers capabilities that no other program offers! Ziatek ® Power Takeoff links quantities to any other Windows program with push-of-a-button simplicity, rendering it the most universal takeoff program in the world.
Basic Features
• Digitize complex areas, lengths, counts and volumes from blueprints in seconds.
• Metric and English units can be used. Use this feature to convert metric drawings to English measurements!
• Auto-scale unknown scales; automatically convert feet-inches-fractions to decimal equivalent.
• Up to 100 different scales can be used at one time within a single project, even on the same page!
• Color-code any work breakdown structure of the takeoff.
• Print takeoff screens in color - turning "layers" on or off to customize the graphic information to be printed.
• Send takeoff quantities DIRECTLY to Excel, Lotus or other Windows programs without cumbersome Cut/Copy/Paste operations, and without losing formulas or macros.
• Embedded calculator simplifies on-the-fly conversions.
• Quantities are organized into a grid for viewing, printing, or copying to a dedicated spreadsheet program.
Advanced Features
• Takeoff electronic drawings on-screen with mouse. Program integrates with Ziatek® e-Takeoff!
• Generate 3D quantities and view 3D image from any angle.
• Work Breakdown Structure is easily managed with "layers" and "group filters".
• Graphic information can be exported to a DXF file for post processing in CAD programs.
• Annotate image with text - drag-and-drop text labels and revise text with ease.
• Powerful dynamic link library (Ziatek.dll) provides extended macros for highly automated data transfer with other programs. Macros are provided in sample Excel T spreadsheets.
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