Feature

PT Basic

PT Std

On-Screen Takeoff

Detail

Number of Layers

1

100

Unlimited

Crystal is Limited to one layer, but Power Takeoff will break out into many different layers and groups for advanced quantity breakdown and export.

No Wintab Drivers Required

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Built in Custom Drivers - No Additional Install! Eliminates the need to reach for the mouse when using a digitizer!

Easy to Learn and Use

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The easiest, most common sense products in the Construction Software Market

Works with any Windows Program

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All quantities will easily export into any windows program with a button click on your keyboard or from the digitizer template.

Measure Liner, Area, Count

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Power Takeoff also Measures Trace, Contour, Volumes, Pitch, and More!

Metric Units of Measure

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Screen Graphics

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Your work is shown on the screen to help you verify the work you have completed. Crystal shows all work in one color while Power Takeoff lets you assign a color to every layer or item.

Export Quantity to Excel

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Both programs work seamlessly with Excel and exports instantly without having to change windows or touch your mouse. Power Takeoff also stores your data, so if you want to use the automatic spreadsheet, you don't even need to export.

Export as DXF

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Save your takeoff files in DXF and open in a CAD program.

Print Images

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Print what you have on the screen with labels to show your customers or to send to the field.

Backouts

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Negative quantities allow you to back area out of takeoff.

Customized Menu Pad

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A menu Pad comes with the program to allow you to control your functions directly from the digitizer board. The menu pad will print directly from the Demo program.

Custom Scales

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Use the drawing to create a scale if you don't know what the scale is. Just pick two points and tell the program the distance.

Label Areas

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Areas can be labeled with the SQFT area or custom text.

Show Dimensions

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Dimension quantities can automatically show on the screen for every quantity.

Trace

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Trace freehand with the Trace Mode.

Change Background Color

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Background color can be Black or White.

Custom Keys

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Program keys on your cursor to complete functions (shortcuts) in the program. (works with 4-button or 16-button cursors.

Bitmap Editor

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Create your own symbols to use for "each" items

Calculator Pad

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Can be placed on digitizer board and input values

3-D Viewing

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View your Takeoff in 3-D and print it out for customers!

Different Scales on Same Page

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You can change your scale by layer and use different layers on the same page.

View and Takeoff Raster Files

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View almost any raster file: TIF, BMP, JIF, etc.

Simultaneous Values

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Power Takeoff has up to 3 output values for one task. When you takeoff an area, you don't only get the area, but also the perimeter, volume, and pitch, or whatever you want! When you takeoff a line, you get length, width, area, or whatever you want!

Auto Export DLL - Excel

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Import data automatically each time you open your favorite spreadsheet and automatically place your quantities in specific cells and all data on a worksheet.

Store Data

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Store every line segment, graphic, and quantity on your hard drive so you can come back to the project anytime in the future.

Groups

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Create complex groups for advanced material breakdown, and grouped export.

Pitched Area

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Just enter the slope of your pitch and Power Takeoff will figure out the rest.

Volume

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Enter a height for the item and Power Takeoff will calculate the volume in whatever unit of measure you choose.

Text Labels

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Place text labels anywhere on the drawing

Contours

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Power Takeoff will quantify advanced areas and volumes for difficult contours.

Post Takeoff Quantity Breakdown

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If you receive a request for a breakdown of quantities after you have completed the takeoff, you may isolate an area or several areas and break separate those quantities.

View and Takeoff Vector Files

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View almost any vector file: CAD, DWG, PLT, DGN, PDF, etc.

Copy/Paste Takeoff

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Duplicate takeoff from one level to another, or duplicate entire areas, buildings, or projects to paste into a different area to save time.

E-Mail Drawings with Takeoff

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E-mail your page view to a coworker or client. The electronic file will be in the background if you are taking off from digital plans.

Room by Room Breakdown

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A necessary feature for contractors who need a room-by room breakdown. Painters, Trim, Acoustical, etc.