Standard Scale List Window
Standard scales are pre-defined, commonly-used scales that can be quickly assigned to a drawing or part of a drawing. The […]
Standard scales are pre-defined, commonly-used scales that can be quickly assigned to a drawing or part of a drawing. The […]
Standard scales are pre-defined, commonly-used scales that can be quickly assigned to a drawing or part of a drawing. The […]
Some organizations need to limits standards changes to select personnel then distribute the changes to other personnel. Standards in this […]
Standard traces are pre-defined, commonly-used traces that can be quickly assigned to a measurement or a quantity worksheet item. When […]
Standard traces are pre-defined, commonly-used traces that can be quickly assigned to a measurement or a quantity worksheet item. The […]
Premier users can now quickly mark points in a measurement as uncounted. This is useful when trying to compute a […]
Dimension is a multi-user application. Several different users can work on the same project simultaneously. Dimension keeps track of quite […]
The Worksheet Breakdown Structure Window is used to view and/or change the breakdown code structure used in the Quantity Worksheet […]
This window displays a list of all the trace property values for a single measurement or multiple measurements. It can […]
This window displays a list of all the standard traces in a grid with one row per trace and different […]
The Work Zone Tab is for the creation and editing of work zones and reviewing the Work Zone Report described […]
The Trial tab allows users to set the program emulation to either Basic, Advanced or premier functionality. It also displays […]
The Quick Access Toolbar can be displayed to the right of the File Menu button or underneath the ribbon bar. […]
As described in the Pattern Search Overview, the third step in a pattern search uses the Pattern Search Edit Window […]
As described in the Pattern Search Overview, the last step in the search pattern process uses the Pattern Search Review […]
The PlanWell Toolbar is used to when working with files downloaded from the PlanWell electronic planroom. It allows plans to […]
Point Symbol editing can be invoked in three ways: Pressing the “Clone” button in the Point Symbol List Window Pressing […]
Point symbols are symbols that can be displayed for each point in a measurement. Dimension provides a limited set of […]
The Quantity Worksheet Print Window is used to set various options when printing the quantity worksheet. It is invoked from […]
When restoring a project, the project may include a work breakdown category that is not in your standards database categories. […]
This window is used to enter, edit or clear the proxy server settings. Proxy settings are used when Dimension needs […]
Overview Dimension allows you to work with a stand-alone drawing without saving any information. But most construction projects consist of […]
Standard traces are pre-defined, commonly-used traces that can be quickly assigned to a measurement or a quantity worksheet item. The […]
The Measurement List Print Window is used to set various options when printing the quantity worksheet. It is invoked from […]
The Table below maps the Main Menu Commands and toolbar commands to the corresponding tab in the Ribbon Bar. Command […]
When the user opens a drawing page, the program attempts to extract the vector objects needed for the SnapAI process. […]
The Basic (free) version Dimension has limited functionality. It allows you to view plans and take measurements – but not […]
Layers in Dimension work like layers in CAD drawings. Measurements and annotations can be assigned to layers. Then the layers […]
The Item Properties Window is used to view and/or change the properties of a worksheet item. It’s also used when […]
During the takeoff process, issues arise that need to be resolved later. The Issue Management features allow Advanced and Premier […]
This document describes use of the Issue List Window. It assumes that you are already familiar with issues in general. […]
This document describes use of the Issue Edit Window. It assumes that you are already familiar with issues in general. […]
This window is used to set or review the software installation information It is invoked automatically if you start Dimension […]
Standards include all the information that is used across multiple projects. In includes: Standard Bid Codes Standard Extensions Standard Layers […]
This window is used to import drawing files from a zip file. It can be invoked from the Ribbon Bar […]
How Text Substitution Works Some terms such as “Architectural”, “Electrical Details”, “Elevation”, etc. occur frequently in drawing names. Rather than […]
Project Files are created using either the “File/Project Backup…” or “File/Project Backup and Zip…” option of the Main Menu. The […]
For a description of how name mapping works, see Name Mapping Overview. To edit or review the standard name mappings, […]
For a description of how name mapping works, see Name Mapping Overview. This window is displayed when the user presses […]
This window is displayed when you press the Display File Properties button in the Drawing List Window. It displays the […]
This window is displayed when creating a hyper-link annotation. A hyper-link annotation is used to quickly jump from your current […]
When adding points in polar mode, the point is forced to fall on a line that is a multiple of […]
Layers in Dimension work like layers in CAD drawings. Measurements and annotations can be assigned to layers. Then the layers […]
This window is the first step in generating a drawing file with a grid of a certain size. This is […]
The Item Properties Window allows formulas to be used to define the “quantity” for an item. The syntax for these […]
The Quantity Worksheet Window and the Item Properties Window have formula bars that aid in the entry of formulas. As […]
This window is used to edit the font used to display text in a measurement or a text annotation. This […]
This window is used select and/or create a folder. This window is invoked in the following places: To select a […]
This window is used to enter or change the FTP setting for projects that use files stored on an FTP […]
FTP is an Internet protocol that allows an Internet site to work much like a file server. Many General Contractors […]
Some extensions have many variables, only some of which are of interest to the user. Hiding those that aren’t of […]
This capability requires Dimension Premier or the Extensions Add-on. This document describes roll extensions. Roll extensions have all the functionality […]
This capability requires Dimension Premier or the Extensions Add-on. This document describes riser extensions. Riser extensions have all the functionality […]
This capability requires Dimension Premier or the Extensions Add-on. This document describes joist extensions. Joist extensions have all the functionality […]
This document describes grid extensions. Grid extensions have all the functionality of normal (formula) extensions, plus they calculate and display […]
This document describes how standard extensions are created, edited and reviewed. It assumes that you are already familiar with extensions […]
This document describes how extension information is edited and reviewed for an individual measurement. It assumes that you are already […]
Standards include all the information that is used across multiple projects. In includes: Standard Bid Codes Standard Extensions Standard Layers […]
This window is used to enhance the display of images. When large images are displayed on a computer screen, many […]
Some organizations need to limits standards changes to select personnel then distribute the changes to other personnel. Standards in this […]
Traces define the colors and other characteristics used to display measurements. There are standard traces, measurement traces and quantity worksheet […]
This two step wizard allows unused drawings to be easily purged from a project. It can be used in several […]
Overview Planrooms sometimes re-post drawings after they have been available for some period of time. Sometimes an entire project is […]
This window is used to rename drawings or pages. It can be invoked by pressing the F2 shortcut key in […]
Some drawings (such as isometric drawings) are Not To Scale (NTS). You can still count the points and specify the […]
The Main Window displays a drawing that can be edited. The Extra Drawing windows can simultaneously display other drawings, but […]
The Project Toolbar is used to navigate among projects and the drawings in a project. You can also create and […]
This window is used to enter or change the properties of a Project drawing scanning searches the project folder and […]
This window is used to review or set the scale for a drawing. This window is invoked from the Main […]
This window is used to enter or change the properties of a drawing. This window is invoked from the Ribbon […]
The Drawing Print Window is used to set the numerous printing options when printing a drawing.This window can be invoked […]
This window displays a list of all the drawings for the current project. Hidden drawings may be included or excluded […]
The Drawing Legend displays a grid of all traces used in a drawing. There are columns for the trace graphic, […]
This window is displayed when the Rotation button is pressed in the Conversion Window. It is used to specify the […]
Drawing Import is designed to quickly name and organize construction drawing files for use with electronic takeoff software. It has […]
This window is the first step in the import process. It is used to specify the folder and/or the Dimension […]
This window is the second step in the drawing import process. It is used to specify how the drawing filename, […]
Name mapping formulas are used in the Standard Name Mapping Edit Window and the Conversion Name Mapping Window. The syntax […]
How Name Mapping Works When importing drawings, there are several different names that may need to be specified: The filename […]
Figure 1: The Drawing Import Main Window Figure 1 shows the main window for Drawing Import. This window is visible […]
When Project Files are created by clicking on File/Project Backup & Restore Backup & Zip Project, they include drawing files. […]
Project Files are created by clicking on File/Project Backup & Restore/Backup Project. You can re-create a project by clicking on […]
This window is the third step in the import process. It is used to build and display the list of […]
This window is used to display the dimensions of the current drawing (also known as a drawing). This window is […]
This wizard is used when saving drawings that have been downloaded for viewing. It is invoked by saving a drawing […]
This is the main window for downloading multiple drawings from electronic planrooms. It shows what drawings have been downloaded, what […]
The Planroom tab of the Ribbon Bar has buttons to download multiple drawings from the planroom and to refresh the […]
This Window is used to select drawings to be downloaded for the current project. When you initiate a download of […]
This window is displayed when you press the “Properties” button on the Main Download Window. It displays the properties for […]
This window is displayed when you press the “Pause” button on the Main Download Window. You can pause downloading until […]
The Main Toolbar contains a variety of buttons for commonly used operations. These include file operations, scrolling and zooming, window […]
This window is used to unlock the Dimension software upon first use. it is invoked automatically when you start Dimension […]
Detail scales are scales that apply to part of a drawing. The Detail Scale List Window provides a list of […]
A detail scale is a scale that applies to part of a drawing. This window is used to review or […]
This document describes how extension defaults are edited and reviewed for a project. It assumes that you are already familiar […]
If you try to create a new measurement before setting the scale for a drawing, the Default Scale Window will […]
When creating measurements, you occasionally need to follow a circuitous line around numerous turns. While you can do this by […]
This window is displayed for each drawing to be converted. Conversion takes a source file (or a page in source […]
Overview Some new releases of Dimension require that the database be converted to allow for new information. This can be […]