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** Read this first ** This plugin requires the images to be in TIF format. Earthwork Pro cannot calculate volumes when performing takeoff on PDF pages. PDF pages must be converted to TIF images before you digitize contours or spot elevations. |
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Overview
The Earthwork Pro Plugin adds several tools and templates into PlanSwift.
On the Home Tab you will have a new ribbon group labeled Earthwork Pro V3 with three new buttons (Figure 1)
This guide will teach you ...
Depending on your screen size, you may see them stacked in the Earthwork Pro V3 section of the ribbon...
This guide explains how to properly use the tools and features found within the Earthwork Pro* plugin. It is designed for use with PlanSwift® Takeoff and Estimating Software. Be sure the watch the videos to get help with how to start and finish a job. This guide is not meant to be a step-by-step “walk through” document, although it can be used as a reference for getting the work done. Primarily, it is designed to cover tools and features in more detail than in the videos. Consult this guide if you encounter technical difficulty.
*Version 3.0 now includes Standard and Metric Templates in one plugin.
Changes from V2:
Spot Elevations
Note: Earthwork Pro now allows you to input Spot Elevations and then triangulate the points. This was a big customer request from version 2.0. We are happy to report that it was successfully developed and is the key feature upgrade, along with several others, in version 3.0. It is reason we updated from version 2.0 to 3.0. (Figure 1)
Working Space
Note: Earthwork Pro now has a feature that allows you to add extra space for workers to your digitized areas. Refer to Digitizing Existing & Proposed in this guide. (Figure 1)
What's Included
Templates
On the right hand window you will have a new set of templates as part of the dropdown menu (Figure 2)
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Layouts
On the Estimating Tab you will have a new set of Estimating Layouts contained within a folder labeled Earthwork Pro Layouts (Figure 3)...
Standard and Metric
On the Templates Tab you will have two new tabs for templates. One labeled EarthWorkPro V3 and the other EarthWorkPro V3 Metric. (..
The distinction for Standard and Metric will be is discussed later in this guide)
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Reports
On the Reports Tab you will have a new set of Reports contained within a folder labeled Earthwork Pro Reports (Figure 5)
Templates
Expanded view of the templates
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Expanded view of the templates
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Using Earthwork Pro Plugin
Cut and Fill
You will see an orange Loading Screen when you click on Earthwork Pro V3 from the Home Tab. (Figure 7)
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