Contents

Estimating Layouts on the Estimating Tab

The Earthwork Pro plugin comes with several pre-built layouts inside of the Estimating tab. These are designed to allow you to quickly view property values in different columns on the estimate grid. The grid and its columns will change when you click on the layout.

Note:  For Metric users, the (M) indicates that the layout has some specific properties that use metric units instead of imperial.

    You can print any off these layouts from the estimating tab or export them to Excel.

Report Layouts on the Reports Tab

Reports are designed to function a little differently than the estimate. Reports have more filters built into them and are more printer friendly. The estimating data is what feeds information to the Reports. On the “Show on Report” estimating layout, we have built a simple way to filter the estimating data on or off of the Report. (Figure 74)

Note: This a feature we built into Earthwork Pro and is not found on other PlanSwift items by default.

The Earthwork Pro reports are designed to be used with the Preview tab, but you can also use the Grid View to view the report if you prefer. (Figure 75)

Note: Metric users should use the summary report with (CU M) to display the units in cubic meters.

You can also export to more formats from the Reports tab and print the reports as well. (Figure 76)

Printing the Image

When you click on the print button inside of the Earthwork Pro window, you will get a print preview window. From this window, you can print the image or export the image into a PDF or other image type. (Figure 77)

If you want to print only the red and blue areas showing the cut and fill, you can change the topography color to transparent before you click Calculate. The outline of the contours will still show up, but the color will be gone.

(Figure 78)

Choosing Standard or Metric

The templates for Earthwork Pro are divided between two tabs on the right panel in Templates. Select the tab that correlates with the unit of measure you are planning to work in. (Figure 79)

Note: If you are working on a project that has both metric and standard plans, it is strongly recommended that you break those plans into two jobs and keep the unit of measure consistent for the whole job file.