QSCAD Basic Feature Check List

QSCad Basic includes the following features:

DRAWING COMPATIBILITY AND SETUP

  • Compatible with the latest CAD dwg and dxf formats (AutoCAD 2004, 2006)
  • Supports Measurement from Scanned and Image files (.bmp, .jpg, .tif)
  • Automatic Calibration and checking routines for CAD drawings
  • Manual Calibration for Scanned and Image files
  • Supports Drawings containing XRefs
  • Supports Imperial or Metric Drawings
  • Enables measurement in Imperial or Metric

WORKING WITH THE DRAWING

Zooming & Panning

  • Zoom in and Zoom Out using toolbar buttons
  • Zoom in and Out using Mouse Wheel
  • Zoom to a Window
  • Dymnamic Zooming with Instant refresh
  • Return to up to 10 previous 'Zooms'
  • Pan (move drawing) in any direction using toolbar buttons
  • Pan Dynamically by 'grabbing' drawing and moving
  • Activate Dymamic Panning 'hot-key'
  • Pan and Zoom even when a dialog is open

Views

  • Save the Current 'View' of a drawing
  • Create a 'View' from a Window
  • Select saved 'Views' from a hotkey
  • Overlay drawings to identify changes/differences
  • Open Multiple drawings simultaneously

CAD Drawing Layers and Format

  • View drawings in both Paperspace and Modelspace
  • View drawing in Black and White or CAD colours
  • Increase resolution to 'smooth curves'
  • Turn on and off CAD drawing layers
  • Turn off CAD drawing layers by selecting an item on that layer
  • Restore CAD layers to original state
  • Change all CAD layer colours to black
  • Change all CAD drawing text and lines to black
  • Change CAD layer colours
  • Rotate drawing
  • Set user-defined highlight colour
  • Create unlimited Measurement layers

BASIC MEASUREMENT

Generally

  • Direct Entry of Measurement Description
  • Selection of Measurement Description from list of items previously measured
  • User-defined colours, shading, and line styles
  • Entry of Additional Dimensions to enable additional calculations e.g. Area or Volume
  • Designate a measurement as a 'Deduct'
  • Interractive hatching during measurement
  • Start Marker placed at origin of measurement

Linear Measurement

  • Basic linear measurement using mouse clicks as coordinates
  • Linear measurement using 'snapping' functions
  • Close' linear measurement shape back to original point
  • Undo last point facility
  • Linear measurement by selection of lines

Area Measurement

  • Basic area measurement using mouse clicks as coordinates
  • Area measurement using 'snapping' functions
  • Undo last point facility
  • Add a void to an Area
  • Area measurement by selection of lines

Numeric Measurement

  • Create and save user-defined markers
  • Basic numeric measurement using mouse click to select items
  • Identification and measurement of items drawn as 'blocks' in CAD drawing
  • Select/deselect 'blocks' to be measured individually
  • Select/deselect 'blocks' to be measured by defining an area
  • Check whether an item is a 'block'

Snapping

  • Snap to endpoint
  • Snap to midpoint
  • Snap to nearest line

ADVANCED MEASUREMENT

Measurement Setup

  • Create and use Master Lists for Standard Measurement Layers
  • Create and use Master Lists for Standard Descriptions, shading etc.
  • Create and user Master Lists for Standard Markers

Measurement Components

  • Create user-defined components
  • Create and use a Master Library of Standard Components
  • Create and use components on an individual drawing
  • Select Component Descriptions from List of Items previously measured
  • Change the component and change all items using this component

Repeats

  • Repeat a measured area elsewhere on the drawing
  • Repeat a linear measurement elsewhere on the drawing
  • Repeat a linear measurement at centres elsewhere on a drawing
  • Repeat numeric measurements  at centres elsewhere on the drawing
  • Repeat and rotate a linear measurement
  • Repeat and rotate an area measurement
  • Repeat and flip an area measurement

Measurement Tools

  • Automatically copy a measurement result to the clipboard
  • Automatically display the quantity after each measurement
  • Create and save Project Dimensions for use elsewhere
  • Make a Quick Linear Measurement and add to Project Dimensions
  • Make a Quick Area Measurement and add to Project Dimensions
  • Draw your own measurement guidelines
  • Draw your own measurement guidelines and define an offset
  • Calculate a curve Radius with a single click
  • Add Text Notes to a Drawing
  • Add Voice Notes to a Drawing
  • Add Text to a Drawing
  • Create a Take Off List

GRAPHICAL OUTPUT

Measurement References

  • Print Drawing with Unique ID allocated to each measurement
  • Print Drawing with Description allocated to each measurement
  • Print Drawing with Quantity displayed for each measurement
  • Print Drawing with Area and Perimeter quantity displayed for each measurement
  • Select Font for Measurement References
  • Select Text Height for Measurement References
  • Move a Measurement Reference
  • Option to position Measurement Reference after each measurement

Legend

  • Create one or more legends from the measurements within the drawing
  • Select which items should appear in the legend
  • Define the symbol size and the text height for legend items
  • Position the legend on the drawing
  • Move a legend
  • Delete individual or multiple items from a legend

Drawing Header

  • Position a drawing header on the drawing
  • Choose to include Project Title, Drawing Title, Visible Layers and Current Date
  • Move a drawing header
  • Edit a drawing header to select fonts, etc.

Printing a Drawing

  • Print to any Windows Printer
  • Print Complete drawing
  • Print an Area of the drawing
  • Print the Current View
  • Print to Fit Paper
  • Print to Scale
  • Print to span several sheets
  • Full CAD engine printing functionality
  • User defined margins
  • User defined line widths
  • Window and Full Page Print Previews

BASIC RESULTS

  • Create a Detailed Summary of measured items
  • Create a Consolidated Summary with like items combined
  • Select measurement layers to include in the Summaries
  • Change the measurement layers included whilst viewing the Detailed Summary
  • Full Audit trail from Summary back to measurements with 'Show Me' facility
  • Include Perimeters for Area Measurements
  • Include calculations from Additional Dimensions where entered
  • Easily identify items generated by a Component
  • Combine measurements generated by a Component with those generated normally
  • Multiply all displayed measurements by a factor
  • Display Metric and Imperial Quantities on Consolidated Summary
  • Round Quantities on Consolidated Summary
  • Copy Items from the Summary to the Windows Clipboard for pasting elsewhere
  • Print Detailed and Consolidated Summaries
  • Export Detailed and Consolidated Summaries to Excel
  • Export Consolidated Summary for use in other Masterbill products

DATA ANALYSIS

  • Allocate user-defined filter(s) as part of the Measurement process
  • Allocate user-defined filter(s) retrospectively by selection
  • Allocate user-defined filter(s) retrospectively by defining an area
  • Display details of any allocated user-defined filters on the Detailed Summary
  • Display only measurements that meet user-defined filters criteria on Detailed Summary
  • Produce Consolidated Summary based on user-defined filters criteria
  • Special 'Select' Layer which may be populated with similar items or selected items
  • Detailed Summary of items copied to 'Select' layer
  • Consolidated Summary of items copied to 'Select' layer
  • Graphical Output of items copied to 'Select' layer

ADVANCED RESULTS

  • Create Summaries from Multiple Drawings (e.g Floors 1-10)
  • Apply a multiplication factor to each drawing in a Multiple Drawing Summary
  • Quantify a revisions using Multiple Drawing Summary

EDITING MEASUREMENTS

  • Edit a single measurement by selecting
  • Edit multiple measurements by selecting
  • Edit multiple measurements by defining an area
  • Edit all items with the same description
  • Move measured items
  • Copy measured items
  • Rotate measured items
  • Delete a single measurement by selecting
  • Delete multiple measurements by selecting
  • Delete multiple measurements by defining an area
  • Recycle Bin layer for all deleted measurements
  • Restore deleted items from the recycle bin
  • Edit Text
  • Change Text Sizes
  • Edit a point in a length measurement
  • Edit a point in an area measurement

WORKING WITH REVISIONS

  • Create a new revision of the drawing with a new measurement file
  • Create a new revision of the drawing re-using existing measurements

IMPORT / EXPORT FACILITIES

  • Export a complete project with all drawings and data files
  • Export a single drawing together with its data file
  • Import a complete project with all drawings and data files
  • Import a single drawing together with its data file

HELP SYSTEM

  • Windows Help system including index and search facilities
  • 'Show Me' links from Help system to System Videos located on the QSCad website
  • Manual available in PDF format

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