FloorEstimate Pro Standard FAQs Floor Takeoff:

1. How to set measurement system (Imperial or Metric)? From File/System Settings, then Measurement tab, select Imperial or Metric radio button, click on OK.
2. How to change the properties of a room? Right-click over the room to pop up property change menu. This applies to all functions described below.
3. How to turn a room by 90 degrees? Right-click over the room, select Shape Edit/Rotate 90 Degree Closewise.
4. How to change the size and label of a room after it is created? Right-click over the room, select Properties, then change sizes or label.
5. If I made a mistake while in freedraw (before closing), how to back up one or several steps? Hit Ctrl-z to backup one step, or Esc Key to quit.
6. How NOT to count a room for material coverage without removing it from the plan? Right-click over the room, select Shape Edit/Deactivate. To reverse, Shape Edit/Activate.
7. How to turn off default room sizes in the entry form? From menu File/System Settings, from Default Room Settings tab, then check off Show Default Entity Sizes.
8. How to add and remove doorways and windows to a room? To add, click Insert Doorway or Insert Window from tool bar or left task bar, enter dimensions, the drop on selected wall; to remove, click to highlight the room, then select doorway or window to remove, right-click over the doorway or window, select Delete to remove it.
9. How to change sizes of a freedraw? Click to highlight the freedraw area, drag on corner point to adjust the sizes or drag on middle point handle of a wall to move the wall (provided the wall is perpendicular to both its neighboring walls).
10. How to shift floor plan as a whole? Three ways: (1) Ctrl-A, or (2) from Edit/Select All, or (3) Marquee select all
11. How to duplicate rooms? Right-click over selected room(s), select Copy, then right-click on any unoccupied area, select one of Paste functions.
12. How to model an angled wall? Insert freedraw area, 45 degree wall will be generated automatically when cursor is close to that direction; to generate any angled wall, press on Shift and move cursor simultaneously.
13. How to create curved wall? Create any shaped room first, highlight the room, select Insert/Turn Wall into Arc Wall, or click on Arc Icon on tool bar (next to Insert Window icon), then drag on the middle handle of any wall to desired location.

Estimation & Seam Adjustment:

1. How to add or remove T-seams or Length seam? Right-click over the room, select Seam Edit/Add T-Seam, then click to select a location to place a T-seam. Similarly for adding Length seam. To delete seams, select Seam Edit/Delete Seam, then pick a seam on the diagram.
2. How to switch seams from side of a room to another? Right-click over the room, select Seam Edit/Switch Seam Side.
3. How to change layout direction of individual room? Right-click, select Seam Edit/Switch Layout Direction.
4. How to change material width from 3.66 to 4.00 for carpet? Select from File/Material Database or material database icon on tool bar (icon with M), select the material, click Edit button, enter the width size in Width field, then click OK.
5. How to automatically add 3" safe margin to each roll cut? It needs to be set for the material assigned to this room. Select from File/Material Database or material database icon on tool bar (icon with M), select the material, click Edit button, enter a number in Cut Margin field, then click OK.
6. How do I switch from Roll Cut View to Piece Cut View? Just click the corresponding blue link on the left section of the diagram.
7. How to manually adjust cut pieces in roll cut sheet (upper section) to save more materials? Just drag & arrange the cut pieces within upper cut sheet area. The program automatically adjusts total linear length and waste ratio.

Material Settings:

1. How to change material width from 3.66 to 4.00' or some other number? From File/Material Database or from toolbar (M) icon, select the material, click Edit, change Width field to desired width length.
2. How to change display color of a material? From File/Material Database, select the material, click Edit, select a color name from Display Color field (from pull down list or select from User Defined at the bottom of the list, then pick a colour from color pallette).
3. How to assign a material from material list to one or multiple rooms together? Highlight desired rooms first (use Ctrl-A to select all, or press on Ctrl key and use curor or pick rooms), select the material from material pulldown list on toolbar, the material is automatically assigned to selected rooms.
4. How to change material assigned to a room from one to another? The same as assigning a material to multiple rooms. Another way is to right click on the room, select Properties, reselect a material from material list on the property form.
5. How to set up my frequently used material database? From File/Material Database, click New, select a material type, enter all the information, then Click OK.
6. How to set parameters of patterned material for pattern matching? From File/Material Settings, select the material, click Edit, enter Vertical Repeat and Horizontal Repeat sizes (for example, 0.5m x 0.5m pattern carpet), and pattern drop parameters if it applies.

Working with Other Programs:

1. How to attach a project file to an email? From Project menu, select Mail Project To...; if the project is the current working project, it will prompt to save first. Otherwise, it will automatically attach the project file to the default email client (for example, Outlook). Or one may manually attach FEP project files under project home directory (find the path from File/Open).
2. How to save diagram into graphics format? From File/Export, Save As JPEG so that it can be emailed as attachment or viewed by those that don't have FloorEstimate Pro.
3. How to include diagrams into a Microsoft document or other presentation software? Save diagram as standard graphics image files (JPG file) and it can be loaded into MS Word or other programs.