Spaces Cutout

Adam Myers-Pulles
Adam Myers-Pulles Posts: 3
in Product Ideas & Feedback

It would be nice to see a cutout feature for spaces. Similar to the way its done with the area measurement.

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  • Katie Murff
    Katie Murff Posts: 12

    Hi Adam,

    Thanks for your post. How would you use that?

    Best,
    Katie

  • Adam Myers-Pulles
    Adam Myers-Pulles Posts: 3

    Katie,

    I use spaces when doing estimates for Electrical. For example, I will create a space for an entire parkade level, as well as spaces for individual rooms. When I complete the takeoff, I export to a CSV file and add it to a database that will track $/sf for all these rooms. This gives me the ability to quickly generate budget numbers if needed as well as a good base point for cross checking estimates.

    Because I cannot cutout the individual spaces, i have to manipulate the exported names on the CVS file before I can add them to our database.

  • Katie Murff
    Katie Murff Posts: 12

    This is helpful, Adam. Thanks for sharing the additional detail.

  • Carina
    Carina Posts: 32

    Could you use Dynamic fill and have it based on your Spaces to do this?

    Phoenix Bluebeam User Group (PhxBUG) — Bluebeam Community Champion

  • Adam Myers-Pulles
    Adam Myers-Pulles Posts: 3

    Carina,

    I just tried this, but it has the same issue. It won't leave a cutout, as soon as the dynamic fill wraps fully around a cutout, it fills it as well. I do like the Dynamic Fill feature, but the drawings I get from the engineers often are not drawn in a way where the Dynamic Fill feature could be useful.

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