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eTakeoff®Dimension, an electronic quantity takeoff product distributed by Sage, significantly increases accuracy, productivity, and speed over traditional paper or manual takeoff methods. This powerful, versatile, and easy-to-use tool provides estimators sophisticated assembly capabilities, extensive Microsoft® Excel integration, and time-saving features like Pattern Search to greatly improve the takeoff process. When integrating with Sage Estimating, eTakeoff Bridge* helps you improve your estimating productivity even more as you seamlessly move from takeoff to building your estimate. Save money and your team’s time In addition to increasing your takeoff productivity, moving from paper to digital takeoff methods eliminates the hassle and cost of producing paper copies of plans during the bid phase. As a single copy of plans can cost hundreds of dollars to reproduce, you can quickly realize substantial cost savings when producing numerous bids. And digital plans allow for easy sharing and reviewing of all takeoff projects online rather than waiting for paper to circulate among your team. Bid with confidence Dramatically increase both your estimating capability and your confidence in the numbers you provide. With eTakeoff Dimension and Bridge integration, you can: Improve takeoff speed, productivity, and accuracy. Become up to 15 times more productive than when using paper or manual takeoff methods. Have more time to analyze estimates and take on additional bids without increasing staffing. Measure to within thousandths of an inch to take any guesstimates out of your bids. Easily highlight what you’ve already taken off to avoid potential mistakes and unforeseen project costs due to omissions. Create a dynamic workflow between takeoff and cost estimating using eTakeoff Bridge. Use eTakeoff Bridge to automatically send takeoff quantities to the estimate. Transition from a “digitizer-like” takeoff process to a fully automated and integrated takeoff methodology. Automatically update the estimate with drawing changes while retaining estimate detail such as pricing and productivity factors. Drill down from within an Estimating Assembly to find the drawing and supporting measurement in eTakeoff Dimension. Benefits Boost estimating capacity and numbers confidence. Produce faster, more accurate estimates. Cut printing costs and estimate review time. Protect against miscommunication errors. Get up and running quickly through easy-to-learn software and helpful training tools. Experience increased productivity with enhanced integration between eTakeoff Dimension, eTakeoff Bridge, and Sage Estimating. *Add-on module sold separately.

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Page 1: Benefits · significantly increases accuracy, productivity, and speed over traditional paper or manual takeo˜ methods. This powerful, versatil e, and easy-to-use tool provides

eTakeo�®Dimension, an electronic quantity takeo� product distributed by Sage, significantly increases accuracy, productivity, and speed over traditional paper or manual takeo� methods. This powerful, versatile, and easy-to-use tool provides estimators sophisticated assembly capabilities, extensive Microsoft®Excel integration, and time-saving features like Pattern Search to greatly improve the takeo� process. When integrating with Sage Estimating, eTakeo� Bridge* helps you improve your estimating productivity even more as you seamlessly move from takeo� to building your estimate.

Save money and your team’s time In addition to increasing your takeo� productivity, moving from paper to digital takeo� methods eliminates the hassle and cost of producing paper copies of plans during the bid phase. As a single copy of plans can cost hundreds of dollars to reproduce, you can quickly realize substantial cost savings when producing numerous bids. And digital plans allow for easy sharing and reviewing of all takeo� projects online rather than waiting for paper to circulate among your team.

Bid with confidence Dramatically increase both your estimating capability and your confidence in the numbers you provide. With eTakeo� Dimension and Bridge integration, you can:

Improve takeoff speed, productivity, and accuracy. • Become up to 15 times more productive than when using paper or manual

takeo� methods.

• Have more time to analyze estimates and take on additional bids without increasing staffing.

• Measure to within thousandths of an inch to take any guesstimates out of your bids.

• Easily highlight what you’ve already taken o� to avoid potential mistakes and unforeseen project costs due to omissions.

Create a dynamic workflow between takeoff and cost estimating using eTakeoff Bridge.• Use eTakeo� Bridge to automatically send takeo� quantities to the estimate.

• Transition from a “digitizer-like” takeo� process to a fully automated and integrated takeo� methodology.

• Automatically update the estimate with drawing changes while retaining estimate detail such as pricing and productivity factors.

• Drill down from within an Estimating Assembly to find the drawing and supporting measurement in eTakeo� Dimension.

Benefits• Boost estimating capacity and

numbers confidence.

• Produce faster, more accurate estimates.

• Cut printing costs and estimatereview time.

• Protect against miscommunication errors.

• Get up and running quickly through easy-to-learn software and helpful training tools.

• Experience increased productivity with enhanced integration between eTakeo� Dimension, eTakeo� Bridge, and Sage Estimating.

*Add-on module sold separately.

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eTakeoff Dimension can be used on its own or in conjunction with eTakeoff Bridge. Built-in capabilities include:

• Powerful measuring and scaling.

• Electronic plan room integration.

• Annotations.

• Measurement list.

• Unlimited layers.

• Bid codes.

Find out moreTo request a free trial of eTakeo� Dimension or to learn more about what the software can do for you, visit www.sagecre.com/eTakeo�, contact your Sage business partner, or call 800-628-6583.

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• Issue management.

• Extended measurement calculations.

• Drawing legend.

• Overlays/revision compare.

• Unlimited drawing windows.

• Advanced Excel integration.

A versatile, full-featured electronic takeo�solution, eTakeo� Dimension can be used to produce quick, accurate quantity takeo�s across any construction trade.

• Quantity worksheet/models.

• Custom extensions/assembly capability with user-defined formulas and variables.

• Advanced project and drawing management.

• Unlimited quantity output.

• Pattern search/autocount.