Create a new layer

  1. Open a job in the Manage Earthwork Estimates screen.
  2. Select the Takeoff tab, if it is not already active.
  3. Click Estimating > Earthwork > Takeoff > Layer Manager in the All Tasks pane.
  4. Click New.
  5. In the Enter name of layer field, enter the name for the layer you are creating.
  6. Click OK.
  7. If you want to select the layer you created as the existing layer for the job, click to select the layer you created from the Existing Layer field under Select Layers.
    Note: If you digitized soil borings on the current existing layer, you must digitize the soil borings again for the new layer because soil borings are saved with the currently selected Existing layer of the job.
  8. If you want to select the layer you created as the proposed layer for the job, click to select the layer you created from the Proposed Layer field under Select Layers.
  9. To close the Layer Manager and begin digitizing elevations for the new layer, click Close.
    Note: The Active Layer field on the toolbar displays either Existing or Proposed, because you selected the layer you wanted to use for each in the Layer Manager.