Click to set the font size for the elevation labels you digitize. If you use too large a font size, the elevation point numbers will run into each other on the drawing, making it difficult to read.

Select this checkbox to play sounds on your computer as you digitize quantities in the Takeoff. You must have a sound card properly installed, speakers to play sounds, and the volume for WAV files set to an audible level to hear sounds from ProContractor. For more information on setting up audio feedback, see Sounds Do Not Play.

Select this checkbox to create a backup copy of the job in the Jobs folder each time you switch focus between tabs in the Manage Earthwork Estimates screen.

ProContractor will create a file in the same folder as the job file you are working on titled EarthworkBackup.top. Viewpoint recommends that you manually copy this file and rename it before opening another job if you want to retain a backup copy. When you open another job and switch tabs within that job, the EarthworkBackup.top is overwritten.

Click to set the frequency in minutes at which ProContractor will save the job.

Select this checkbox to open new jobs be in high resolution mode by default. High resolution provides more accuracy during takeoff. High performance provides faster digitizing performance. You can change the mode at any time. See Digitizing Modes: High Resolution vs. High Performance.

Select this checkbox to show the Zoom Bar, which is located on the left side of the Takeoff Tab. Deselect this checkbox to hide the Zoom Bar.

Click to change the line thickness for the Existing line style. The preview window to the left displays the changes.

Click this button to select the color for the Existing line style and click OK.

Click this button to restore the default settings for the Existing line style. The default is a dashed red line.

Click to change the line thickness for the Proposed line style. The preview window to the left displays the changes.

Click this button to select the color for the Proposed line style and click OK.

Click this button to restore the default settings for the Proposed line style. The default is blue line.

Click to change the line thickness for the Area line style. The preview window to the left displays the changes.

Click this button to select the color for the Area line style and click OK.

Click this button to restore the default settings for the Area line style. The default is a green line.

Click to change the line thickness for the Trench line style. The preview window to the left displays the changes.

Click this button to select the color for the Trench line style and click OK.

Click this button to restore the default settings for the Trench line style. The default is a purple line.

Select the option to specify where the values for the elevations appear on the line. .

• Display at Beginning - Display the elevation at the first point you digitize for a line.

• Display at Middle - Display the elevation at a middle point of a line.

• Display at End - Display the elevation at the last point you digitize for a line.

• No Labels - Do not display elevation labels.

• Display at Beginning and End - Display a label for the elevation at the beginning and the end of a line.

Select this checkbox to display the elevation of every hard point on all lines digitized. Deselect this checkbox if you don't want to display hard point elevations on the takeoff.

Click this button to set the font size and style for the label of the segment length.

Select this checkbox to display the lengths of lines and areas.

Select this checkbox to show the projected annotation line while you are digitizing, which enables you to digitize the drawing more accurately. If you use the Align to Image tool, you should select this checkbox.

Click to set the number of points to record when you use the Trace tool to digitize a line. The smaller the number, the more points will be digitized for a line. However, the more points you digitize for a line, the longer it will take to calculate quantities. Viewpoint recommends that you set the Trace Line Smoothing field to 1.

Select this checkbox to enable scrolling of the takeoff tab when the mouse cursor is moved to an edge of the sheet.

Click and browse to the default folder for source images. Select the folder for source images and click OK.

Click and browse to the default folder for converted images. Select the folder for converted images and click OK.

Defaults to 1000. If needed, enter the maximum length of a line created by the Go tool in points or click to increase or decrease the number of points. Valid values are 50 to 2,500.

Defaults to 10. If needed, enter the maximum interval between points in pixels that the application uses to determine if it has double-backed on the line and should stop digitizing or click to increase or decrease the number of pixels. Valid values are 10 to 50.

Defaults to 8. If needed, enter the maximum distance in pixels that the application will look for the next point on the line or click to increase or decrease the number of pixels. Valid values are 5 to 100.

Defaults to 10. If needed, enter the number of points at the end of a line that the application uses to determine if a line has looped back on itself or click to increase or decrease the number of points. Valid values are 5 to 25.

Defaults to 30. If needed, enter the number of points the application uses to determine if it is following a straight horizontal or vertical line that could be a boarder or click to increase or decrease the number of points. the application checks that the latest point, a previous point the number of points specified away, and a point between the two to determine if they are in a horizontal or vertical line; in which case, the application stops digitizing the line. Valid values are 5 to 50.

Defaults to 500. If needed, enter the number of times the application should attempt to find the next point on a line before stopping or click to increase or decrease the number of attempts. Valid values are 200 to 2,000.

Click the button to reset all Go Settings to their default values.

Select the option to indicate the default level of sensitivity when using the Align to Image tool during digital takeoff. When you digitize a drawing with the Align to Image tool activated, the application aligns the annotation to the closest black pixel on the drawing. You can override the default setting while digitizing using keyboard shortcuts.

• Low - Aligns the annotation to the black pixel closest to the mouse click. New points are not added to the annotation if they are too close to the last point in the annotation. Does not align to black pixels between mouse clicks, which means it does not align to curves on the drawing. Use this setting if you have performance concerns. This setting is the least accurate; however, it may increase performance. The keyboard shortcut for this setting is Shift + [1].

• Medium - Aligns the annotation to black pixels slightly to the left or right of the mouse pointer. Does not align to black pixels between mouse clicks, which means it does not align curves on the drawing. This setting is less accurate than High or Extreme; however, it may increase performance. The keyboard shortcut for this setting is Shift + [2].

• High - Aligns the annotation to black pixels between the last mouse click and the current mouse pointer, which means it does align to curves on the drawing. The annotation point is centered on the line. Crossing lines are ignored. This setting is selected by default and is more accurate than Low and Medium. Use this setting with the Trace tool. The keyboard shortcut for this setting is Shift + [3].

• Maximum - Aligns the annotation to black pixels between the last mouse click and the current mouse pointer, even when clicking on individual points; which means it does align to curves on the drawing. Use this setting with the Point tool. This setting is the most accurate; however, it may reduce performance. The keyboard shortcut for this setting is Shift + [4].

Select the checkbox to disable vector functionality for all newly imported PDF files containing vectors. If you want vector functionality enabled for all newly imported vector PDF files, leave the checkbox deselected.