Join vectors

  1. Open a job in the Manage Earthwork Estimates screen.
  2. Select the Takeoff tab, if it is not already active.
  3. Click Vector on the speedbar to enable vector functionality (if not already enabled).
    Note: For newly imported PDF files that contain vectors, the Vector tool is automatically enabled. If the Vector tool is disabled in a newly imported PDF file, then the file does contain any vectors.
  4. In the vector layer window, select the vector layers that contain the vectors you want to join.
  5. To join vectors, do one of the following:

    • Click Multi on the speedbar, and select the vectors within the drawing that you want to join.

    • Click Select on the speedbar, hold the Shift key, and select the vectors within the drawing that you want to join.

  6. Click Estimating > Earthwork > Takeoff > Join in the All Tasks pane. The vectors are joined using a straight line between the closest points.
    Note: After joining vectors, you must right-click or click either Finished or Continue on the speedbar to create the annotation.
Tip: A progress bar appears when the application is joining lines. If the process takes too long, click Cancel to stop the join.