Copy a Line to the Area Tab

  1. Open a job in the Manage Earthwork Estimates screen.
  2. Select the Takeoff tab, if it is not already active.
  3. In the Active Layer field on the toolbar, click to select the layer that contains the line you want to copy.
  4. Click Select on the speedbar.
  5. Select the line you want to copy.
  6. Press Ctrl and [C].
  7. Open the Area tab.
  8. Press Ctrl and [V]. The line is pasted as a new area in the Area tab with the same dimension and location as the line.
  9. In the Area Properties popup, in the Name field, enter a name for the area.
  10. Select the appropriate properties for the new area, then click OK.
    Note: If you paste two or more lines, then the name you entered for the area is entered for both areas and a number is added to the name.