The Estimating PowerPad is an optional input device that may be used with some Estimating plug-ins, such as Materials Management. It is comprised of 112 key cells. When a plug-in is designed to use the PowerPad, plug-in-specific menus define these key cells. Figure 1 is a menu example from the Materials Management plug-in.
Figure 1
Most of the key cells contain functions specific to a particular plug-in. These vary from plug-in to plug-in and are explained in the plug-in's reference.
The alphabetic and character key cells (A through :) on the left side of the menu are used for different plug-in-specific functions.
The right side the menu is made up of several designated standard keys, plug-in-specific keys and a calculator pad with numeric key cells. Standard Estimating PowerPad key are explained in Standard PowerPad Keys. Refer to a plug-in's reference for information about keys that are specific to the plug-in (e.g., Materials Management).