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Custom Views

This tab contains options for configuring Custom Views, including saving a custom view as a new sheet. See Create a New Sheet from Custom Views.

Once you have added and scaled a sheet, you can create customized views of portions of that sheet to be used as references during takeoff.

To create a Customized View:

Switch into Takeoff Mode if you are not there already.
Click the Custom Views tab from the Takeoff Tools Panel.
Click Start Capture and then hold down the right mouse button and drag the mouse, making a square around the area you wish to capture.
When finished, release the mouse to complete your selection.
Give your custom view or new sheet a name by typing it in the Enter View Name field.
Click the appropriate save option, click:

Save to save the view as a view
View to open your new view in a separate window where you can zoom in to make sure you have the view you want with all the needed sections
Add Sheet to save the view as a new sheet. See Create a New Sheet from Custom Views.

Your new custom view will be listed in the Saved Views box. You can display your active view by highlighting it and clicking View. It appears in a floating window.

You can create views on sheets that already have annotations, but the annotations are NOT copied into the view.

To keep your floating custom image on top of your Sheet image at all times, activate the Always on Top option located at the top of the floating window. You can also zoom in or out of you custom image by using the zoom bar, located on the left of the floating image window.