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  • Scale and Calibration

    Overview

    Accuracy and efficiency win projects for your organization when it comes to preparing bids. In this course, you will discover how to set the scale of your documents so that when you eventually use Revu’s measurement tools, your measurements will be as accurate as possible.

    Details

    This course is designed for estimators who require accurate measurements and a wealth of data needed to create better bids. Work at your own pace, using videos, PDF activities, software simulations, quizzes, and more to learn the ins and outs of Revu and decrease your time to productivity.

    Learning Goals

    When you’ve completed this course, you will be able to:

    • Explain the value of scale to a document
    • Set the scale of a document
    • Calibrate a document based on a scale or known measurement
  • Measurement Tools for Takeoffs and Estimates

    Overview

    Revu has all of the tools you need to take accurate measurements of any area or linework on your drawings. The Tool Chest also lets you save your favorite and custom tools so you have them ready whenever you need them. See the ins and outs of every measurement tool and how to select the right one for the job, even customizing them to meet your needs.

    Details

    This course is designed for Revu users, estimators in particular, who require accurate measurement tools and want to be able to reuse them again and again. Work at your own pace, using videos, PDF activities, software simulations, quizzes, and more to learn the ins and outs of Revu and decrease your time to productivity.

    Learning Goals

    When you’ve completed this course, you will be able to:

    • Utilize the suite of measurement tools in Revu to quickly find values of size of rooms and number of fixtures
    • Customize measurement tools to get the most data for later use
    • Create a tool set specifically for the tools you use most often for your takeoffs
  • Takeoff Data and Industry Workflows

    Overview

    You’ve made measurements, but now it is time to use the data associated with those markups to create effective bids. You need to take the data you’ve collected and use it to calculate material and labor costs. Using the Markups List and functions like Quantity Link to pass that data to Excel, you can create a bid that will win you projects.

    Details

    This course is designed for users, estimators in particular, who utilize measurement markup data from Revu to create bids for projects, and want to see the application of markup tools in standard industry contexts. Work at your own pace, using videos, PDF activities, software simulations, quizzes, and more to learn the ins and outs of Revu and decrease your time to productivity.

    Learning Goals

    When you’ve completed this course, you will be able to:

    • Manage all of your measurement data in the Markups List
    • Manipulate data to create a bid
    • Connect quantities to Excel using Quantity Link
    • See Revu workflows for various takeoff disciplines

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