Compare Version 6 with Version 5
FloorEstimate Pro 6 (the successor of Version 5) has incorporated numerous inputs from active users in flooring industry, reflecting the requirements from retailers, installation companies and commercial contractors.
Major New Features:
1. New User Interface streamlines the workflow from measure/layout to quotation, work order generation
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2. Product/Service Database is visually organized by category and supports industry standard product specs and pricing
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3. Allow drag-and-drop to assign product and labor at room level and visually display product/labor assignments in the diagram
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4. Allow inserting attachment, fixture or inset like cabinets, fireplaces, islands or take-away areas
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5. Enhanced Layout Algorithm: optimized seam cuts, avoiding doorways, smart cuts on handles, waste reduction optimization
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6. Allow specifying self-coving onto room walls or expanding room measurements
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7. Enhanced Seam Placement and Manipulation: add Butt Seam type, cut even length T-seam at room level, add cuts graphically at cut sheet section, move a whole section of cut pieces, etc.
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8. New Worksheet Tab to allow grouping cost item by room or by material, offering predefined discount levels, adding extra cost items, etc.
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9. New Quotation Tab to print a sales order from worksheet with options to show or hide any selected columns, option to using sales or cost prices
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10. New Work Order Tab to print installation order for installers
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11. New diagram printing options that separates estimates, cut sheet and cut list from seam diagram
for flooring layout and estimates.
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12. Allow specifying estimating by floor layers for commercial flooring projects (available in Professional and Commercial Editions)
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Other Enhancements:
Estimating Window:
- Cut sheet is now displayed and can be scrolled in a separate window from the floor plan.
- Press-down SHIFT key and then drag on any cut piece from cut sheet window to move all section after the selected piece.
- Cut from cut sheet window: click on Add T-seam or Add Even T-seams icons on right-side toolbar, then click on any piece at the cut sheet window to add the cut.
Floor Plan Imports:
- Enhanced image quality for PDF plan image import (allow to select image resolution quality when importing PDF file)
- Enhanced takeoff efficiency and speed with bigger image plans
Floor Plan Printing:
- Added icon on toolbar to toggle printing GRID with floor plan and seam diagram (so one may use it for reference when change or add new measurement
Room Layout and Modeling:
- Added icon on toolbar to control on 90/45 degree free-drawing
- Added inserting attachment/inset icon on toolbar