SMART Estimator

Scaffold Library

  1. What is the Scaffold Library?

    The Scaffold Library is a collection of typical pre-built scaffold items designed to facilitate your estimation workflow. It is designed to provide estimators with reusable items that can be imported into empty items for reuse on different projects.

    To open the Scaffold Library, navigate to the Model IT module and select the Scaffolds View. From there, select the Scaffold Library button to access the library toolbar.

  2. Open an item in the Library

    Within the scaffold library toolbar, you can browse through the scaffold items using the scrollable list on the left-hand side. The rest of the library’s contents can be viewed by clicking on the drop-down arrow.

    You can then open an item by locating the scaffold item you wish to use in the scrollable list and then clicking on its preview image. This will result in the selected item being added directly to your workspace, where you can modify and customise it as necessary.

    Top Tip: Estimating Plots with Similar Architecture

    When estimating plots that share common architectural elements, you can leverage the Scaffold Library to streamline your process by creating a Template item that contains all the repeated scaffold, components and add-ons.

    You can then quickly adapt and further modify the item, saving time and ensuring consistency across your projects.

  3. Saving an item in the Library

    If you want to save the current item to the library, you must enter a name for the scaffold in the Item name field. You can also optionally enter or select a category. You can then save the item by pressing the Save button.

    Creating a New Category

    Creating your own category is simple. When saving an item, enter the desired category name in the Category field. After you press the Save button, the new category will be automatically created and the item will be stored under it.

    Overwriting an Item

    If you wish to overwrite an existing scaffold in the Scaffold Library, make sure that the new scaffold you are saving has the same name and category as the old scaffold and press Save. You will be prompted to confirm the overwrite. Simply click Yes to confirm and the existing item will be replaced.

  4. Deleting an item / category from the Library

    This is quite straightforward. First, locate the item you wish to delete in the scrollable list. Open the item in the library, and then press the Delete button in the toolbar. From here click on the Delete library item option and confirm the prompt to delete the item. Additionally, you can delete a category from the scaffold library by selecting the Delete category option.

    Please read this before you delete a category

    Do note that once you confirm the prompt to delete the category, you’ll also delete all items under the category.

  5. Rename an item / category in the Library

    Locate the item you wish to rename in the scrollable list. Open the item in the library, and click the Rename button. The Library Item or Category can be renamed by selecting them respectively, and then typing in the new name you wish to use.

    After renaming the item or category, press the Apply button to update the changes in the Scaffold Library.

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