SMART Estimator

Building and Ground Colour

  1. Where do I Locate the Colour Tools?

    You can find the Building and Ground Colour tools in Model IT by navigating to the Options View on the Toolbar. These are both Dropdown Menus, and you may select a colour tool by clicking on the respective dropdown menu in order to view the options and choose one of them.

  2. Applying the Building Colour

    Now to apply a different Building Colour to your scaffold, select one of the options from the Building Colour drop-down menu. Afterwards, apply it to the elevation. It is possible to have the elevation textured with brickwork, coloured brick red, or made transparent.

    Model IT: Hiding the building elements

    If you wish, you can hide the brickwork elevations and attached rooftops by simply applying the Transparent Tool instead. This will leave only the scaffold elements visible, making it useful for screenshots.

    Transparent buildings cannot be modified

    While a building is transparent, you cannot modify its dimensions through the Red Highlight or Toolbox Dialog. You must first make the building’s colour visible again by applying either the Brickwork or Brick Red tool.

  3. Applying the Ground Colour

    The ground colour is available in Transparent or Beige by default. You can alternate between the two colours by selecting the tool from the Ground Colour dropdown menu and applying it to the Ground Condition.

    Advanced Tips for Ground Conditions

    Since you can hide the Ground conditions, there are various tricks you can do. You can use it to estimate scaffolding at a higher elevation such as a Pavement Gantry or to restrict parts of the scaffold, such as the following Cantilevered Bridge around a corner.

    Transparent ground conditions cannot be modified

    Much like the Building Colour, you cannot modify the ground conditions through the Red Highlight or Toolbox Dialog whilst it’s transparent. Use the Beige Tool to restore visibility of the ground conditions.

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