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Getting Started

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How to Login to VECTOR
How to Change Your Password
How to Create a New User
How to Set User Permissions
How to Enable User Licenses
The VECTOR™ and FOUNDATION Integration

BidPrep Manager

4

Creating a Bid
Deleting a Bid
Filtering and Columns – Bidprep Manager
Overview Screen

File Manager

7

Uploading a REVIT File
Uploading a Non-REVIT File
Editing Files and Navigation
Downloading Files
Annotating Files
Deleting Files
Security: File Manager

Filter Manager

5

Creating a Filter Set
Editing a Filter Set
Duplicating a Filter Set
Deleting a Filter Set
Security: Filter Manager

Build Screen: Structure

15

Adding Scenarios and Sections
Adding Pages
Adding a Blank Page
Setting a Unique Page Filter
Create Scenario From Filter
Adding Existing Assemblies
Adding A New Assembly
Adding Existing Item
Add A New Item
Editing Scenarios, Sections, and Pages
Deleting from Bid Tree
Copy and Paste Rules (Coming Soon)
Refresh From and Sync to DB (Coming Soon)
Editing Assemblies (Coming Soon)
Security: Build screen (Coming Soon)

Build Screen: Takeoff & Tools

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Setting a Scale
Image Navigation and Hotkeys
2D Takeoff
2D Takeoff: Deducts
2D Shape Manipulation
Properties tab
Selecting Elements
3D Takeoff: Assigning and Un-Assigning
Filter Tab: 3D Takeoff
The Filter Tab: Mass Assignment
Entered Quantity Assemblies
Duplicate Detection
Mappable Dimensions

Estimate Screen

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Columns and Modes
Settings
Entering Costs and Saving
Adding Waste
Rounding
Quick Edit: Materials and More
Quick Edit: Labors
Viewing Instances
Autosave
Save to and Refresh From Database
Utilizing Markups
Viewing Net Costs and Recap
Reports
Security: Estimate Screen

Assembly Manager

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Adding an Assembly – Area
Adding an Assembly – Length
Adding an Assembly – Count
Editing and Copying an Assembly
Reordering Assemblies and Items
Deleting an Assembly
Adding Existing Line Items
Adding a New Line Item
Editing and Copying a Line Item
Deleting a Line Item

Items Manager

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Adding an Item – Labor
Adding an Item – Materials and More
Adding an Entered Item
Copying and Editing an Item
Deleting an Item
Adjusting Columns
Using Filters

Preferences

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Company Preferences: Estimate
Company Preferences: Filter
Company Preferences: Build
User Preferences: Bids Preparation Manager
User Preferences: Build
User Preferences: Estimate

Exporting to The Edge

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Export to The EDGE Estimator (Coming Soon)
The EDGE: Opening a VECTOR Bid
Mapping Quantities: Manual Selections
Mapping Quantities: Using Filters
Mapping Quantities: Mass Assignment
Un-Assigning
Duplicate Detection

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