Installation
Software Installation
Digitizer Setup (choose Hardware for configuring older boards)
Takeoff - PDF and Digitizer
These tutorials use the AGTEK PDF module to display the plan sheet in the background for clarity. Whether using PDF or digitizer, the techniqes except for mouse vs. cursor differences and scaling are very similar.
Starting a New Job (example file: Pine Street Raster Example.pdf right-click to save)
Scaling (this example
Entering Existing Ground
Entering the Job limits (Existing Perimeter)
Contour Entry
Spot elevations, ridges and swales
Saving
3D visual inspection
Varying Stripping Depths
Holes
Reports
Entering Design (pine street stripping.esw)
Pads
Lines with varying elevation (top of curb)
Offset lines
Design contours
Retaining walls
Checking with 3D views
Entering Grading limits (Design Perimeter)
Perimeter Holes
Report Regions
Sections
3D Views
Calculating Volumes
Volume Report
Printing (Pine Street Complete.esw)
Printer setup
3D views
The Print Page
Volumes Report
PlanView
Profile Views
Text entry
Modeling
CAD Transfer Window
Transferring CAD Layers
Snap
From Label
Increment
Spot Elevations
Adding Points
Line Snap
CAD File Cleanup (sample file: Earthwork 3D File Cleanup.esw)
Join
Compress
Trim Lines
Finding Bad Points with Find Elevation
Label Select with Wildcards (sample file: Label Selection.esw)
Editing and Creating 3D surfaces
Modeling tools
Sectional Areas (Advanced)
Exporting
For Topcon and Trimble Machine Control (sample file: Pine Street 3D Model.esw)
Applications
Correcting a Bad Scale with Stretch (sample files: Pine Stree Stretch.esw, Architectural Stretch.esw)
PDF specific
Aligning Multiple Vector PDF Files (sample files: Vector PDF 1.esw, Vector PDF 1.pdf, Vector PDF 2.pdf)
Importing a Google Earth Image as a background (sample file: American Center.esw)
Moving Plan Sheets
Creating Contours (sample files: Pine Street Topo.esw)
Scaling multiple Plan sheets
Lowest Surface Creation (sample files: Walnut Grove Lowest.esw)
Converting Metric Takeoffs to Feet (sample files: Pine Street Metric.esw)
Creating Circles, Rectangles, Arcs, and Fillets
Conforming Annotation (sample Files: Conform Current Surface.esw, Conform Design Lines.esw)
Advanced Offset Lines
Changing Takeoff Scales
Adding surfaces
Moving Jobs
Autonomous GPS
Importing Survey Data (sample files: Pine Street Topo CSV.esw, Pine Street Topo.csv)
Miscellaneous
Saving an Image presenter compatible file
RTK GPS