Hey Rene, we are trying to get the most out of Builder Trend to improve our productivity. 95% of the houses we build are based on existing plans (often with minor tweaks for customer preferences, as well different hardware for different code compliance), which is why we hope that initial setup will pay off in the long run for improved accuracy & time reduction, and therefore savings. We procured CA because it was the best design software that interfaced with BT. We brought Sky onboard as our in-house draftsman to help us set up the template houses and create accurate material lists. We're not concerned about 3D rendering things like stud plates, we just want to make sure the right count shows up on the material list for export by using the same math our framers and take-off specialist have been using, which is why we were using the components of template items that she already uses for making the initial plans.
Thank you for the additional tips! I'll work with Sky next week to make sure we have an understanding of what you have presented.
Thanks & God Bless,
Phil
