Count Assist drastically reduces the time it takes to Count Symbols on large Plans. Define which Symbol to count, and Count Assist finds the rest. This is ideal for trade industries such as Electrical, Fire and Security.
Symbol Selection
Count Assist has 3 phases: Searching for Symbols, Reviewing the selections found and applying the search results to the Count Measurement.
Select the Symbol
Within a Stage, click a Count Measurement, click Count assist
Click once, move to the opposite side and click again
Symbol will turn Blue
When a clear selection hasn't been detected the Refine Selection Window
Review Search results Click
Highlight Results, review results, then click again
Click Apply Count
To add Search results to Measurement Totals
📝Note: The Green Review Indicator will flash while there are unapplied Count Assist Search results e.g. New searches, removed searches, excluded searches. Clicking Apply Results will remove the Review indicator.
Excluding Symbols from a Search
Symbols containing the same components may select Symbols with identical components that need to be recorded against a separate Measurement. These particular Count Assist searches can be excluded from Search results.
Select the Symbol to Excluded
Repeat until all Symbol Exclusions are selected
On the Symbol search, click Actions, then click Exclude
Review Search results
Click Highlight Results, review results, then click again
Click Apply Count
To add Search results to Measurement Totals
📝Note: Select the Symbols with the fewest components first
Each new search will detect identical components from previous searches. If the search order is incorrect, you will be unable to Exclude the required searches.
Multiple Symbol Selections
On Plans there may be Symbols that have multiple variations. Commonly these variations are due to the placement of text in relation to the Symbol or the Symbol size. These variations create a separate Symbol and will require Multiple Symbol Selections.
Review Search results
Click Highlight Results, review results, then click again
Select additional Symbols
Count Assist will detect any identical symbol that is a 45 degree rotation of the selection
Click Apply Count
To add Search results to Measurement Totals
📝Note: When a symbol has both text and a symbol, searching just the text will reduce the number of selections needed eg D1, EX1, L1.
Image Symbols
Occasionally on Plans, Images of Symbols are present rather than CAD Symbols.
An Image Symbol will not be recognised by the Count Assist Tool. Manual Counting is required when an Image is used in place of a CAD Symbol.
Select a Symbol, the Symbol will NOT turn blue
On the Measurement, click Count, then manually count the Image Symbol/s
Repeat for all additional Image Symbols
📝Count Assist will not Search Scanned Plans
In rare instances, Plans are scanned turning the entire Plan into an Image. Count Assist cannot search Image Plans so all Symbols will need to be manually Counted. Loading an original PDF Plan will allow Searching via Count Assist.
Removing an Applied Search Result
Click on Measurement name, click Count Assist
On the search, Click Remove bin
Click Apply Count
To update Search results on the Measurement Total
Refine Selection Window
When a clear Symbol selection hasn't been detected the Refine Selection Window will open automatically.
Each elements is different component of the selection
Automatically selected Elements will show in Green
Hovering over the Element/s will flash and identify the selection
Click to Select/Unselect the required Element/s
Once happy with the selection/s, Click Save.
