EstimatorXpress Getting Started Guide Videos
These videos follow the EstimatorXpress Getting Started Guide and show you exactly how to complete each section of the tutorial. It is recommended that you watch these videos whilst looking at a copy of the plans from the project from the Getting Started Guide. These can be downloaded from here.
If you do not have a copy of the tutorial, it can be downloaded from the manuals page.
Create an estimate
How to create an estimate with a description of each step of the wizard. Also explains how to use the Job Status option on the My Jobs screen.
Brick and block wall
How to price up the external walls of the extension. Full discusion of the Dims Wizard and the Resources Output screen including Views.
Structural Opening
Forming an opening to the existing building including an explanation of how to use the 'No. of Items' function to exclude worksheets from an estimate.
Apex valley roof
How to price up for an Apex Valley Roof. Discussion of how to change resources using the resources wizard and how to view a cutting list.
Windows
Pricing up the windows for the extension covering how to add window workbooks into your estimate and how to price for 2 identical windows.
Typical Panel Doors
Pricing internal panel doors. How to change quantites of sundry items, add additional resources to a worksheet, and how to change the build phase of a resource.
Bathroom Fit Out
Discussion of plumbing workbooks available. How to add in a resource to the price book and change the bathroom pack being specified.
Subcontract Quotes
How to make allowances for subcontract quotes or other bulk allowances in an estimate, how to rename a worksheet and adding multiple resources.
Drainage Layouts
Pricing drainage items including drain runs, drainage plant and a shallow access manhole. Explains how to change the location of an existing worksheet.
Reports
A discussion of a few different reports in EstimatorXpress with examples of how to edit them to show the data you require.
Creating a Customer Quote
Full discussion of the main pages of the Quote Wizard and how to customise the text, pictures and resources in the final printout.