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How to use AreaSum

One short video per job, with the steps written out underneath. Start at the top if you're new.

Getting started

From a PDF to measured rooms.

Getting started · 1 of 5Upload a PDF and choose pages

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Upload a PDF and choose pagesStart a project from a PDF and pick the pages you need.

Getting started · 2 of 5Set the scale

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Set the scaleTwo clicks on a known dimension and every measurement on the page is right.Before this: Upload a PDF and choose pages

Getting started · 3 of 5Draw a room

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Draw a roomDrag a rectangle or click around the corners to trace any room.Before this: Set the scale

Getting started · 4 of 5Correct a wall length

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Correct a wall lengthTrace roughly, then type the real wall length.Before this: Draw a room

Getting started · 5 of 5Draw on a blank page

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Draw on a blank pageMeasure on site without a plan: draw rooms on a blank page and type the walls.Before this: Correct a wall length

Flooring types and quantities

Turn rooms into what you order.

Flooring types and quantities · 1 of 6Assign a flooring type

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Assign a flooring typeGive each room its flooring type; the plan colours by type.Before this: Draw a room

Flooring types and quantities · 2 of 6Change the wastage

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Change the wastageSet a wastage percentage per flooring type and watch the total update.Before this: Assign a flooring type

Flooring types and quantities · 3 of 6Set the box size and read Ordered

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Set the box size and read OrderedEnter the box size and read the boxes and the quantity you actually buy.Before this: Change the wastage

Flooring types and quantities · 4 of 6Roll width, fit allowance and direction

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Roll width, fit allowance and directionSet the roll width and fit allowance, then choose which way each room runs.Before this: Set the box size and read Ordered

Flooring types and quantities · 5 of 6Subtract an island or cabinetry

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Subtract an island or cabinetryCut an island or a run of cabinetry out of a room so you only order what gets laid.Before this: Assign a flooring type

Flooring types and quantities · 6 of 6Read the Totals panel

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Read the Totals panelWhat each figure in Totals means, from the measured total to Ordered.Before this: Roll width, fit allowance and direction

Carpet Layout mode

Plan the cuts, reuse the offcuts.

Carpet Layout mode · 1 of 6Enter Layout and read the totals

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Enter Layout and read the totalsOpen Layout mode and read the roll total, waste and cut count.Before this: Roll width, fit allowance and direction

Carpet Layout mode · 2 of 6Pick the origin wall and flip the pile

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Pick the origin wall and flip the pilePick the wall each room lays off to find the shortest roll, and set which way the pile runs.Before this: Enter Layout and read the totals

Carpet Layout mode · 3 of 6Reuse offcuts

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Reuse offcutsDrag an offcut into another room and watch the roll total drop.Before this: Pick the origin wall and flip the pile

Carpet Layout mode · 5 of 6Adjust a cut and read the cut sheet

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Adjust a cut and read the cut sheetDrag a strip end or bump a cut length, and read the cut sheet.Before this: Reuse offcuts

Mark up the plan

Trims, perimeter runs and measurements on the plan.

Mark up the plan · 2 of 2Perimeter runs and the ruler

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Perimeter runs and the rulerMeasure skirting, scotia and coving in lineal metres, and check any distance with the ruler.Before this: Set the scale

Export and iPad

The PDF you send, and measuring on site.

Export and iPad · 1 of 2Export the PDF

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Export the PDFExport one PDF with the marked-up plan, the summary and the cut sheets.Before this: Read the Totals panel

Full walkthroughs

Longer recordings of a whole job, start to finish.

Full walkthroughs · 1 of 4Draw a plan and price the job

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Draw a plan and price the jobA whole job from PDF to totals in one recording.

Full walkthroughs · 2 of 4Carpet layout and the PDF export

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Carpet layout and the PDF exportLay the carpet, reuse the offcuts and export the PDF in one recording.

Full walkthroughs · 3 of 4Dragging seams where you want them

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Dragging seams where you want themMove a seam, extend a strip and reset the seams.

Full walkthroughs · 4 of 4Markup tools walkthrough

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Markup tools walkthroughText boxes, trim lines with a legend, and the summary on the plan.

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