Rooms

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Add a standard room in X1

Open an estimate. Select the Sketch tab. . Click Room from the Tools above. Click anywhere inside the Sketch workspace to place the room.

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Add a room using exact dimensions in X1

Open an estimate. Select the Sketch tab. In the Tools group, click the drop-down arrow next to Room , then select Dimension rooms. Enter a Room name , select a Shape , and enter the room dimensions.…

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Copying and pasting a room in Xactimate desktop

Open an estimate. Select the Sketch tab. Select the room that you want to copy. Copy a room. Paste the room. An outline of the copied room appears in place of your cursor. Left-click anywhere in the workspace to place the room.

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Resize a room in Xactimate desktop

Open an estimate. Select the Sketch tab. Select the room you want to resize. Select the wall you want to move. Click and drag the blue box on the center of the wall to resize the room.

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Resize a room to exact dimensions in X1

Select the room that you want to resize. Select the wall you want to move. Click and drag the blue box on the center of the wall. The room dimensions turn blue. Click a blue room dimension number, an…

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Change the room type in Xactimate desktop

Open an estimate. Select the Sketch tab. Select the room you want to change, and click the Properties icon. Under General , set Type to the desired room type. Click anywhere on the Sketch workspace t…

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Delete a room in Xactimate desktop

Open an estimate. Select the Sketch tab. Right click the room you want to delete, and select Delete. You can also select the room and press Delete on the keyboard.

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Add an angle to a room in X1

Add an angle by adjusting the corner. Select the room you want to adjust. Click and drag the red diamond to create the angle. By default, the new angles are created in increments of 22.5 degrees. To…

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Create a room offset

Offset a room with two new walls. Open an estimate. Select the Sketch tab. In the Tools group, click Break. Click a wall where you want to start the offset. Drag along the wall to where you want to e…

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Edit a Grouping Code in X1

Open an estimate. Select the Sketch tab. Right-click the desired object and select Properties. Under General , enter a new Grouping c ode.

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Naming and renaming rooms

Single room. When you create a room in Sketch, Xactimate automatically gives it a name, such as Room1; however, you can change the name as soon as the room is placed. You have two options to do so fo…

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Adding rooms from roofs

Users can create a room based on the overhang offset of the roof’s edge. This is possible with both regular roofs and wireframe roofs.

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