Sketch

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Sketch variables

Note: If you have grouped rooms, the main room under which the others are grouped is given the designation “0,” with each subroom using numbers 1 and up. For example, “W” would cover walls for the en…

Updated by Heather Jones

Copy a Sketch from one estimate to another in desktop

From within the estimate that contains the desired sketch, click Estimate. Click Sketch. Select the portion of the sketch to copy. Right-click on the selected sketch. Select Copy. In the destination estimate, click Estimate. Click Sketch. Right-click the Sketch pane. Select Paste. Click to place the sketch in the desired position.

Updated by Heather Jones

Sketch glossary with keyboard shortcuts

Term. Keyboard shortcut. Description. Break B Use Break to create a wall or roof offset. With Break active, click along the wall to add the break. Select and drag the appropriate side of the wall to…

Updated by Jill Bowers

Print a Sketch

Updated by Bethany W.

Changing a wall opening type

If you create a wall opening, such as a window, door, or missing wall, and then realized the opening type is incorrect, you can actually change the opening type without recreating the opening. To do so, open the properties window (double-click the object or select the object and then the properties icon) and select the drop-down arrow in the Opening Type field. Select the appropriate opening and return to the sketch.

Updated by Heather Jones

Miscellaneous Sketch options

Name . Keyboard Shortcut . Description . Notes . Select Esc Clear your selection Undo Ctrl + Z Undo your last change Copy Ctrl + C Copy any selected items or objects to the clipboard (to be pasted la…

Updated by Heather Jones

Using the Grid Align tool

The Grid Align tool rotates roofs to make the drawing align with the Sketch grid. If you have multiple structures selected on the level that are at different angles, the tool aligns the largest struc…

Updated by Heather Jones

Sketch glossary with no keyboard shortcuts

Add line item Add line items to the selected room by selecting the room and then double clicking a blank row in the Items bar at the bottom of the Sketch window. A small window appears where you can…

Updated by Jill Bowers

Elevation View

Elevation View in Xactimate shows the walls of the structure from the side, allowing you to easily visualize the wall as well as add, delete, or edit windows, doors, missing walls, and reference area…

Updated by Heather Jones

Sketching cabinets

Users can now add cabinets to sketches easily through the use of the block feature. These let users add accurately-sized 3D cabinets to a sketch.

Updated by Heather Jones

Using the Sketch rotate tools in X1

Xactimate has multiple rotation tools. When placing objects such as rooms and stairs in Sketch, you can use Tab (clockwise rotation) or Shift + Tab (counter-clockwise rotation) to rotate the item by 22.5 degrees before placing it.

Updated by Heather Jones