I chose to get SoftTalk instead of SoftList when I purchased SoftPlan. (Wrong decision as I have never been able to get SoftTalk to work consistantly) Now I'm considering purchasing SoftList with the primary goal of doing lumber take-offs. My question is how long is the learning curve to get a feel for the accuracy of the lumber list. I know it will be based on how I draw the house, but being an old retired framer I already am drawing the house pretty much as it will be framed anyway. I know there are no black and white answers to the questions. Just wanting to get some general feedback and/or opinions. Thanks All!
Lumber Take-Off
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Dennis Asher
, Jul 02 2021 03:32 PM
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David Zawadzki
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Posted 02 July 2021 - 07:53 PM
I like softlist. It gives me better takeoffs than I can get from any lumber yard.
Softtalk on the other hand is a complete disappointment. I have gotten that module to work for about 20 minutes and was excited to think I could use SoftPlan using voice commands… then it went away… like I had woken from a dream and discovered it was not real.
Softtalk on the other hand is a complete disappointment. I have gotten that module to work for about 20 minutes and was excited to think I could use SoftPlan using voice commands… then it went away… like I had woken from a dream and discovered it was not real.
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Twinmotion 2023, Autocad, SoftPlan 2024, Solidbuilder, Chief Architect X15, Sketchup, 3D Home Architect, etc.
CyberPowerPC Syber Forti SFG9EX Gaming Desktop Computer, Intel Core i9-9900K 3.6GHz, 32GB RAM, 3TB HDD + 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 10GB, Windows 10 Pro
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