Count Assist Symbol Selection

Updated on 21 Nov 2023
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Count Assist drastically reduces the time it takes to Count Symbols on large Plans.
Define which Symbol to count, and Count Assist finds the rest.
This is ideal for trade industries such as Electrical, Fire and Security.

Symbol Selection

Count Assist has 3 phases: Searching for Symbols, Reviewing the selections found and applying the search results to the Count Measurement.

Select the Symbol

Within a Stage, click a Count Measurement, click Count assist
Click once, move to the opposite side and click again
Symbol will turn Blue

When a clear selection hasn't been detected the Refine Selection Window will open automatically
Review Search results
Click Highlight Results, review results, then click again
Click Apply Count
To add Search results to Measurement Totals

📝 The Green Review Indicator will flash while there are unapplied Count Assist Search results

e.g. New searches, removed searches, excluded searches
Clicking Apply Results will remove the Review indicator

Symbol Selection V3

Excluding Symbols from a Search

Symbols containing the same components may select Symbols with identical components that need to be recorded against a separate Measurement.
These particular Count Assist searches can be Excluded from Search results.

FAQ When should I Exclude a Symbol.png

Select a Symbol
Select the Symbol to Excluded
Repeat until all Symbol Exclusions are selected
On the Symbol search, click Actions, then click Exclude
Review Search results
Click Highlight Results, review results, then click again
Click Apply Count
To add Search results to Measurement Totals

Excluding V3

📝 Select the Symbols with the fewest components first

Each new search will detect identical components from previous searches.
If the search order is incorrect, you will be unable to Exclude the required searches
CA Symbol Overwritten v1

Multiple Symbol Selections

On Plans there may be Symbols that have multiple variations. Commonly these variations are due to the placement of text in relation to the Symbol or the Symbol size.
These variations create a separate Symbol and will require Multiple Symbol Selections.

FAQ When would multiple Symbols selections be required.png

Select a Symbol
Review Search results
Click Highlight Results, review results, then click again
Select additional Symbols
Count Assist will detect any indentical Symbol that is a 45 degree rotation of the selection

4.Click Apply Count
To add Search results to Measurement Totals

Multiple Selection V2

💡 Search symbol text labels for faster selections eg D1, EX1, L1

When a symbol has both text and a symbol, searching just the text will reduce the number of selections needed
Text selection v1

Image Symbols

Occasionally on Plans, Images of Symbols are present rather than CAD Symbols.
An Image Symbol will not be recognised by the Count Assist Tool.
Manual Counting is required when an Image is used in place of a CAD Symbol.

Select a Symbol, the Symbol will NOT turn blue
On the Measurement, click Count, then manually count the Image Symbol/s
Repeat for all additional Image Symbols

⚠️Count Assist will not Search Scanned Plans

In rare instances, Plans are scanned turning the entire Plan into an Image
Count Assist cannot search Image Plans so all Symbols will need to be manually Counted
Loading an original PDF Plan will allow Searching via Count Assist

Image Symbols