In this article, we will show you the map to the tutorials of MeasureSquare 8.

1. Installation and Register

• Download and install MeasureSquare 8.
• Register MeasureSquare ID.

2. Licensing

• Control license.
• Sign in to MeasureSquare 8 on a different computer.
• Can I run MeasureSquare 8 on my Mac Computer?
• Why does MeasureSquare show I'm on a trial when I paid for a license?

3. Getting Started / Importing Plan

• Login to MeasureSquare 8.
• Import PDF or image files into MeasureSquare 8.
• Rescale plan in MeasureSquare 8.
• Check if blueprint scales properly.
• Set scale from metric to imperial.
• Rotate a plan to an arbitrary angle.
• Add multiple floors. 

4. Plan Takeoff /Floor Plan Drawing

• Draw a room 
• Auto-complete a room.
• Reopen to draw.
• Duplicate rooms.
• Add a doorway and a window
• Add a stairway
• Create a curved stair.
• Divide floor into multiple areas.
• Create internal wall
• Create curved walls
• Create a border
• Add an elevation
• Merge rooms
• Insert holes on floors
• Punch out / embed a room.
• Add notes and handwriting
• Add a line segment
• Change the thickness, style or color of a segment line.

5. Product Assignment

• Add products in Project Items List
• Create Product Database.
• Add products to Project Item List from Product Database.
• Transfer current Project Item List to another project.  
• Manage Product Databases.
• Apply products (carpet, vinyl, tile, hardwood, laminate, etc.) to rooms by drag-and-drop method. 
• Remove a product from a room.
• Apply products to stairways
• Apply cove base, transition, and quarter-round
• Set flash cove base for a single room and multiple rooms. 
• Set flash cove on one wall of a room.
• Turn off flash cove for one of the walls.
• Apply labor charges and installation accessories.
• Apply transition on transition/border of different products.
• Apply subfloor underlayment.
• Design and apply tile patterns with Tile Pattern Editor (include free draw tiles, tile image import/edit)
• Set grout width on tile. 
• Create 1/3 offset tile pattern.
• Create and apply herringbone tile pattern.
• Apply random tile patterns.
• Replace a tile or tiles in a diagram.
• Associate product with add-on items, and delete add-on items.
• Apply heat welding rod on borders of sheet vinyl and swim lanes.
• Design wall stacks.
• Copy and paste wall or room profiles.
• Apply products on the walls of elevation.
• Create a Raised Access Flooring.
• Practical Case: apply products to a bathroom.

6. Seam Layout and Estimation

• Enter layout and estimating mode.
• Set estimation for roll goods.
• Review estimation data.
• Estimate by floor/tab/layer.
• Change layout direction for roll goods.
• Manipulate seams.
• Manipulate cut sheet.
• Set pattern carpet layout.
• Roll allocation.
• Set estimation for tiles/carpet tile (includes fixed texture matching, allow rotation, prefer factory edge).
• Calculate tile waste.
• Add and estimate grout product.
• Change layout direction for stairs.
• Estimate weld rod along the seam length.
• Set project-level and system-level estimation criteria. 
• Set product legend.
  
• Finalize random pattern
  
• Progressive Auto Estimating

7. Data Exporting

• Export takeoff information to Bid Template.
• Create and delete a Worksheet (create new Worksheet, select Worksheet type, select group style).
• Export worksheet to Excel.
• Export Product Database to Excel.

8. Project Worksheet, Report and Print-Out

• Create and delete a Worksheet (create new Worksheet, select Worksheet type, select group style).
• Edit a Worksheet.
• Set Worksheet to display by room.
• Check Worksheet properties (expand properties window hidden on the right).
• Set company information on Report.
• Save/Print project to PDF.
• Print a transparent diagram that makes the blueprint view able in Report.
• Print photos in Report.
• Print a single photo on a single page in Report.
• Print product grid in Report.
• Debug HP network printer errors.
  
• Auto Width Setting

9. Synchronize to MeasureSquare Cloud

• Sync a MeasureSquare 8 project to your MeasureSquare Cloud.

10. Starting a Second Instance of MeasureSquare 8

• Open two MeasureSquare 8 projects at the same time.

11. System Setting

• Setup System Setting.
• Adjust timer setting to save project file.
• Customize shortcuts/hot keys.
• Set default pattern match to full repeat.

12. How to Convert C++ Database and Projects to .NET

• Import MeasureSquare 2015 database into MeasureSquare 8.

Appendix A:

• Shortcuts and Hotkeys for MeasureSquare 8.
• What should I do if it takes too long to import PDF files?
• How to avoid details missing after importing the PDF plans to the program?