Like many, I’m very keen to see if my drawing work can be used as much as possible, so I investigated Profile Builder 3 and consequently Quantifier Pro (made by the same company). I was very keen to be able to create estimates for actual building work.
I spent many an hour understanding the principles of Profile Builder 3, I then spent many more understanding Quantifier Pro.
Familiar with both, I then went to use it on a live project and immediately came across a serious fault with Quantifier Pro, that does not make it a feasible package for real life use.
I hope the video below helps to understand this issue, but in summary, when you build a wall from Profile builder, then use Quantifier Pro to associate costs, all works well. Unfortunately, when you use the built in “hole” tool to make openings (known as deductibles in construction), Quantifier Pro does not notice this change.
This issue was noticed by a user and addressed by the developers in 2019 (2 years ago):
Please understand, I do encourage anything that helps save time, but an issue like this can’t be ignored. I appreciate the low cost when compared to the professional suites, but there’s little point in its’ existence if it can’t do necessary things with tools that are built within that package.
A suppose a hint to this company not doing quite as well as they were hoping, is that their training video’s on YouTube have adverts enabled. Funnily enough it’s the same situation with Plus Spec, which seems to be doing the same thing.
Anyway, I’m not at all saying that I know these things for a fact and I do welcome any comments. Perhaps I have a bad install.
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