Estimating in Building Construction

WinEst Software and Spreadsheets 249

FIGURE G.9.WinEst Database Browser.

sparse; however, a good estimator will always be working on

developing and enhancing assemblies, as these items speed

up the estimating process and can ultimately be passed to a

scheduling software package.

For more information on how to use WinEst, see the

user’s manual that is installed with the software. The user’s

manual is in PDF format and requires Adobe Acrobat Reader

to open. The user manual is opened by selecting WinEst

User’s Manual from the WinEst 2006 PH Edition folder

under the Start menu.

WinEst includes a calculator that can be accessed by

clicking on the WinEst Calculator icon shown in Figure G.7.

The WinEst calculator is shown in Figure G.10.

they are selected. The user clicks on the Accept button to
send the selected items to the Takeoff screen.
Another feature of the WinEst software is the selection
of assemblies from the Database Browser. The user switches
to assemblies by selecting the Assemblies radio button at the
top left corner of the Database Browser. This feature allows
the estimator to select component parts of the project rather
than specific items. For example, slab on grade would be an
assembly. With that assembly, the estimator would provide
dimensions and specifications. The software would then
generate all of the items within that assembly and their asso-
ciated quantities based on the provided dimensions. The
assemblies that are provided with the student edition are

FIGURE G.8.WinEst Takeoff Screen.