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title: Signage - A Quick TakeOff How To
description: "Measure signage accurately and efficiently on building plans with standard takeoff tools. Learn to capture square footage, dimensions, and counts for signs. Use these steps to ensure your measurements are consistent and easy to reference later.Prerequisites: You need a subscription or trial that includes Takeoff to measure plans, export a plan into TakeOff, and set the scale. Then you can begin measuring.How to Set A ScaleHow to Begin a Takeoff In PlanHubSignage takeoffs involve measuring the area, width, and height of signs, as well as counting repeat occurrences throughout your plans. This guide walks through each process, making it easy to document and export your results.Step 1: Open the signage plan and identify the sign you’ll measure. \n\n\n\nStep 2: Set the page scale so all measurements are accurate. Open the Scale menu from the toolbar, select the scale that matches your drawing, and click Set. \n\n\n\nStep 3: Start measuring the area of the sign. Select the Area tool and select the 2-point mode for rectangular signs. Name the measurement, choose a color, and click Set. \n\n\n\n Step 4: Click one corner of the sign, then the opposite corner, to outline and measure the area. View the result in the measurements panel. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nStep 5: Temporarily hide the area measurement before moving on. \n\n\n\nStep 6: For width, select the Linear tool in Segment mode. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nName and select a color for the measurement. \n\n\n\n Click once at each end of the sign’s width. The panel displays the value. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nStep 7: Perform the same steps again to measure the sign's height.\n\n\n\nStep 1: Use the Count tool to tally signs like exit signs or room labels. Click Count on the toolbar. No scale required. \n\n\n\nStep 2: Name your count (e.g., \"exit signs\"), pick a color and symbol, adjust symbol size if needed, then click Set. \n\n\n\nStep 3: Hover over each exit sign on the plan and left click the mouse button to add a count mark. Move around the page and click on each exit sign symbol to add it to the tally. \n\n\n\nStep 4: Review your count results in the panel on the right side of the page. The total number of counted signs appears automatically. \n\n\n\nStep 1: When finished, go to the Project Measurements view at the top of the window. Review the full table of measurement results. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nStep 2: Use the Export button in the upper right to export the table in spreadsheet format. \n\n\n\nTakeoffs let you quickly and accurately capture all required sign data from your plans. Repeat the process for other signage or labels. Now you’re ready to present or share your building sign measurements with confidence.Once you have completed taking all your measurements, you can:Download the measurements in a table from the Project Measurements pageHow To Download Project Measurements From Takeoff Add a legend and download the PNG of your takeoff pageUsing Legend Markup in TakeoffIf you have purchased the Estimation add-on tool, send measurements into the Project Estimate page or push them into an Assembly you have built.Estimation - Exporting a Measurement from TakeOff to EstimationEstimation | How to Create an AssemblyShare your Takeoff with anyone using the Share button in the upper right-hand corner.Share Your Projects, Reports, and Estimates in TakeoffContact us if you need assistance or to report an issue:PlanHub Contact Page: https://planhub.com/contact/Customer Facing Support Ticket Link: https://knowledgebase.planhub.com/knowledge/kb-tickets/newSchedule a Free 1-on-1 Takeoff Training: https://meetings.hubspot.com/zac-low/takeoff-and-estimation"
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# Signage - A Quick TakeOff How To
## Measure signage accurately and efficiently on building plans with standard takeoff tools. Learn to capture square footage, dimensions, and counts for signs. Use these steps to ensure your measurements are consistent and easy to reference later.
**Prerequisites:** You need a subscription or trial that includes Takeoff to measure plans, export a plan into TakeOff, and set the scale. Then you can begin measuring.
[How to Set A Scale](https://knowledgebase.planhub.com/knowledge/how-to-set-the-scale-in-planhub-takeoff?hsLang=en)
[How to Begin a Takeoff In PlanHub](https://knowledgebase.planhub.com/knowledge/how-to-start-a-takeoff-from-project-in-planhub?hs_preview=CWKDPlzZ-199248611159&hsLang=en)
### Introduction
Signage takeoffs involve measuring the area, width, and height of signs, as well as counting repeat occurrences throughout your plans. This guide walks through each process, making it easy to document and export your results.
**Step 1:** Open the signage plan and identify the sign you’ll measure.
**Step 2:** Set the page scale so all measurements are accurate. Open the **Scale** menu from the toolbar, select the scale that matches your drawing, and click **Set**.
**Step 3:** Start measuring the area of the sign. Select the **Area** tool and select the **2-point** mode for rectangular signs. Name the measurement, choose a color, and click **Set**.
**Step 4:** Click one corner of the sign, then the opposite corner, to outline and measure the area. View the result in the measurements panel.
**Step 5:** Temporarily hide the area measurement before moving on.
**Step 6:** For width, select the **Linear** tool in **Segment** mode.
Name and select a color for the measurement.
Click once at each end of the sign’s width. The panel displays the value.
**Step 7:** Perform the same steps again to measure the sign's height.
### Counting Signs
**Step 1:** Use the **Count** tool to tally signs like exit signs or room labels. Click **Count** on the toolbar. No scale required.
**Step 2:** Name your count (e.g., "exit signs"), pick a color and symbol, adjust symbol size if needed, then click **Set**.
**Step 3:** Hover over each exit sign on the plan and left click the mouse button to add a count mark. Move around the page and click on each exit sign symbol to add it to the tally.
**Step 4:** Review your count results in the panel on the right side of the page. The total number of counted signs appears automatically.
### **Exporting Results**
**Step 1:** When finished, go to the **Project Measurements** view at the top of the window. Review the full table of measurement results.
**Step 2:** Use the **Export** button in the upper right to export the table in spreadsheet format.
Takeoffs let you quickly and accurately capture all required sign data from your plans. Repeat the process for other signage or labels. Now you’re ready to present or share your building sign measurements with confidence.
### **Next Steps**
Once you have completed taking all your measurements, you can:
- Download the measurements in a table from the Project Measurements page
- [How To Download Project Measurements From Takeoff](https://knowledgebase.planhub.com/knowledge/how-to-download-project-measurements-from-takeoff-?hsLang=en)
- Add a legend and download the PNG of your takeoff page
- [Using Legend Markup in Takeoff](https://knowledgebase.planhub.com/knowledge/legend-markup-in-takeoff?hsLang=en)
- If you have purchased the Estimation add-on tool, send measurements into the Project Estimate page or push them into an Assembly you have built.
- [Estimation - Exporting a Measurement from TakeOff to Estimation](https://knowledgebase.planhub.com/knowledge/send-a-measurement-from-takeoff-to-estimation?hsLang=en)
- [Estimation | How to Create an Assembly](https://knowledgebase.planhub.com/knowledge/estimation-how-to-create-an-assembly?hsLang=en)
- Share your Takeoff with anyone using the Share button in the upper right-hand corner.
- [Share Your Projects, Reports, and Estimates in Takeoff](https://knowledgebase.planhub.com/knowledge/share-takeoff-projects?hsLang=en)
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