Estimate in the cloud refers to InEight's hosted estimating solution on the InEight Cloud Platform.

Estimate on-premise refers to InEight's estimating solution deployed in a customer's local environment.

Estimate IN THE CLOUD 23.10 Release Notes

Cost Item Assemblies

  • Cost Item Assembly Object Input Values – The object input type has been added to the Inputs section of the Cost Item Assembly (CIA) record Inputs form. This saves you the time of updating and maintaining lists of resources from job to job.ClosedRead more

The new Object input type lets you choose an object that already exists in Estimate, such as existing tags, resources, or account codes. The object list changes dynamically based on data that exists in the current estimate without requiring a manual update to the Cost Item Assembly table data, so users can choose from valid selections.

For example, when you employ a CIA in the CBS, the Type of Pipe variable shows a Resource Selection Register, so valid inputs are limited to resources available in the job.

Picking an Object that exists in the job helps ensure the formulas that use those objects return valid results, such as linking a formula result to the resource employment for the MPDIP10 Pipe 8” Ductile Iron resource as picked from the Resource Rate register.

Previously, a custom table had to be created that included allowable values, in addition to an additional custom table that included the type of input fields that included list values.

For more information, see Cost Item Assembly Creation

  • Using Object Type Inputs – In the CIA record Calculations form, Object Type inputs can be used in formulas by directly referencing either the Code or the Description as attributes of the input variable. These two new fields can be easily referenced and selected using the Formula Editor. Closed Read more

For more information, see Cost Item Assembly Creation

  • ObjectValue function –The ObjectValue function can now be selected in the Formula Editor, which lets you utilize additional object meta data for use in your calculations. Closed Read more

    The ObjectValue function accepts an object type, the key code field and the desired name of the field to be looked up and will return the value of the lookup field for use in a formula. In the following example, The ObjectValue function looks up the value stored in the User Defined 1 field of the resource whose resource code is stored in the FTGCODE_11 variable. In this case, the return value represents the material resources unit weight and is used to calculate the total weight of the material being installed.

    For more information, see Cost Item Assembly Creation

Organizational Breakdown Structure

  • Assign Templates – You can now assign templates to specific organizational nodes in the OBS. Closed Read more

Previously, granting permissions to access templates gave users access to all templates. Now, you can grant permissions and control user access for templates at different levels in the OBS.

For example, you can assign a template to a specific level in node in the OBS that is specific to Power Delivery. The new OBS node structure assignment is useful for assigning estimators access to designated templates as determined by an Estimate administrator.

For more information, see Templates

Resource Employments

  • Editable Quantity Ratio Field - The Quantity Ratio column in the Resource Employment register, which indicates the proportion between the quantity of a cost item and the quantity of the resource employment, is now an editable field. Closed Read more Watch video

    Editing the Quantity Ratio field changes the resource employment quantity, making it easier to ensure the right amount of a resource for a given cost item quantity is being used and changed to scale the resources quantity if necessary.

    For more information, see Resource Employment Register

  • Quantity Ratio Units – The new Quantity Ratio Units field shows you how the Quantity Ratio is calculated. Closed Read more

For example, for the Dirt Class B resource, there are .25 tons for every linear foot (256 / 1,024 = .25). This new field brings additional transparency to the Quantity Ratio field to better understand how it is calculated.

For more information, see Resource Employment Register

Reports

  • Access Control Report - You can now export the Access Control register as a report, so you can easily audit multiple assignments and determine the level of access that users and roles have. Closed Read more

    The Access Control report can be useful when you need to audit user permissions, command access and various restrictions without having to search through the Access Control register for this information.

    The report makes it easier to find the role names along with their associated Yes and No access permissions to each form in Estimate.

    Previously, to search for user roles permissions you had to navigate through the Access Control register and find the user role assignments . Now you can easily see the user role assignments in one place.

    For more information, see Reports Menu

Model Integration with Estimate

  • Model integration - The current Model to Estimate on-premise integration now works with Estimate in the cloud. Closed Read more

    You can use DTOs in Model to sum object quantities and sync quantities with Estimate in the cloud.

    The Model integration icons are in Estimate’s main ribbon under More Actions > Model Connection.

    Options are as follows:

    • Select in Model – Select a cost item, and its linked Model objects are then selected within Model.

    • Frame Selected – Select a cost item, and its linked Model objects are then framed within the Model viewer.

    • Sync Model Quantities – Quantities summed via DTO execution can be synced to Estimate SaaS.

    • Send Selected CBS to Model – Sync CBS structure from Estimate in the cloud to Model.