User Comments and Questions

[Admin]

Reply originally posted on 5/13/2009, by Daniel OCS.

The Digital Takeoff Table is not a Tablet PC - it is a pen-enabled monitor.
If you want to be mobile, your Account Manager can send you information about some of the Tablet PCs we recommend.
Thanks.

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[Jorge F]

I am thinking about getting the new digital takeoff table and I was wondering what everyone's thoughts and comments are. I am not fully convinced until I see it use live and play around with it for myself. Is there anyone in the South Florida area that has it? I would love to go by your place and see it and try it out if it's possible.

[Admin]

check out the post:
http://www.oncenter.com/msg/showthread.php?t=311

Someone was showing off their DTT in that thread.

[bnordman]

After playing the YouTube of the OST DTT, YouTube showed related videos and I found that Wacom is selling the Cintiq 21UX, which is the Takeoff Table. It can be used for just about any software. This would make it an even better investment. They have drivers for a lot of software including Adobe, Autodesk and Corel and I'm sure many others.

Just a tip. I also noticed in the videos that artists use a one finger white cotton glove to cover the heel and the little finger. The hand would slide over the screen easier without marking the screen with hand oils. Reminded me of drafting in the old days with a short cotton over-sleeve cover to keep from smearing the drawing.

[Admin]

brordman,

Thanks for watching our videos! Yes, the Digital Takeoff Table does use Wacom's Cintiq 21UX as the hardware. Just keep in mind that the retail 21UX only includes Wacom's drivers, and not the integration file developed by On Center Software. The integration file is what gives the hardware full compatibility with On-Screen Takeoff.

As for the cotton glove... That would just be a user preference. We use the Digital Takeoff Table in house, and haven't really noticed oils from the hand being an issue. The screen has a satin finish that seems fairly resistant to smudges and oils.

[X58*Estimator]

We got one of these about a year ago. They're nice...but I believe it really depends on the type of take-off you're doing. The tablet can be much quicker that the mouse, especially when taking off long runs opposed to cut up take-off and much faster than a digitizer.

Side note: If you're using a digitizer it's really time to at least step it up and start taking projects off on disc. Electronic drawings are so easy to come by now a days, especially sense its so much cheaper for GC's to email a link to an FTP site vs. a full size set of drawings.

One problem I have with the tablet, and it's only a personal preference, is I like to have a hard set of drawings in front of me for reference and the tablet sort of gets in the way of having that. The set up I'm currently running is two 22" monitors side by side with a half size set in front of me for reference and notes. The screens are pushed out in front of the drawings and I can flip pages while taking off with a mouse.

With the tablet I'd have to have the drawings to the side and depending on the size set it could equal a lot of rolling back in forth to and from my plans and the tablet.

Just my two cents...


X58*Estimator
KHS&S Contractors, Inc.

[Jeff Baron]

if you are close to a wall you could attach your tablet to one of those tv or computer wall mounting brackets and have your plans below the tablet. Just a thought on your issue