Zone Tools

Draw zones to include, exclude, or measure areas on your PDF plans.

Overview

Zone tools let you draw polygon shapes on your plans for three different purposes:

Zone Type	Purpose	Keyboard
Inclusion Zone	Count only symbols inside	I
Exclusion Zone	Ignore symbols inside	X
Area Zone	Measure floor/wall area	M

Zone Types

Inclusion Zones

Inclusion zones filter your counts to show only symbols within the zone boundary. Useful for:

• Counting symbols in a specific room
• Breaking down takeoffs by area
• Focusing on a particular section

Exclusion Zones

Exclusion zones hide symbols from your counts. Useful for:

• Ignoring symbols in areas not part of scope
• Excluding existing fixtures from counts
• Removing false detections in specific areas

Area Zones

Area zones calculate the real-world area of a polygon shape. Useful for:

• Measuring floor area for flooring estimates
• Calculating wall coverage
• Surface area calculations

How to Draw Zones

1. Press the keyboard shortcut for your zone type (I, X, or M)
2. Click to place vertices of your polygon
3. Double-click or click on the first point to close the zone
4. The zone is created and applied immediately

INFO

For detailed zone documentation, see the Zones feature page.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Key	Action
I	Inclusion Zone tool
X	Exclusion Zone tool
M	Area Zone tool
Escape	Cancel zone drawing
Delete	Delete selected zone