I've said it before and I stand by it - working with customers is the best part of my job.  And, I have even more fun when I actually get to go to their offices and see what is going on.  Recently, I had the opportunity to visit a customer's office in Chicago (Hi Lou!  Hi Glenn!).  These two guys had the most incredible set-ups that I've ever seen for On Screen Take Off.  They had 50" monitors moutned on the walls!  They were just converting to AutoBid's OnScreen View TakeOff, but commented that they got frustrated when they got to the edge of the drawing and had to stop takeoff.

[screech.....clatter]

Wait a second, if you're using AutoBid's OSV, you shouldn't have to stop takeoff at the edge of the screen.  You should be able to press in on the roller wheel on your mouse and pan around the drawing.  We designed it that way to speed up takeoff - and because most of us don't have 50" monitors!

We soon figured out that the fancy mouse he was using wasn't set-up to take advantage of this functionality in AutoBid.  So, if you're mouse can't pan through the drawing while doing OSV, try checking out how your mouse is set-up.  Your mouse should be set-up so that the Roller Wheel acts like a "Middle Button" (how and where you set this will vary based on your actual mouse).  We see this problem more often with wireless mouses.  Please let us know if you have questions.

Happy Estimating!