How To Draw A Roof In Xactimate

Xactware Releases Aerial Sketch for Xactimate

New tool lets belongings insurance professionals utilise aerial photos to dimension roofs

OREM, Utah, February 18, 2022 — The new Aerial SketchTM tool in the latest version of Xactware's industry-leading belongings repair estimating solution helps insurers and contractors use high-resolution aerial photos to dimension roofs.

With Aerial Sketch, at present available in Xactimate® 27.3, property insurance professionals can download aeriform images and then trace key roof features, such as edges, ridges, and valleys, to produce fully functional 3D roof sketches that can be used to guess replacement costs.

"Obtaining roof measurements can be a nerve-racking adventure," said Jeffrey C. Taylor, Xactware'southward banana vice president of Xactimate, "particularly when atmospheric condition or site conditions make it difficult to go admission to all the areas of a roof that demand to be measured. Aeriform Sketch makes it easier, faster, and safer to go dimensions. Estimators tin can accept roof dimensions in Xactimate even earlier they visit the site."

When a claim involving roof damage is assigned, an calculator can download images of the loss site to Aerial Sketch. By outlining the shape of the roof, the figurer can generate a detailed roof plan and a 3D rendering of the roof. Roof measurements tin can be adapted easily, and quantities are automatically calculated and then estimators can chop-chop determine the materials needed to repair the roof.

When a building is a total loss, the aeriform images provide dimensions that are no longer available at the site and other critical details, such as the number of roof penetrations, the type of roof, outside finishes, and so forth.

"Aerial Sketch is an of import new tool that will help estimators work more than efficiently and more than finer," Taylor said.

Visit www.xactware.com to learn more about Aerial Sketch.

About Xactware
Xactware Solutions (Xactware) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Verisk Analytics specializing in the property insurance, remodeling, and restoration industries. Xactware'southward engineering science tools include software estimating programs for PCs and tablet PCs, as well as powerful online systems for replacement-cost calculations, estimate tracking, and information trending in existent time. For more information about Xactware's products and services, call Xactware at i-800-424-9228 or contact us online.

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