Benefits of Vector

Significantly reduces the burden of typing.
- Save time by rapidly creating the content by
copying items from a comprehensive library, Copy and paste from previous similar
projects, blended with simple intuitive editing.
- You wont be disappointed, Vector is smart
and understands the detail of Bill production. Vector automates:-
- Handling of those
instances where you have multiple instances of essentially the same item
but with slightly different specifications.
- Automates qualifying
an item, i.e. when a wall is battered.
- The automatic size
sort automatically supports multiple instances of the same item that have
a different size. Pipe 15mm, 22, 28
- Vector automatically formats, to your specification,
the bill content. It indents and emboldens the level headings. Creates collections
and summaries. If you change the content the Collections and Summary will
be adjusted.
- Vector has an integrated construction spelling
checker, find and replace and similar word processing feature.

The very best P.Q.S. presentation you
can get.
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Final Account
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Vector
provides the very best presentation, formatting your documents
and automatically producing collections and summaries eliminating need
for cut and shuffle.
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What
sets Vector a part from the competition is the range and quality
of reports included within the standard system.
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Every
aspect of your bill order, layout and presentation can be customised
to provide maximum impact with your house style catering for your
customers unique requirements.

NO HIDDEN extra costs, all these Libraries
are supplied with the standard system.
| Snape
SMM7 Bill Library |
65
000 standard descriptions + specification database |
| Small
SMM6 Library |
5,000
items |
| Snape
Cost Library |
provides
a simplified CONTENDER Cost Library with 14,000 costed items for use in
Builders Quants and as an integrated price book. |
| Small
Cost Planning Library |
for
those who want to develop a cost planning Library to suit particular needs. |
| Two
DIY Libraries |
one
is defined by level headings and one by variables |
Other Libraries are available.
- The libraries
can easily be modified. You can clone, edit and modify existing description
or simply add new ones.
- No P.Q.S. software
enables you to find items quicker.
- Vector supports both bills that are produced
with specifications content in situ and also common arrangement
style, by a reference to a specification reference number. NBS
if thats your preference.
- In addition to the standard SMM7 library, Vector
supports a wide range of alternative styles of phraseology and approaches
to bill production. We export a substantial number of copies of Vector a year
based on the two simple facts that Vector is very flexible in its approach
to phraseology and it is simple to use.
For more details see Libraries

Vector will significantly improve
the productivity of quantity measurement.
- Simple and intuitive
direct entry of dimensions.
- Effective side cast calculations - the
results are easily incorporated in the measurement of measured items. If you
change a side cast calculation, any measurement that uses it will automatically
adjust.
- The program has full Trigonometric support
for PI, COS, TAN and the like, for calculating column diameters, roof
slopes and similar calculations.
- You can Cut, Copy, Paste dimensions.
- Traditional dims print out.
- Software support for a Digiser with graphic
display is included.
- There is no other bill program that has such
a seamless measurement system.
For more
details see Measurement

Vector
makes reusing parts
of a previously produced jobs easy - or Beg Borrow and Steal!
- You may Copy and Paste groups of items
between jobs.
- The Proforma option copies an existing job and
strips the quantities.
- You can append (join) jobs.

Vector makes it easy to work with other
programs.
- Create a C.I.T.E (Construction
Industry Trading Electronically) file.
- In addition to printing conventionally, print
report to MS Word or Excel, or create Rich Text Format file which can be loaded
into any standard word processor.
- Import of N.B.S files,
and general import from C.I.T.E, ASCII, RTF, Word, Excel.

Vector is more than just a bill
program.
Use Vector
for:-
- Preambles, Specifications
- Approximate Estimates
- Cost plans, Schedules of Rates
- Measured Term Contract Work
- Valuations, and Final Account.
For more details see side panel.

Vector keeps your data secure.
- Vector gives you peace of mind. The Autosave
automatically backs up your work in the background (at five minute intervals)
as you beaver away. In the event power out or system failure restore the last
backup.