Estimate Bar Charts

NOTE-- We retired MacNail estimating in 2000, and replaced it with Goldenseal construction estimating software. There are still die-hard MacNail users, so we keep the manuals online for their use! Goldenseal is an integrated program that also includes accounting, scheduling and contract writing features. Unfortunately Goldenseal does not have integrated bar charts, but you can export the estimate to Excel and then make a bar chart there.

Bar Chart

Choose *Bar Chart to see a graph that shows how project costs are broken down for a construction estimate created by the MacNail estimating software. You can re-size the bar chart, or change the way it looks using Excel's Chart features (to change the window size, see page 170).
Format the look of the chart by choosing *MacNail Options from the OPTIONS menu (see page 136).

For best results:
* Turn on 'Remove Blank Lines'.
* Turn off 'Display Overhead/Profit'.

NOTE: Not every category name will show if the bar chart is too crowded.

The bar chart will be 'linked' to an intermediate file.
For example:
* If the chart source is the McDermott Estimate.
* The intermediate file will be named McDermott Chart Report.
* The chart will be named McDermott Bar Chart.

Find chart documents in the Current reports folder.

NOTE: Old Bar Charts are replaced by new ones. See note, page 129.