I'm continuously getting an error (Autodesk.Takeoff has stopped working) when starting with or importing our Timberline Means Database. Only the sample databases that come with the program will work. Has anyone come across this?
Hi d_galloway
The Timberline plugin is built and supported by Sage. I recommend checking with Sage to see if you are on the latest version of their plugin.
Best regards,
John Lipp
Support Specialist
Product Support
Autodesk, Inc.
We've contacted Sage, they don't produce or support the plug-in. Does anyone know who does produce it or support it?
Hi d_galloway
What version (2011, 2012) of QTO do you have installed and do you have the latest hotfixes installed?
You can find the hotfixes here:
- http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/index?siteID=123112&id=2334435&linkID=10381885
If you are on QTO 2012, I recommend installing hotfix 1 and then hotfix 2 (which requires hotfix1 to be installed)
Also, which version of Sage Timeberline is installed. Please post a screenshot of the window that opens after selecting Help > About in the application.
What version of the DLL of the timberline plugin is installed? Assuming you are running QTO 2012, open
C:\Program Files (x86)\Autodesk\Quantity Takeoff 2012\Plugins and you should find a dll with "Timberline" included in the filename. Please right click the file and select Properties. In the properties window, select the details tab and please send a screenshot of the window.
Best regards,
John Lipp
Support Specialist
Product Support
Autodesk, Inc.
Hi John,
Thanks for the follow up.
We're running QTO 2012 and have both hotfixes 1 & 2 installed along with Timberline 9.7.
Hi d_galloway,
How many records are in the catalog that you are trying to import. If you simply it or create a new catalog with a couple records from scratch, does that catalog import correctly?
I’m unsure if Timberline is able to import these catalogs that they export back in, but if so, does this result in any errors in Timberline?
Would you be able to post the file or a non-sensitive one that has the same issue?
Best regards,
John Lipp
Support Specialist
Product Support
Autodesk, Inc.
John,
I've talked with our management & we can't post the database in a public forum but would like to continue working through this with you. Is it possible to commuicate live through joinme or webex which gives you the ability to view my screen and have discussion. I'd continue to post our results for use within the forum.
Our Timberline database is a large compilation of various files & folders totalling 189 mb in size. We haven't had any issues in Timberline with the database. Simply can't pull it into QTO.
Thanks
I downloaded the free trial of QTO 2013 yesterday to see if it could provide a more efficient workflow for my estimating department than our current workflow.
I have surfed around the web to little avail on how to link a Timberline Database with Autodesk QTO. I’m running Sage Timberline Office Estimating - Extended Edition 9.7 (9.7.0 Rev 1 CD) and Autodesk QTO 2013.
The initial problem is when going to File>Import>Catalog – QTO does not seem to accept any Sage database files (at least not in their native format). I read that there was a plug-in (but the only one that I found was for 2012 compatible plugin that gives me an error message "No applicable products were found on this machine. You must have Autodesk QTO installed before you can apply this update. Please install Autodesk QTO and then run this update again. This update will not be applied".
A brief summary on how to get up and running with QTO & Sage Timberline would be much appreciated!
These files will work correctly with QTO 2013. Place in this folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\Autodesk\Quantity Takeoff 2013\Plugins
Start QTO 2013 can you can import Timberline PEI.DAT file
I agree some direction with how to do this would be helpful! I have yet to even find a download for the plugins. I tried to put those plugin files provided above into the plugin folder, the program did not recognize them being there after restarting. Please adivse on how to get this feature operational.
Thanks
The option is still not available after placings the files in the proper folder.
BUMP
Autodesk..... Are you there?
It would be helpful if we could get some feedback and direction. It is very frustrating when one of the huge features of the software is unable to work properly. I think it shows a lot about the rest of the product as a whole lacking.
So I got this thing to work for QTO 2013 after much of the same frustrations as above. Here is what I did:
Pasted the above .dll's in the plugins folder. For the Timberline.dll
right clicked, select properties, in the properties window go to the security tab. (In my case I had three security groups or names, one of which was "Users" I noticed this group did not have full control.) To change this select edit and check full control in the appropiate box, select apply.
Now select the general tab.
At the very bottom under attributes there may be a button that says "unblock" select this and hit apply and OK to exit.
Do this same procedure to the Interop>PEDataObj.dll
This worked for me.
QTO 2013 is the last of its species, since "takeoff" has been moved to Navisworks. I've been involved with QTO for a long time and have a love, hate relationship with it. It had so much promise, but so little support. It just was lokign for the push that never came. From what I've seen in the Navis version, were back to square 1 or maybe before that.
Hope you get this thing working.
So I might have to go back on some of my comments from the post above. I just revisted Navis 2014,and the quantification features. A lot of the QTO fetures are there, just in different places,or require a different sequence. You can also load 2D DWF documents in an do a cross-check (this is a bit weird, it doesn't highlight, but erases)
Quirks or at leas I think they are quirky
Missing things
Things I like
Overall if it gets developement attention it could be great.