How do I use the Blu: Assembly Assistant?
To add an assembly:
Type a description of your requirements. The text boxes under Suggestions are examples of possible prompt options to use as your description. Note: you can save your prompts and view your recent prompts so you can use them again in different jobs. It's also possible to include a prompt for labor as well as materials.
Enter your measurement. This can be imported from your takeoff by clicking the takeoff button and can also be calculated using the calculator button if needed.
Choose your unit of measurement (UOM) from the drop-down box.
Click Generate items.
It generally takes approximately 30 seconds for Blu to source the information from The Home Depot. The following pop-up will keep you informed of the progress and allow you to stop generating if needed.
When the upload is complete you will see a list of your Blu generated items.
This shows that the items are from The Home Depot catalog and includes a description of the item, the type, quantity, UOM, unit cost and total price.
You will also see a list of assumptions made by Blu in order to calculate the items. Please note that it's important for you to do your due diligence on the cost of these items and that the 'each' quantities are correct in relation to the UOM to ensure accuracy.
You can choose to add these items to your estimate costings as single line items by clicking Add, or as an assembly by clicking Add as assembly, where the items will appear under a single line item in your estimate costings.
Once you've clicked add, your items will immediately appear within your estimate costings. You can see that these items are linked to The Home Depot (denoted by the label).
Click Save & Close.