Counting fixtures with counters

A counter is a point symbol you stamp on the plan — a water closet, a light fixture, a sprinkler head. Each click adds one to the tally, so counting a sheet is just clicking each item.

Counters placed on each restroom fixture, with the running tally shown in the sidebar — Water Closet and Lavatory totals update as you click.

Make a counter type

Before you count, set up the type you're counting:

Give it a name and a color so it stands out on a busy sheet.
Choose an icon — pick from the built-in set or upload your own SVG for a symbol that matches your trade.

The Create Counter dialog: ① name the counter, ② pick a built-in icon or upload your own, and ③ choose a color.

Then select the counter and start clicking. The running total updates as you go, and it adds up across every sheet and canvas in the project — not just the page you're on.

Keep it organized

On a dense plan it's easy to lose track. A few things help:

Groups — assign related counters to a group (say, all the fixtures in one restroom) to see subtotals and keep colors meaningful.
Show only on current page — hide counters from other sheets so you're not distracted by marks that don't belong to the page you're counting.
Counter settings — adjust icon size, opacity, the count number, and the ring so marks stay legible at any zoom.

Fixing mistakes

Misclick? Undo (Ctrl+Z) steps back through your last moves.
Placed the wrong type? Switch to the Move tool to select and delete a mark, or right-click it for options.
Need to rename or recolor a whole type after the fact? Open its details from the sidebar and every placed mark updates at once.

When the counts are done, measure the runs and then pull a report.