Brightbox’s aim with MudShark has always been to make earthworks takeoff easy, simple and accurate. In the years since the software was first developed, they have developed many new tools and features to deliver on this aim. With MudShark 8, they are continuing to deliver the best earthworks takeoff software, with a new and improved user interface.
Made New
Brightbox have rebuilt parts of MudShark from the ground up, with brand new icons to better represent the features, new tooltips to explain what the various options mean and even improved the infrastructure of the ribbon. MudShark 8 has never been easier to use. The interface has also been improved, to deliver a better experience for not only new customers but also existing ones.
The new MudShark interface, with updated ribbon and new icons.
Even with the new look, they have made sure to keep the existing workflow and interactions that customer’s feedback informed us they liked. You can still drag and drop files into the Viewport as a means of inserting plans, you can still utilise our powerful takeoff (including our Transmute tool) and you can still click Calculate on your project and go grab a coffee, although it might have to be a quicker coffee than before as calculation speed has been increased.
Easy Access to Your Data
The new Data tab creates a new place to maintain your results and data; whether you need to export a Microsoft Excel file, take a snapshot of your viewport, or integrate with estimating software. They have also got two new functions in the Data tab, including a button designed specifically to export your MudShark takeoff to use in Cubit.
The new Data tab in MudShark.
Takeoff Improvements
They have also taken some great strides to deliver speed improvements to MudShark 8, especially if you’re working on larger projects, they have made some key interactions faster; including going between your Existing Site and Proposed Site, and your Takeoff and 3D modes. Most importantly, they have made adding contours, spots and boundaries faster, so you can get your takeoff done quicker than ever before.
And More!
With MudShark 8 they have also listened to our customers and delivered a number of improvements and fixes they’ve asked for, including better auto-scaling for imperial DWG plans, a more flexible and efficient Transmute Dashed Line tool and improvements to PDFs and boring logs.
“We’re very excited about MudShark 8, not only because it continues to deliver on our promise for easy and takeoff simple software, but it also represents a brand new, modern approach to takeoff that will continue with future releases.” Brightbox Software
MudShark 8 is available now for any customer with an active subscription or Software Assurance agreement.
You can read more about MudShark 8 in the Release Notes.