Installing Skybridge

Installing Skybridge

Skybridge is an application that allows BidMatrix, a Cloud application to communicate with Sage Estimating, a desktop application.

Skybridge will allow you to do the following:

  1. Import into BidMatrix, Sage Estimating files
  2. Create new Sage estimates from BidMatrix
  3. Import into BidMatrix, Trimble / WinEst named.est files
  4. Create new Trimble / WinEst estimates from BidMatrix

BidMatrix includes this icon    in the upper right corner of every BidMatrix page. If the icon is gray, that would tell you that either Skybridge has not been installed or a newer version of Skybridge exists and must be installed. If the icon is green, that would tell you that Skybridge is the “current” and it’s “active”.

To install Skybridge, left mouse click on the grayed out icon. A Skybridge installation dialog will appear. Click on the install dialog and answer yes to install. Once the installation is complete, the icon will now appear green, meaning Skybridge is “active”.


 



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