FAQs – Frequently asked questions – TCQ
On this page you can consult a collection of the most frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the TCQ program.
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general
- What is the TCQ and where can I find information about the program?
- How to create a new TCQ file
- Reduce size of TCQ files (compress files)
- How to delete works from a TCQ archive
- Can TCQ run on Apple Mac computers?
- How to use TCQ with more than one monitor
- What to do when another program interferes with TCQ when opening or installing it
- How to obtain TCQ license log files from version 6.0
- Backup option configuration and operation (added in TCQ 6.0.55)
- Synonyms of element codes – Description and operation
- Tips, recommendations and best practices when using TCQ, ESS or LCT files
- How to unlock a work [PDF]
- User Item Codes [PDF]
- Decimal settings [PDF]
- How TCQ stores data [PDF]
- Indirect expenses [PDF]
installation
- What is the current version of TCQ
- How to know which version of TCQ is installed
- How to download the TCQ installation files
- Troubleshooting during installation
- Installations and antivirus
- Install TCQ on Terminal Server
- What to do when another program interferes with TCQ when opening or installing it
- Can I have two different versions of TCQ installed on the same computer?
- Silent and unattended installation
BIM
Price bank
- Adapt prices with BEDEC 2019 and later
- Delete items and items from the price bank that are not being used in the budget
- How to “translate” a work from Catalan to Spanish or vice versa
- How to generate the specification of a work
- How to add a dynamic table of contents to a TCQ-generated TOC
- How to remove justification from a set of items
- Description of the options in the Adapt TCQ prices utility
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Adapt Internet prices – Available since TCQ 6.2
- How to recode to user code
budget
- Items that change price, description or justification when copied to the quote
- How to copy simple items at budget level
- Different ways to adjust the budget
- How to create chapters with three-digit codes
- How to create a budget from financial monitoring
- How to rearrange lines within a chapter
- Delete all measurements of a work [PDF]
- Reset a quote’s prices to zero [PDF]
- How to replace an item within a budget chapter [PDF]
- How to adjust the amount by levels [PDF]
- How to make the last sheet [PDF]
work plan
Certification
- How to export a certification in FIEBDC-3 format (BC3 file)
- How to completely delete the financial tracking of a work
- How to create a budget from financial monitoring
quality
Health and safety studies and plans
Bidding and comparison of offers (LCT Archives)
listings
- How to troubleshoot printing from TCQ to Adobe PDF or any other virtual printer
- How to use the A3 templates (2 DIN A4)
- How to import a listing template file into TCQ
- How to export a TCQ listing template
- How to get the budget list by components
FIEBDC-3 format (BC3 files)
- How to view a BC3 file and convert it to TCQ format
- How to configure Presto to correctly import BC3 files generated with TCQ
- How to export a certification in FIEBDC-3 format (BC3 file)
- The text “unstructured budget” appears when opening a BC3 file with TCQ
Error and warning messages
- prjSisco – 988928: Automation error – When exporting to Excel
- mscorlib – 196640: The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process – When exporting to Excel
- prjSisco – 521: Unable to open clipboard – When dragging items to TCQ
- CLP – Runtime error ‘372’: Failed to load control ‘imageList’ from MSCOMCTL.OCX – When printing listings with ITeC template
- The code entered does not correspond to a PO or a PA – When dragging items to TCQ
- This database is not from the TCQ application or corresponds to an older version – When opening a TCQ file
- The text “unstructured budget” appears when opening a BC3 file with TCQ
- Object reference not set as an instance of an object – When trying to login in TCQ 6.0 and later
