Group marker groups into Services, isolate one service with the mask, assign pipe sizes, split and join runs, and check coverage radii.
6 articles
Services, Mask and Coverage
An overview of Services, the mask and coverage discs in ZeroCount: how to group marker groups by service, isolate one service on the drawing, and check the reach of sprinklers, detectors and luminaires.
Updated 4 September 2026
Grouping Marker Groups into Services
How to create Services in the marker sidebar, assign marker groups to them, reorder and delete them, and where Services appear in the Live Legend, the Excel export and Auto Takeoff.
Mask View
How to fade everything on the drawing except the marker groups you choose, using the header mask button, Ctrl+click on a sidebar row or the group menu, and what each control on the mask bar does.
Pipe Size Badges
How ZeroCount reads pipe sizes from the drawing, how the Ø badges on the mask bar work, how to add a size and drag a badge onto a masked run to file it under that size group.
Splitting and Joining Runs
How to cut a linear run where its size changes using the Split chip, rejoin the halves, join two runs into one by dragging them together, and create a T-junction by dragging an end onto another run.
Coverage View
How to draw a shaded coverage disc of a chosen radius around every marker in a Detection or Count group, so you can see whether sprinklers, detectors or luminaires cover the floor plate or leave gaps.
