Xactimate LowDown
Xactimate Lowdown is a blog about Xactimate news, classes,
helpful hints and any news that affects its users.
helpful hints and any news that affects its users.
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 In my last class, I had a student that watched all my preclass videos and did very well in class because he had already started putting in the work from those videos. He had almost no experience with sketch but worked it like it was important because he knew the importance of it. He did the homework, studied what he learned in class and took the certification exam shortly thereafter. He completed the 3 hour exam in Crest record 35 minutes and posted is his result (click on the image to enlarge). Not everyone will have these results because everyone learns at a different rate, but if you put in the required work and practice, the results will be there.
I work in every class to study my students and also work to adjust my teaching methods for those students. I offer preclass videos because I know that instruction alone will not make you proficient, but practice of that instruction will. This allows students to practice some basic sketch techniques so they will do better in class and retain more of the instruction. I would put my teaching method against anyone teaching Xactimate because that is where my focus is and not on getting through the day and moving on. I have had so many people who have taken other classes that thanked me for getting through to them when they describe their previous class as I just did. Just because you know Xactimate doesn’t mean you can teach it. That was my experience with my first 2 classes when I was trying to learn Xactimate. Whether you are a beginner or experienced, you won’t be disappointed by my class. Check out my testimonial page and see if you see a consistent theme there https://www.crestllc.com/xactimate-testimonials.html Check our home page for upcoming classes.
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 I remember when I worked for a carrier having to log out of Xactcontents because if you closed out (x’d out) without logging out, you could not log back in until the system logged you out (could be up to 20 minutes), so I got in the habit of logging out when I was done. With X28 desktop, you did not have to worry about logging in or out, you just have to be connected to the internet when you use Xactanalysis.
With X1 desktop, you do not have to be connected to the internet to work on it, but you do have to be connected to the internet to log in. That means if you download a price list for an catastrophic area that does not have internet and log out before you get there, you will not be able to log back in until you get an internet connection. So the way around that is to never log out, just close the window (x). Originally I had heard that it would not log you out for 30 days, now I hear indefinitely, but I have not tested it. I’ll let you know in 30 days. If you want to look into taking classes from Crest LLC, go to our home page .I am also on facebook https://www.facebook.com/crestllc/ and advertise on CADO http://catadjuster.net/ which is a great site for adjusters. I go to great lengths to make sure all my students get a good understanding of this program. You can see what some of my former students are saying on my testimonial page https://www.crestllc.com/xactimate-testimonials.html  Three month ago I wanted to go back to teaching X28 because I thought X1 was absolutely miserable. With the last 2 updates, X1 has come such a long way that I am enjoying teaching it. And the best part is that students are showing up to class prepared because the X1 download works so much better than the X28 download; no SQL or any other issues. About the only thing they haven’t repaired yet is that you still have to click on the sketch pad before the full screen shortcut (Shift-Enter) will work.
One thing that is not working great yet (which has nothing to do with the version) is the new image to scope that was released a few months ago. For those of you not familiar, when you order a Geomni roof or property package, there is a Geomni tab where you can pick and choose your scope with a series of drop down menus. This is great for new adjusters who are unfamiliar with putting together a scope. A few things you have to beware of:
If you want to look into taking classes from Crest LLC, go to our main page www.crestllc.com .I am also on facebook https://www.facebook.com/crestllc/ and advertise on CADO http://catadjuster.net/ which is a great site for adjusters. I go to great lengths to make sure all my students get a good understanding of this program. You can see what some of my former students are saying on my testimonial page https://www.crestllc.com/xactimate-testimonials.html |
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