Collect Materials from the Selected Drawing-Model Pairs
Collect the materials of all objects in the selected drawing-model pairs.
- Do either of the following:
- Select Output | Materials | Collect.
- Select the function in the project's document browser:
- Move the cursor over the title Reports.
- Right-click to open the context-sensitive menu.
- Select Collect Materials.
- Select the drawing-model pairs and/or additional files from which to collect the materials. An additional file can be a roof layout drawing roof_layout.vxp, for example. From the roof layout, you can collect the eave and ridge lengths in addition to the amount of material, see Roof Layouts.
- If you have created wall panels, select how to collect the wall framing pieces:
- Lineal Foot of Walls (rough estimate)
- Wall Panels (accurate) - Use this option when you want to collect the materials from selected wall panels.
The Collected Materials database view opens.
- Save the material database by closing the window with the OK button.