You can use the QTO Manager to apply pay items to model objects and then analyze the quantities.
The pay item is one of the most important elements of a highway design plan. A pay item is a specific unit of work for which a price is provided and a contractor is paid while a highway is under construction.
The three major properties of a pay item are:
- Item number, each of which is unique on a design plan
- Specification, which describes the material to be used, the method of incorporating the material, and how the completed work will be measured and paid for
- Cost estimate, which is made to ensure that the overall design falls within the budget available for the project
Incorporating pay item information correctly into design plans including plan sheets, summaries, the engineer’s estimate and bid documents is a major task for highway designers. Designers can use the QTO Manager functionality to automate the pay item management process to reduce errors and eliminate disputes with contractors.
Importing Master Pay Item Lists
Use the QTO Manager vista and Open Pay Item File dialog box to import pay item files and their categorization files into a AutoCAD Civil 3D drawing.
A pay item file contains the pay item codes, descriptions, and units of measure for the master pay item list. The pay item file is formatted as either a Comma Separated Variable (CSV) file or an eXtensible Markup Language (XML) file.
An optional pay item categorization file categorizes pay items into manageable groups. A pay item categorization file groups similar pay items by common pay item code prefixes. The categorization file is always formatted as an XML file.
Use the commands in the QTO Manager vista to manage pay items. After you open a pay item file in your drawing, you can filter the pay item list for individual pay items, either by Pay Item ID or by the text in the Description for the pay item.
If you do not open a pay item categorization file when you opened the pay item file, you can categorize the pay item list at any time.
Use highlighting to visually sort items in the drawing.
Tagging Objects with Pay Items
Assign pay items to objects or groups of objects in your drawing. You can manually tag pay items to individual objects or bounded areas, or to groups of similar objects or bounded areas.
When pay items are assigned to a AutoCAD Civil 3D code set style, a corridor object is automatically tagged with the specified pay items. When pay items are assigned to a AutoCAD Civil 3D pipe network parts list, any new pipes or structures are automatically tagged with the specified pay items.
