Schedules

Create schedules, quantities, and material takeoffs to quantify and analyze the components and materials used in a project. A schedule is another view of the model.

View tabCreate panelSchedules drop-down
- (Schedule/Quantities)
- (Graphical Column Schedule)
- (Material Takeoff)
- (Sheet List)
- (Note Block)
- (View List)

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About Schedules
Display lists of any type of element in a project.
About Creating Schedules with Images
To produce schedules that include graphical information, you can associate images with elements in the model.
Workflow: Schedules with Images
Follow the steps in this workflow to add graphical information to elements that can be displayed in a schedule.
Key Schedules
Define and use keys to automate the addition of consistent schedule information.
Material Takeoff Schedules
Show more detail about the assembly of a component with lists of sub-components or materials.
Panel Schedules
For electrical systems, panel schedules display information about the panel, the circuits connected to the panel, and their corresponding loads.
Graphical Column Schedules
Structural columns are identified in a column schedule by intersecting grid lines and by their top and bottom constraints and offsets. They are placed into the column schedules according to these identifications.
About Annotation Schedules (Note Blocks)
See a list of available annotation schedules, also called note blocks, that let you attach, for example, a building description to a wall.
About Modifying Schedules
Improve readability and keep schedules up to date.
Create an Annotation Schedule (Note Block)
Pick a name and set the property values for a new Note Block.
Insert Schedule Views from Another Project
Use a previously saved view from another project to avoid recreating a schedule view.
Save Schedule Views to an External Project
To use a schedule format in another project, save the format to an external file.
Create a Schedule or Quantity
When needed, add a list of building element components to your project.
Create a Furniture Schedule with Images
This example illustrates how to include images in a furniture schedule, but you can use the same procedure to include images in other types of schedules.
Apply a Phase to a Schedule
Create phase-specific schedules to track how a project evolves over time.
Group Column Headings in a Schedule
After you create a schedule, you may want to change its organization and structure by grouping columns. You can create several layers of headings and subheadings to provide more detail in your schedule.
Export a Schedule
Send schedule data to a file that spreadsheets can open and manipulate.
Schedule Properties
Set or modify the information for a schedule.
About Schedule View Templates
Schedule view templates are view templates that apply to schedules, material take-offs, sheet lists, view lists, note blocks, and views created from an assembly.

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