Create a project

To create a project

  1. Open the model you want to use for takeoff.
  2. Click Home tab Tools Quantification Workbook.

    If this is the first time you opened the file in Quantification, a Project Setup button is displayed.

  3. In the Quantification Workbook, click Project Setup.
  4. In the Setup Quantification: Select Catalog dialog, select a listed catalog or browse for a custom catalog.
    Note: If you use a custom catalog it must have the same units of measurement and properties as your current project.
  5. Click Next.
  6. On the Setup Quantification: Select Units dialog, select measurement units.
  7. Click Next.
  8. On the Setup Quantification: Select Takeoff Properties dialog, select the units you want to use for each takeoff property.
  9. Click Next Finish.

    The project is created, and the Items are displayed in the Quantification Workbook.