View and Edit Calculated Building Part Subelement Data

View and edit more detailed information about subelements that influence building part quantities.

1. If you have not calculated your building part quantities yet, calculate them now.
2. Click Quantification tab Buildingbook Extension (Calculate Building Part Quantities).
3. To preserve calculations, select Skip recalculation and use last calculated results. This is useful when changes are made to your model and you don't want to take the time to recalculate. You can work with the data and update it when needed.
4. Click View/Edit Results to open the Calculated Quantities dialog.
5. Click Show Details to expand the Calculated Quantities dialog.
6. Click the Calculated Quantities tab.
7. Select the categories, elements, or calculated quantities in the Tree structure that contain subelements.

   The selected tab will populate with a table of additional properties for the calculated quantities.

8. Click on any bold ellipses in the Subareas column.
9. The Subelements dialog opens. Use the tools described below to view and edit subelement information.
10. Click OK to accept the changes and close the Subelements dialog.
11. Click OK to accept the changes and close the Calculated Quantities dialog.
12. Recalculate the quantities if needed.

On the Sub Elements dialog, you can hide and show columns of data. Right-click a heading and a context menu displays showing the available data to show. You can also drag and drop headers to reorganize the order in which the data is presented.

Name	Description
Definition	Complete name of the current element to which the subelements are related.
Highlight	Highlight calculated quantities in the project for identification. Option differ depending on the category. Depending on the selected options, the information is highlighted in the project.
Isolate	The function corresponds to the Revit function hide/isolate. None shows the overall context with the selection highlighted. Related elements shows only the selection with related elements (such as a window with its wall).
Use view	This list shows all plans and views of the project. It allows you to specify the view in which to display the building part.
(Highlight)	Opens an appropriate view in the drawing area and highlights the quantity selected in the table nodes. Press Esc to return to the Calculated Quantities dialog.
(Add numerical area)	In addition to the automatically detected subelements, you can manually add numerical user areas which have no constructive correspondence in the project. Click Add row. A new row is added. Define the name, calculation sign (subtractive or additive) and values for area and volume. If you are using the VOB, you must set the toggles accordingly. Such elements are identified by the numerical type. This allows you to see how they were created at a later phase.
(Remove numerical area)	Remove numerical elements by selecting the element row number and clicking Remove row. The row is deleted. Note:Only numerical elements can be deleted. Automatically detected elements cannot be removed, but only be set to Ignore, to exclude them from the calculation.
(Override Calculated Value)	Buildingbook calculates the quantities of building parts automatically, according to the calculation options and considering joins, interactions etc. You may also want to manually override some calculated values to individually represent certain situations. Select a row or individual calculated value (not QIDS, materials, or other non calculated data) and click Override Calculated value. These values will carry over to exported MS Excel spreadsheets. At the bottom of the table, select Show overridden cells text in a different color to highlight these overrides.
(Reset to Calculated Value)	Select an overridden row or calculated value and click Reset to Calculated value to remove the overrides.
Parameters	Displays the calculated quantities of the subelements. The columns differ depending on the expanded structure. Depending on the category, more information displays.
QID	The Quantity ID is a unique identifier for calculated elements. The ID is assigned by the system on the first quantity calculation. It cannot be changed manually and stays the same for further calculations. This allows you to clearly identify elements: in dialogs, in projects, in Excel output files and in Quantity Takeoff dwf-files. In the project, the ID is connected by a leader line to the center of its element. The display can be controlled by setting the command Quantity IDs on/off, so you don't overload the project.
Ignore	In addition to the option to set calculated elements of layers and components to Ignore, excluding them from the calculation, you can also select subelements to Ignore. If it is a subelement in a multi-layered host, such as a window in a multi-layered wall, information displays indicating whether the subelement is to be ignored for all or only for the current component. This allows you to ignore a subelement with all components one click.