To Calculate Volumes for Overlapping Materials or Overhangs

Subcriteria can be defined in three different dialog boxes:

• Quantity Takeoff Criteria dialog box, Material List tab. For more information, see To Work With Quantity Takeoff Criteria.
• Edit Material List dialog box. This dialog box is displayed when you run the Compute Materials command and the selected sample line group already has a material list associated with it.
• Sample Line Group Properties dialog box, Material List tab. This procedure is documented below.

1. Select a sample line. Click Sample Line tabModify panelGroup Properties Find.
2. In the Sample Line Group Properties dialog box, click the Material List tab.
3. Click Add New Material.
   Note: The material definition must exclusively contain subcriteria.
4. Define the Quantity Type for the material as either Cut, Fill, or Cut And Refill.
   Note: Earthworks and Structure Quantity Types are not supported for subcriteria.
5. Select the new material and click Add A Subcriteria.
6. Select the Subcriteria and use the controls under Define Material to add surfaces to it.
   Note: Corridor shapes cannot be added to a subcriteria.
7. Select the new material again and click Add A Subcriteria to define the next subcriteria for it.