QTO Manager Vista

Use this vista to manage pay items and pay item lists.

File Management

Open Pay Item File

Opens a pay item file and its categorization file, using the Open Pay Item File dialog box.

Save As Autodesk Takeoff Catalog

Exports the pay item file as an ATT (Autodesk Takeoff Catalog) file.

Save As CSV File

Saves the pay item file as a CSV (Comma Separated Variable) file.

Open Categorization File

Opens an XML file used to categorize pay items in a pay item list.

Open Formula File

Opens a FOR (Quantity Takeoff Formula) file used to apply formulas to pay items in a pay item list.

Categorization

Turn On Categorization

Specifies listing of pay items in categories defined by the pay item categorization file.

Turn Off Categorization

Specifies listing of pay items in a single-level list, without categories.

Filtering

Enter Text To Filter Pay Items

Specifies the text used filter pay items in the selected list.

Filters pay items, based on the text entered in the Filter Text field.

Pay Items

Assigns one or more selected pay items to an object in the drawing.

Assigns one or more selected pay items to a closed area in the drawing.

Removes pay items from specified objects.

Edits pay items on specified objects.

Compute Quantity Takeoff

Calculates material quantity takeoff in the Compute Quantity Takeoff dialog box.

Highlighting

Highlights those objects in the drawing that have one or more pay items assigned.

Highlights those objects in the drawing that have no pay items assigned.

Highlights those objects in the drawing that have the same pay items assigned as those selected in the Pay Item List.

Clears all highlighting based on pay items.

Edit Command Settings

Edits command-specific settings for the AssignPayItemToArea and TakeOff commands in the Quantity Takeoff Command Settings dialog box.

Dismiss

Closes the QTO Manager.

Pay Item List

Pay Item ID

Displays the ID of each pay item.

Description

Displays a description of each pay item.

Unit Type

Displays the type of unit of each pay item.

Formula

Specifies any formula attached to a pay item.