To Work With Sectional Volume Tables and Reports

To create a total volume table

  1. Click Analyze tabVolumes And Materials panelTotal Volume Table Find.
  2. In the Create Total Volume Table dialog box, select a table style and layer.
  3. Click the Select Alignment field. Select an alignment from the list or click to select an alignment in the drawing.
  4. Click the Select Sample Line Group field. Select a sample line group from the list.
  5. Click the Select Material List field. Select a material list from the list.
  6. Optionally, select Split Table, and then specify the maximum and minimum number of rows in a table, the distance to offset tables from each other, and the method for arranging multiple tables.
  7. Under Behavior, specify whether the table is static or dynamic.
  8. Click OK.

    The upper-left corner of the new table is attached to your cursor.

  9. Click in the drawing to set the location of the table.

To create a material volume table

  1. Click Analyze tabVolumes And Materials panelMaterial Volume Table Find.
  2. In the Create Material Volume Table dialog box, select a table style and layer.
  3. Click the Select Alignment field. Select an alignment from the list or click to select an alignment in the drawing.
  4. Click the Select Sample Line Group field. Select a sample line group from the list.
  5. Click the Select Material List field. Select a material list from the list.
  6. Click the Select a Material field. Select a material from the list.
  7. Optionally, select Split Table, and then specify the maximum and minimum number of rows in a table, the distance to offset tables from each other, and the method for arranging multiple tables.
  8. Under Behavior, specify whether the table is static or dynamic.
  9. Click OK.

    The upper-left corner of the new table is attached to your cursor.

  10. Click in the drawing to set the location of the table.

To generate an external quantity takeoff report

  1. Click Analyze tabVolumes And Materials panelVolume Report Find
  2. In the Report Quantities dialog box, click the Select Alignment field. Select an alignment from the list or click to select an alignment in the drawing.
  3. Click the Select Sample Line Group field. Select a sample line group from the list.
  4. Click OK.
  5. Click the Select Material List field. Select a material list from the list.
  6. Enter a style sheet name in the Select A Style Sheet field or click to browse for one.
  7. To display the quantity takeoff report, select the Display XML Report check box.
  8. Click OK to save the report settings and generate the report.