After you have created a material list for a sample line group, you can graphically review how the material volumes have been calculated. You can review the volumes graphically by plotting sections in the drawing. Each material is assigned a shape style which can be displayed in the section view. Shape styles have unique colors and hatch patterns which enable you to examine how each material is applied to the cross section.
The following example shows how a material is not applied as expected on the right side due to complex section geometry. In this case, subcriteria can be defined address the situation.
- Set up shape styles.
- Set up a Quantity Takeoff Criteria. Assign each material in the Quantity Takeoff Criteria a shape style.
- Generate a material list.
- Create sections in the drawing.
- Examine how the shape styles are applied to the sections. If material areas do not have a shape style applied, then the volume for that material area will not be included in the volume calculation.