To Display a Material Query

Use this procedure to obtain volume information for a selected material definition. The results of the query include the total volume for all objects with a selected material definition. For example, if you have two brick walls within your selection set, and each has a volume of 8.85 m3, the overall volume of brick objects is listed as 17.7 m3. You can use that information for preliminary cost estimates.

1. On the command line, enter MATERIALQUERY.
2. Select the objects you want to include in the query, and press Enter.
3. Select the material definition you want to query.

   For example, if you want to query for bricks, select Brick from the list.

4. Click OK.

   All objects assigned the selected material definition are highlighted in the drawing.

5. Press F2.

   The volume for the selected material definition is displayed in the AutoCAD text window.