To Edit Quantity Takeoff Settings

Change quantity-takeoff-related settings before you create criteria, material lists, tables, or reports. For example, before creating a quantity takeoff table, you may want to specify the default table format.

Tutorial Exercise: Reviewing Quantity Takeoff Settings

1. Do one of the following:
   • To edit the general quantity takeoff settings: In Toolspace, on the Settings tab, right-click the Quantity Takeoff collection and click Edit Feature Settings.
   • To edit the settings for a specific command: In Toolspace, on the Settings tab, expand the Commands collection in the Quantity Takeoff collection. Right-click the command for which you want to change settings.

   The Edit Feature Settings - Quantity Takeoff dialog box is displayed.

2. To specify the default quantity takeoff criteria and material shape style, expand the Default Styles property group, and edit the Quantity Takeoff Criteria and Material Shape Style settings.
3. To specify the default naming for quantity takeoff materials and material lists, expand the Default Name Format property group, and edit the Material Name Template and Material List Name Template settings.
4. To modify the default material volume table settings, expand the Table Creation property group, and edit the standard table creation options. This property group is available if you accessed the settings from the AddMaterialVolumeTable command in Step 1.
5. To modify the default display settings for objects with assigned pay items, expand the Assign Pay Item To Area Options property group, and edit the layer and color options. This property group is available when you access the settings from the AssignPayItemToArea command in Step 1.
   Note: You can also edit the Assign Pay Item To Area Options in the Quantity Takeoff Command Settings dialog box.
6. To modify the default total volume table settings, expand the Table Creation property group, and edit the standard table creation options. This property group is available when you access the settings from the AddTotalVolumeTable command in Step 1.
7. To modify the default material definition settings, expand the Define Materials Options property group, and edit the curve correction settings. For more information, see To Generate a Material List for a Sample Line Group. This property group is available when you access the settings from the ComputeMaterials command in Step 1.
8. To modify the default quantity takeoff report settings, expand the Quantity Report Options property group, and edit the XML report display setting. This property group is available when you access the settings from the GenerateQuantitiesReport command in Step 1.
9. To modify the default quantity takeoff computation settings, expand the Compute Takeoff Options property group, and edit the report and table settings, pipe network settings, and formula setting. This property group is available when you access the settings from the Takeoff command in Step 1.
   Note: You can also edit the Compute Takeoff Options in the Quantity Takeoff Command Settings dialog box.
10. Click Apply.