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.
If a closed lock appears in the Lock column for a property, the property is locked at a higher level of the Settings tree. It cannot be changed at this level.
If you change a property value, a check mark is placed in the Override column. This override is also noted in the property table for related objects higher up in the ToolspaceSettings tree, where an arrow appears in the Child Override column. For more information, see Understanding Civil 3D Settings.
Tutorial Exercise: Reviewing Quantity Takeoff Settings
To change quantity takeoff settings
- 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.
- 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. - 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- To modify the default material definition settings, expand the Define Materials Options property group, and edit the curve correction settings. For more information, see Generating Material Lists. This property group is available when you access the settings from the ComputeMaterials command in Step 1.
- 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.
- 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.
- Click Apply.
