Create a project
Open the model you want to use for takeoff.
Click Home tab > Tools > Quantification Workbook.
If this is the first time you opened the file in Quantification, a Project Setup button is displayed.
In the Quantification Workbook, click Project Setup.
In the Setup Quantification: Select Catalog dialog, select a listed catalog or browse for a custom catalog.
Note: If you use a custom catalog it must have the same units of measurement and properties as your current project.Click Next.
On the Setup Quantification: Select Units dialog, select measurement units.
Click Next.
On the Setup Quantification: Select Takeoff Properties dialog, select the units you want to use for each takeoff property.
Click Next > Finish.
The project is created, and the Items are displayed in the Quantification Workbook.