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Chief Architect X10 Reference Manual

The Materials List Tools

Select Tools> Materials List to Calculate From Area
access the Materials List tools.
In floor plan view only, select Tools>
A Materials List is like a snapshot of the Materials List> Calculate From
current plan at the time that the list is made. Area to produce a Materials List for the
Any changes made to the model after a portion of a plan on a single floor that is
Materials List is generated are not included included within a temporary rectangular
in that list. Create a new Materials List if you Materials List Polyline.
would like it to include these changes.
It is not necessary to wait until the plan is Calculate Materials for Room
complete to generate a Materials List. In fact, To create the Materials List for a
you can create a series of Materials Lists room, select the room and then select
reflecting costs at various stages of a project. Tools> Materials List> Calculate Materi-
als for Room.
For comparison, generate Materials Lists
with and without a proposed plan modifi- Calculate Materials for Room i s a l s o
cation. available on a selected room’s edit toolbar.
See “Editing Rooms” on page 419.
When you close a Materials List window, the
program will ask if you want to save the A Materials List calculated from a room is
Materials List. Type a name and click Yes to created for only the contents of that room:
save the list or click No to close the list wall materials are not included.
without saving it. See “Saving and Managing
Materials Lists” on page 1276. Materials List Polyline
You can also produce a Materials List
Calculate from All Floors for a defined area of a plan in floor
plan viw using a Materials List Polyline.
Select Tools> Materials List>
Calculate Materials for All Floors to Materials List Polylines are advantageous
generate a Materials List for the entire because they can be edited to any shape,
model. saved, and used as many times as needed.
There are also several ways to create them.
Materials lists calculated from all floors can See “Materials List Polylines” on page 1275.
be lengthy, and only a portion of the list may
display on your screen at one time. Use the Master List
scroll bars to scroll through the complete list.
Move the pointer to cells in the list and click Select Tools> Materials List> Mas-
to make changes. ter List to open the Master List, a list
of previously used materials and any added

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