Help Database

To modify the structural member reporting

1. Click on Edit> Default Settings .
   
   
   
2. Select Structural Member Reporting from the tree list and click the Edit button.
   
   
   
3. In the Saved Structural Member Reporting Defaults dialog, it is possible to save different defaults for different situations.
   
   For this example we'll choose Default and click Edit.
   
   
   
   
   
4. In the Structural Member Reporting Defaults dialog you can choose which kind of reporting you wish to use. The selected method will affect subsequently created Materials Lists, but not any that may already exist.
   
   
   • Select Mixed Reporting to calculate framing materials using a combination of lineal lengths and piece counts.
     
     
   • Select Total Lineal Length to calculate the framing materials of the different structural components of the plan in linear feet.
     
     
   • Select Cut List to calculate the framing materials of the different structural com­ponents of the plan by counting the indi­vidual pieces present in the model.
     
     
   • Select Buy List to calculate the framing materials of the different structural com­ponents of the plan by counting individual pieces and matching them to items in the list of Boards to buy,
     
     

Note: More information on the options available in this dialog can be found by clicking on the Help button located on the bottom right corner of the dialog.