Edit the Additional Materials Library

The additional materials are defined in a library. You can edit the library for additional materials in the following way:

1. Select System Settings > Libraries for Bill of Materials > Additional Materials.
2. In the database view, do one of the following:
   • Edit the properties of an existing material:
     1. Move the cursor on the row of the material to be edited.
     2. Click the Attributes button.
     3. Edit the additional material properties.
        Additional material properties
     4. Click the Line Properties button.
     5. Edit the line geometric properties.
        Line geometric properties
   • Create a new material, for example by copying an existing row:
     1. Move the cursor on the row to be copied.
     2. Click the Copy button.
     3. Type the name of the new additional material in a text box.
     4. Select the properties of the material with the Attributes button.
        Additional material properties
     5. Click the Line Properties button.
     6. Edit the line geometric properties.
        Line geometric properties
3. Confirm by clicking OK.

Note

• System Settings is only available on the toolbar if you are a system administrator.

Additional material properties

The additional material properties area defined in a database of their own. The properties determine the components of the additional material. The database determines the material codes, the rules for calculating the material quantity and the units. The data of the additional material added to the drawing-model pair of a project is collected in the material register in accordance with what is determined in the material properties.

Example 1: Additional lineal material

Railing

If 3 m of the above railing material is added to the floor plan drawing, the program will collect in the material register 3 m of the top bar, 3 m of the bottom bar, two end pieces and 15 balusters.

Example 2: Additional area material

Swimming pool

If the above swimming pool material is added to the floor plan drawing on an area sized 4 m x 4 m, the program will collect in the material register 16 m² of pool bottom and one drain.

Note

• In addition, you can define the name of the project data card field into which the area of the additional area material is stored when the project is saved. Type the name of the field in the field PROREG Save Field in the Material Definition database view. The name of the field could be one of the following, for example:
  • SQM
  • TOTALSQM

  The use of this property requires that you have knowledge of Vertex databases.

Line geometric properties

The default values for the drawing property set of the line representing an additional material is defined in the system settings with the MATLINE line name. You can edit the properties in the Line Geometric Properties dialog box. The editable properties in the dialog box are Line font, Layer, Pen and Scale (line spacing). Select the property values from the lists.

Editing Line Settings
Add an Additional Lineal Material
Add an Additional Area Material