Feature RequestsCan folders have a the [qty] and [unit] property exposed and assigned through formula or text?
What I am curious about is taking of a group of things off a schedule that I ultimately want to sum into a single thing. Many Footing types -> one Footings quantity. So below the F-4, F-5, CF-2, etc could be aggregated on the folder level. The idea would be if the [qty] variable that shows up in the report can be set by a formula which adds all the items I want that are child items, then the folder itself would become the quantity that I am seeking to control. The complication would be the number of items I would want summed would vary by project, and there could even be other sub takeoff like count and such that I would want to ignore in the total. If it is set by a function maybe there is a way to Add IF (some criteria).
Maybe there are other ideas out there for how to accomplish this that I am not aware of, I am open to any suggestions.
Thank you!
Try making a new item add the takeoffs as children this sort of functions as a folder 📂
See new product update post.
Edit the parent Item
Sum('qty')
Set unit
Yes, thank you, that works. I made each of the child items takeoff items. But I am wondering about other qualities like count. It would be helpful to also count the number of spread footings. Can this method use be used to also some other things beside just the sum(volume:cy)? My guess is it is limited to the one thing as an option to sum.
@ David
Fun to kick around ideas. This might spark a thought on how we are planning on doing it. Granted I struggled at the end there with the report in zz, as its hard to show without importing it into the estimating tool.
Oh wow I figured out how to get what I struggled with at the end of that vid...to send to the estimating tool. This feature is awesome!
