Feature Requests
More Measurements (Qty) for Items
I was wondering if it was posible to have more than 1 quantity for items, just as takeoff do. What I mean if it is possible to have a the possiblity to have the chance to introduce more than one formula to calculate items in different units.
An example in my case will be wall ties for masonry walls, to buy them I need the units of boxes, so I have first to calculate the quantity of individual unita I need per SF and then I convert this to qty of boxes. So the possiblility of having more than one qty for item, might permit to have a formula for the individual qty required (Qty1) and another formula to grab Qty1 and convert it to box qty (Qty2).
Currently the items work well as they are, but there are some items that depend of the individual qty and not the whole (box). In the example above it should be the nails or srews for the wall ties. So having the option to add as many formulas per item, might be something to look into.
I like this idea.
It may also just allow a stepping of formulas so they can be followed easier by the user.
Hey Isaac, thanks for the feature request! We've been discussing different ways to tackle this internally. We have considered adding a "Purchase Qty" property for the sake of purchasing in boxes or packs, etc, so you can calculate the qty of material you need, and then another "Purchase Qty" formula that calculates how many boxes/packs you need to buy.
Another approach we have discussed is merging Qty into Measurement 1-3, so there is no confusion between what Qty is and what Measurement 1-3 is, and also allows more than 1 Qty. Any feedback is appreciated.
If you create a "Purchase Qty" then mentally it seems limiting, even if it would work the same at "qty 2".
In my dream scenario, one could have qty 1, qty 2, qty 3, maybe even more. And these Quantities could be "Tagged" or "Alt Named"
This would really help in making complex formulas and being able to make sure they are doing the correct calculations.
For Example:
Qty 1: Alt Name: Rebar Weight *Display value that is being calculated on the qty, just like measurement and qty do.
[Rebar #] == 3 ? 0.378: [Rebar #] == 4 ? 0.667: [Rebar #] == 5 ? 1.05: [Rebar #] == 6 ? 1.5 : 0
Qty 2: Alt Name: Rebar Tons *Display value that is being calculated on the qty, just like measurement and qty do.
([Linear:ft] * [Rebar Weight])/2000
If it was set up like this the Alt Name on Qty 2 could be set to "Purchase Quantity"
I think this could be done with custom properties now, but it would be cleaner Item to Item and more flexible.
If the user wanted to, they could also just reference [qty 1] in the second quantity formula as well.