Add a schedule that provides details such as what materials a project component will use.
Video: Create a Material Takeoff
To create a material takeoff schedule
- Click View tabCreate panelSchedules drop-down Material Takeoff.
- In the New Material Takeoff dialog, click a category for the material takeoff schedule, and click OK.
- In the Material Takeoff Properties dialog, for Available Fields, select the material attributes.
- Optionally, sort and group, or format the schedule.
- Click OK to create the material takeoff schedule.
The material takeoff schedule displays, and the view is listed in the Project Browser under Schedules/Quantities.