topic !Restored: Roof Material in Collaboration with other software

!Restored: Roof Material

Anonymous — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:05:11 GMT

Is there an easy way in Archicad to print off the Square Feet of roofing material (such as shingles)?

Thanks.

Re: Roof Material

Dwight — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:45:35 GMT

Easy, no-editing roof area accumulator:

1:select all roofs
2: Document>Schedules and Lists> Element Lists> Basic

Look for surface area - as for printing this unique number........

Re: Roof Material

Steve Jepson — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:40:27 GMT

qwsoftdraw wrote:
Is there an easy way in Archicad to print off the Square Feet of roofing material (such as shingles)?

Thanks.

Yes. There is an easy way. Make a Schedule.

Something like this.

Import the attached file into your Scheme Settings. You can tweak it as needed.

Re: Roof Material

Steve Jepson — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:47:05 GMT

Re: Roof Material

Anonymous — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:44:32 GMT

Thanks for the help.

This schedule works good. It's a good double-check for the other method suggested under Documents / Schedules and Lists.

Re: Roof Material

Anonymous — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:50:31 GMT

In regards to the:

Document>Schedules and Lists> Element Lists> Basic

it lists Surface in 3 separate columns. Is this the top, bottom and sides? How do I know which is which?

Thanks.

Re: Roof Material

Dwight — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:00:04 GMT

I can imagine your confusion. Perpendicular roof edges will return the same top and bottom area. If you toe in the edges so that the areas differ, it reveals that the top surface is listed first, then the bottom.