https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/Archiquant-skin-quantities/m-p/217338#M27691 Hi, it's not so complex.<BR /> If you are defining a component formula for a wall and the wall uses a composite structure or a complex profile, then, in the formula definition dialog window you can click in the button "Insert Skin Quantity".<BR /> This button opens a dedicated window that automatically changes depending on the wall type (composite or complex) and that shows you a list of the used fills and a preview area.<BR /> Clicking on the fill list item you will see highlighted in the preview area the correspondent fill.<BR /> Just select the desired fill and close the window using the OK button and the fill quantity will be added to the formula definition... nothing else!<BR /> This quantity is the volume of the desired part/skin of the complex profile.<BR /> <BR /> But what you reported before was: "he is getting an formula error".<BR /> This is quite different, probably he defined in a wring way the formula (but I should see it to give you a better answer!).<BR /> For example if you insert two quantities without any "sign" ("+", "-", "*", ":") you will get such kind of error message.<BR /> <BR /> Please let me know...<BR /> Of course you (or your colleague) can always directly contact Cigraph to get tech support.<BR /> <BR /> Friendly<BR /> Fabrizio<BR /><IMG src="https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/8043iE5682ED142CEC45B/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" border="0" alt="Skin Quantity dLog.jpg" title="Skin Quantity dLog.jpg" /> Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:47:21 GMT Fabrizio Diodati 2012-01-25T09:47:21Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/Archiquant-skin-quantities/m-p/217335#M27688 <DIV class="actalk-migrated-content"><T>Hi<BR /> asking this on behalf of a collegue who is struggling with ArchiQuant addon. He says he is getting an formula error when he tries to insert skin quantities into the componant definitions panel. Can anyone explain how you go about inputing this data for a componant please??<BR /> <BR /> many thanks</T></DIV> Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:39:48 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/Archiquant-skin-quantities/m-p/217335#M27688 Anonymous 2012-01-23T12:39:48Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/Archiquant-skin-quantities/m-p/217336#M27689 Dear user, can you explain me better your problem?<BR /> send me an email at <A href="mailto: alberto.pittoni@cigraph.com">alberto.pittoni@cigraph.com</A><BR /> Thanks Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:13:21 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/Archiquant-skin-quantities/m-p/217336#M27689 Anonymous 2012-01-23T22:13:21Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/Archiquant-skin-quantities/m-p/217337#M27690 Hi, as I understand it, the my colleque is having is to calculate skin quantities for complex profiles, using the "Insert Skin Quantity" button. <BR /> <BR /> Can you explain exactly how you assign skin quantities using the insert skin quantity parameter, its not very clear in the help document.<BR /> <BR /> many thanks Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:16:30 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/Archiquant-skin-quantities/m-p/217337#M27690 Anonymous 2012-01-25T09:16:30Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/Archiquant-skin-quantities/m-p/217338#M27691 Hi, it's not so complex.<BR /> If you are defining a component formula for a wall and the wall uses a composite structure or a complex profile, then, in the formula definition dialog window you can click in the button "Insert Skin Quantity".<BR /> This button opens a dedicated window that automatically changes depending on the wall type (composite or complex) and that shows you a list of the used fills and a preview area.<BR /> Clicking on the fill list item you will see highlighted in the preview area the correspondent fill.<BR /> Just select the desired fill and close the window using the OK button and the fill quantity will be added to the formula definition... nothing else!<BR /> This quantity is the volume of the desired part/skin of the complex profile.<BR /> <BR /> But what you reported before was: "he is getting an formula error".<BR /> This is quite different, probably he defined in a wring way the formula (but I should see it to give you a better answer!).<BR /> For example if you insert two quantities without any "sign" ("+", "-", "*", ":") you will get such kind of error message.<BR /> <BR /> Please let me know...<BR /> Of course you (or your colleague) can always directly contact Cigraph to get tech support.<BR /> <BR /> Friendly<BR /> Fabrizio<BR /><IMG src="https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/8043iE5682ED142CEC45B/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" border="0" alt="Skin Quantity dLog.jpg" title="Skin Quantity dLog.jpg" /> Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:47:21 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/Archiquant-skin-quantities/m-p/217338#M27691 Fabrizio Diodati 2012-01-25T09:47:21Z