https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/Getting-volume-of-building-materials/m-p/274208#M35971 <DIV class="actalk-migrated-content"><T>I've read through the AC Calculation Guide, read many blog posts and several tutorials and can not figure this out.<BR /> <BR /> I'm working on the database and properties and linking and I can get the volume of a wall.<BR /> <BR /> But how to I get the volume of just a skin in a composite wall? I have an 8" Concrete wall (with a 'Structural Concrete' Building Material), as well as an air gap skin, a framing skin and a Gyp board skin.<BR /> <BR /> I currently need just the volume of the concrete in this composite.<BR /> And while I'm at it - I'll need a total volume of concrete so I also want the schedule to read from a simple 8" concrete wall.<BR /> <BR /> I just can't seem to figure it out. Can anyone direct me better than the semi-blinded bumbling I've been doing for the past couple of days?</T></DIV> Tue, 05 Apr 2016 17:31:53 GMT sirduncan02 2016-04-05T17:31:53Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/Getting-volume-of-building-materials/m-p/274208#M35971 <DIV class="actalk-migrated-content"><T>I've read through the AC Calculation Guide, read many blog posts and several tutorials and can not figure this out.<BR /> <BR /> I'm working on the database and properties and linking and I can get the volume of a wall.<BR /> <BR /> But how to I get the volume of just a skin in a composite wall? I have an 8" Concrete wall (with a 'Structural Concrete' Building Material), as well as an air gap skin, a framing skin and a Gyp board skin.<BR /> <BR /> I currently need just the volume of the concrete in this composite.<BR /> And while I'm at it - I'll need a total volume of concrete so I also want the schedule to read from a simple 8" concrete wall.<BR /> <BR /> I just can't seem to figure it out. Can anyone direct me better than the semi-blinded bumbling I've been doing for the past couple of days?</T></DIV> Tue, 05 Apr 2016 17:31:53 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/Getting-volume-of-building-materials/m-p/274208#M35971 sirduncan02 2016-04-05T17:31:53Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/Getting-volume-of-building-materials/m-p/274209#M35972 Basics first: you did create a Component Schedule (rather than an Element schedule)? Thu, 07 Apr 2016 09:35:36 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/Getting-volume-of-building-materials/m-p/274209#M35972 stefan 2016-04-07T09:35:36Z