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Archicad and Calculation menu

Anonymous
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I wonder how many ArchiCAD users really need/use the calculation menu.
I myself ,although i know how to use it (it took me 2 days to learn it), i have never really need it or ,even more, use it.
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TomWaltz
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we use is daily. It's great for door and room finish schedules.
Tom Waltz
Anonymous
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Most firms I know are at least using the IS to generate preliminary door and window schedules.

The calculate functions offer much more of course, but the learning curve is steep.
Laszlo Nagy
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We, too, use it in our office regularly.
I actually wrote custom Listing Templates (TXT files) to fit our needs. Its syntax is documented, it is about as complicated as a more complicated GDL object.
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Anonymous
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tom waltz wrote:
we use is daily. It's great for door and room finish schedules.


Do you know where to look, or can you provide a step by step example of how to do this?

Thank you
TomWaltz
Participant
jocontreras wrote:
tom waltz wrote:
we use is daily. It's great for door and room finish schedules.


Do you know where to look, or can you provide a step by step example of how to do this?

Thank you
Try this:
Tom Waltz
TomWaltz
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...and continued here:
Tom Waltz
TomWaltz
Participant
This assumes a simple company template that has all the font & color stuff preset, which is referenced here as "KA-Blank" schedule. The attached screen shot shows the screen you can set that up in. It's for formatting and appearance only, there is nothing else in the template file.
Tom Waltz
Anonymous
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Thank you Tom Waltz
"Senior" helper!
Anonymous
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I use the interactive schedules to show cost analysis and schedules for finishes and windows and doors. i also do wall schedules to figure the amount of sheetrock and trim is needed in a house. it works well for me and i just modify the info that is there already to help me do what i need.