Generate Bill of Materials

Generate Bill of Materials creates a bill of materials for the selected design and places the output in a PDF file.

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The following fields are available:

Field Description

Design

Selects the design to use when generating the bill of materials.

Floors

Selects the floors of the design to use when generating the bill of materials. A checkmark selects the floors. The top checkbox, when checked, will select or deselect all of the floors.

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When selected, the output contains images for the selected design and an additional design that you select from the drop-down menu. The output will also contain device tables that show the differences between the two designs (devices added, removed, and/or changed).

Format

Selects a letter or legal page format, and whether you want portrait or landscape format.

Click Start to begin the process. A checklist is generated to indicate success or not. Click the link, Click to choose where to save the PDF file., to specify where to place the generated PDF file and then click Save to save the file. If an error occurs, an error message is generated.