Add or Modify Extra Basic Materials

This dialog can be used to:

1. define and add extra materials to a project and/or to one of the assembly groups, or
2. modify or view the extra materials that have been added to a project and/or to one of the assembly groups.

 

Notes:

Construction Effects

The Construction Material Effects that are associated with the construction life cycle stage for a structural assembly are approximated for Extra Basic Materials assemblies by assuming that a crane is used to move all material through a distance equal to half the building height.

Construction Waste Factor

Each material has an associated on-site construction waste factor associated with it, calculated as a percentage of the amount (e.g. #15 Organic Felt has a waste factor of 0.14, or 14%). The Net Amount will be added to the Bill of Materials and is equal to Amount + (Amount x Construction Waste Factor).

Flyash

The flyash concentration levels as provided should be treated as indicators only of employing more or less flyash in a typical mix. The results for different regions of N. America may be quite different and local conditions, availability and design mixes should be consulted.

Mass

1 Metric tonne = 1000 kilograms

1 US Imperial ton = 2000 pounds

Wood

1 Mbfm = 1 thousand board feet measure

1 Msf = 1 thousand square feet

 

Field Descriptions:

Search String

Enter a search string that will be applied to the list of materials in the "Materials" dropdown list.

Material Type

Select a "Material Type" from the dropdown list of material types. The selected material type filter will be applied to the list of materials in the "Materials" dropdown list.

Materials

Select a "Material" from the dropdown list of materials. The list of Materials is filtered by both the "Search String" and the "Material Type" filters. If a single Material record is found, it will automatically be selected.

Units

Choose a "Unit" to enter the data for (SI or Imperial).

Material ID

This read only cell contains the ID of the selected Material record.

Material Name

This read only cell contains the Name of the selected Material record.

Units:

Here you can set the units of measure as either "SI" or "Imperial". Changing the default units here affects only the current assembly but will not override the Default Units of Measure nor the Units of Measure settings for open projects or any other assemblies within open projects.

 

Add

Use this button to add the selected Material record to the list of materials. If the material has previously been added to the extra materials list, the existing record will become active.

Add All

Use this button to add all of the Materials in the "Materials" dropdown list to the list of extra materials. If any of the materials have previously been added to the extra materials list, it will be skipped.

Remove

Use this button to remove the presently active material row from the the list of extra materials. If any of the materials have previously been added to the list, it will be skipped.

Clear

Use this button to reset the form to its initial state. This will cause all search filter data to be cleared all records in the extra materials list to be removed.

 

Delete Button

Click the "Delete" button to delete the current assembly from the current project. This button is only available when editing or viewing an assembly that has already been saved in the current project.

Help Button:

Click the "Help" button to open the Help pop-up window.

OK Button

Click the "OK" button to accept and save the current assembly settings and close this dialog.

Cancel Button

Click the "Cancel" button to discard the current assembly settings and close this dialog.