How do you list building materials in wall composites?

Description

You need a materials list that shows each building material inside a wall composite rather than the wall as a single item. A schedule of construction elements lists only the composite name and overall wall quantities, so the individual core and finish layers do not appear as separate rows.

Solution

A schedule of construction elements always lists whole elements, so a wall built from a composite is treated as one item. Use a schedule of Components instead to break the composite down into its building materials. This schedule type lists each layer of a composite or profile element separately. See Component Data in the help documentation for the full list of properties you can display.

1. Open Scheme Settings. Do one of the following:

   • Right-click any schedule in the Navigator and choose Scheme Settings.
   • Select any schedule in the Navigator then click Settings at the bottom of the palette.
     
   • Go to Document > Schedules and Lists > Schedules > Scheme Settings.
    
2. Click New to start a new schedule scheme.

3. Choose Components as the scheme type and enter a Name, for example Wall Composite Materials.

   

4. In the Criteria panel click Add Criteria then select Element Type. Set the value to Wall so only wall components appear in the schedule.

5. Click Add Fields to choose the data you need. Add the following fields:

   • Building Material
   • Component Type
   • Component Thickness
   • Component Volume (Net) or Projected Component Area (Net)

   

6. Check Keep Components Together if you want the skins of each wall grouped in the same build order used in Composite Settings. See Add Fields for details on this option.
7. Click OK to generate the schedule.