The ABM Report Criteria window

ABM Tracking:

Tracking ID Method: ' Page / Line ' or ' System ABM ID '. If you opened this window by pressing " New ," this sets the method for tracking the page-line assignment of materials in the ABM. As the following table shows, it can also affect page-line reassignment due to the ABM being updated. If you opened this window by pressing " View ABM Criteria ," this is the tracking ID method (read-only) used in all revisions of the " ABM Name " file.

Page/Line	ABM ID	Comments
1-1	1.1.0	In the original ABM (rev 0), the material (8 pieces) is on page 1, line 1.
1-1	1.1.1	The quantity of the material on page 1, line 1 changed (was reduced by 2 pieces). This change in quantity was the first revision (xxx.1) to that material in the ABM.
4-1	1.1a.0	A material (2 pieces) that was originally on page 1, line 1 was moved to page 4, line 1 for the ' Page / Line ' tracking method. For the ' System ABM ID ' tracking method, the material was moved to a line immediately below line 1 on page 1.

' Page / Line ' tracks the page and line that a material is placed on.

' System ABM ID ' provides revision information and also tracks the page and line that a material is on in the ABM.

Member and material edit windows: ID
ABM Report Layout: ABM ID
Report Writer: ABM.Page and ABM.Line

Starting Page Number: The starting page number ( 1 to 99999 ) that you want the new ABM that you are generating to begin on. If you opened this window by pressing " View ABM Criteria ," this is starting page number (read-only) used in all revisions of the " ABM Name " file.

The " Starting Page Number " affects the first number that is referenced by either " Tracking ID Method ."

Tip: If you already have one or more ABMs in your Job, you may want to begin on a page that does not overlap with the page numbering of those other ABMs. Preventing overlapping page numbering prevents different materials in the 3D model from being assigned the same page-line .

Set ABM Report Sections By:

Zone: or .

If this box is checked ( ), materials that are otherwise exactly the same will be assigned to different ABM pages if those materials are in different zones. Since they will appear on different pages, they will be assigned different page-lines . User-entered zone names will be reported if zone names have been entered at Home > Project Settings > Job > Zone and Sequence > press " Edit Zone Names " > Zone Names .

If the box is not checked ( ), sorting by zone will not take place, but all zones in the zone range specified below will still be included. You should leave this box not checked if you are already sorting by sequence .

Report Writer: ABMSelection.ReportBreakByZone

Set [zone range] limit: or .

If this box is checked ( ), you can set a " From " [a starting zone] " To " [an ending zone] zone range. The zone range you enter limits the materials in the ABM you are creating to only those materials that are within the range.

Example: If you specify a zone range of ' 1 ' to ' 1 ', then only materials that are included in that zone range can be included in reports that are based on the original version of the ABM you are currently creating. Later versions of that ABM can be made to include a different zone range by pressing the " View ABM Criteria " button, changing the zone range, then pressing " Update ABM ."

If the box is not checked ( ), materials from any zone in the model may be included in the ABM.

Report Writer: ABMSelection.BeginningSequenceOrZoneNumber
Report Writer: EndingSequenceOrZoneNumber

Sequence: or .

If this box is checked ( ), materials that are otherwise exactly alike will be assigned to different ABM pages if they are in different sequences. Since they will appear on different pages, they will be assigned different page-lines . User-entered sequence names will be reported if sequence names have been entered at Home > Project Settings > Job > Zone and Sequence > press " Sequence Names " > Sequence Names .

If the box is not checked ( ), sorting by sequence will not take place, but all sequences in the sequence range specified below will still be included. You should leave this box not checked if you are sorting by zone or if your 3D model consists of only a single sequence.

Report Writer: ABMSelectionReportBreakBySequence

Set [sequence range] limit: or .

If this box is checked ( ), you can set a " From " [a starting sequence] " To " [an ending sequence] sequence range. The sequence range you enter limits the materials in the ABM you are creating to only those materials that are within the range.

Example: If you specify a sequence range of ' 2 ' to ' 2 ', then only materials that are included in that sequence range can be included in reports that are based on the original version of the ABM you are currently creating. Later versions of that ABM can be made to include a different sequence range by pressing the " View ABM Criteria " button, changing the sequence range, then pressing " Update ABM ."

If the box is not checked ( ), materials from any sequence in the model may be included in the ABM.

Report Writer: ABMSelection.BeginningSequenceOrZoneNumber
Report Writer: EndingSequenceOrZoneNumber

Member Type: or .

On pages for member type " Miscellaneous ," submaterials are sorted under the column " Material ."

If this box is checked ( ), member main materials that are otherwise exactly the same will appear on different pages of reports printed from this ABM if they are associated with different member types. Beams, columns, vertical braces and horizontal braces are examples of member types.

If the box is not checked ( ), sorting by member type will not take place.

Report Writer: ABMSelection.ReportBreakByMemberType

Member Category: or .

If this box is checked ( ), classes and types of materials that are otherwise exactly the same will appear on different pages from this ABM if they have different Category Definitions assigned to them.

If the box is not checked ( ), sorting by member category will not take place.

By Mult. Cutting # : or Member and/or Material.

If no boxes are checked ( ) any Mult. Cutting # definitions that have been assigned to members or materials will not affect the sorting of those members or materials in the ABM.

If the Member box is checked ( ) members that are exactly the same but have different definitions applied from Mult. Cutting # will be assigned different page numbers.

If the Material box is checked ( ) submaterials that are exactly the same but have different definitions applied from Mult. Cutting # will be assigned different page numbers.

By Labor Code : or Member and/or Material.

If no boxes are checked ( ) any Labor Code definitions that have been assigned to members or materials will not affect the sorting of those members or materials in the ABM.

If the Member box is checked ( ) members that are exactly the same but have different definitions applied from Labor Code will be assigned different page numbers.

If the Material box is checked ( ) submaterials that are exactly the same but have different definitions applied from Labor Code will be assigned different page numbers.

By Job Cost Code : or Member and/or Material.

If no boxes are checked ( ) any Job Cost Code definitions that have been assigned to members or materials will not affect the sorting of those members or materials in the ABM.

If the Member box is checked ( ) members that are exactly the same but have different definitions applied from Job Cost Code will be assigned different page numbers.

If the Material box is checked ( ) submaterials that are exactly the same but have different definitions applied from Job Cost Code will be assigned different page numbers.

By Remarks : or Member and/or Material.

If no boxes are checked ( ) any Remarks definitions that have been assigned to members or materials will not affect the sorting of those members or materials in the ABM.

If the Member box is checked ( ) members that are exactly the same but have different definitions applied from Remarks will be assigned different page numbers.

If the Material box is checked ( ) submaterials that are exactly the same but have different definitions applied from Remarks will be assigned different page numbers.

 

Separate ABM Lines By

Major mark: or .

If this box is checked ( ), materials that have different member piecemarks but are otherwise exactly alike will be assigned different line numbers in the ABM report file.

Tip: If you choose this option, a "Major Mark" column should be set up under ABM Layout whenever you print a report based on this data file.

Warning: If you sort by major mark, drops/adds will be generated as the ABM data file is updated if a member piecemark changes in the model. It is possible for major marks to change even when section sizes and lengths remain the same.

If the box is not checked ( ), materials with different member piecemarks but which are otherwise exactly the same to be assigned the same line numbers.

Report Writer: ABMSelection.ReportBreakByMajorMark

Minor mark: or .

If this box is checked ( ), materials that have different submaterial marks but are otherwise exactly alike will appear on different lines in the ABM report file.

Tip: If you choose this option, a "Minor Mark" column should be set up under ABM Layout whenever you print a report based on this data file.

If the box is not checked ( ), materials that are exactly the same except for their submaterial marks will be assigned the same line numbers.

Report Writer: ABMSelection.ReportBreakByMinorMark

Member Camber: or .

If this box is checked ( ), materials with different camber but are otherwise exactly the same will appear on different lines in the ABM report file.

Tip: If you choose this option, a "Camber" column can be set up under ABM Layout for printing a report based on this data file. If this column is not setup, the camber information will be in the ABM Note column by default.

If the box is not checked ( ), materials that have different camber but are otherwise the same will be assigned the same line numbers.

Report Writer: ABMSelection.ReportBreakByCamber

Member end cutting: or .

If this box is checked ( ), materials with different end cuts but are otherwise exactly the same will appear on different lines in the ABM report file.

Tip: If you choose this option, a "End Prep" column should be set up under ABM Layout whenever you print a report based on this data file.

If the box is not checked ( ), materials that have different end cuts but are otherwise the same will be assigned the same line numbers.

Report Writer: ABMSelection.ReportBreakByMilledEnd

Member Number: or .

If this box is checked ( ), each member main material will be listed on a separate line in the ABM report file. Each member that exists in the 3D model has a unique member number.

Tip: If you choose this option, a "Member Number" column should set up in ABM Layout whenever you print a report based on this data file.

If the box is not checked ( ), member main materials that are exactly the same except for their member numbers will be assigned the same page-line numbers.

Report Writer: ABMSelection.ReportBreakByMemberNumber