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, aMajor Markcolumn 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, aMinor Markcolumn 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, aCambercolumn 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, aEnd Prepcolumn 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, aMember Numbercolumn 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

Individual Material: or .

If this box is checked, each material will be listed on a separate line in the ABM report file.

If the box is not checked, materials that are exactly the same will be assigned the same page-line numbers.

Updating ABM

Adding duplicate material: Combine with existing page/line items or Always append to end of ABM.

Select Combine with existing page/line items when you want the quantity in the ABM to update when regenerated.

Select Always append to end of ABM to a new line to the end of the ABM regardless if the materials already exist or not.

All items on page/line only change length: Keep same page/line number or Always append to end of ABM.

Select Keep same page/line number to keep the materials page and line number the same if only the length of the material changes.

Select Always append to end of ABM to add a new line to the end of the ABM when the materials length changes.

Length rounding for materials on ABM: (non-point to point)

Defining length rounding rules :

• Rules for length rounding can be defined under this tab when a New ABM has been created. They cannot be edited after the ABM has been created.
• Length rounding rules are read-only in the version of this window that opens when press the View ABM Criteria button.
• Rules are defined per ABM at the time that a new ABM is created. When you Update ... that ABM, the same length rounding rules continue to apply to that same ABM Name .
• Length rounding rules apply to each class of material that can be included in an ABM -- member main materials, system generated connection materials and user-added materials (miscellaneous materials).
• The rules are applied from top to bottom, with no more than one rule applied to any one material. Consequently, it is best practice to put rules for specific member types and material types first, then -- for other materials that the first rules don't apply to -- put a rule for All Member Types and/or All Material Types at the end.
• Rules under this tab are ignored for materials whose Length is set to Point to point .Also, the rules are ignored when a user has entered a Length ( Auto ) on a member or material window or a Length on the ABM Edit window. For user-entered lengths, the ABM stores the exact length that the user has entered.

Items that can be selected [at ABM creation time] to be parts of a rule :

Member type: All Member Types (beams, columns, ...) or Beams or Columns or Vertical Braces or Horizontal Braces or Joists or Girts (legacy) or Purlins or Stairs or Miscellaneous (legacy).

All Member Types includes only the types of members for which a member type specific rule can be defined (beams, columns, etc.). All Member Types does not include, for example, custom members, which you cannot select as a Member Type to define a rule.

Material type: All Material Types (flat plate (length) ...) or Flat plate (length) or Flat plate (width) or Channel or Angle or Pipe or Wide flange tee or Tube steel or Wide flange or Joist .

All Material Types includes only the types of materials for which a material type specific rule can be defined (flat plate (length), etc.).

Rounding: Round up or Exact length or Round down . The rounding operation you select here applies when a New ABM is created and when you Update ABM .

Round up : The distance that you want length values in the ABM rounded up to. This also affects the weight reported in the ABM since weight is calculated using the material's reported length. Rounding may also cause materials with slightly different lengths to be grouped together on the same page-line . Example: If a material's length is 11-11 1/4 (143 1/4 inches) in Modeling and you enter 1 inch here, that material will be reported in the Advanced Bill of Material Report as being 12-0 feet long (144 inches).

Exact length : The material length that is reported in the ABM is its exact length. Any rounding distance that is entered is ignored, giving you the same results as if you were to enter 0 for Round up or 0 for Round down .If Exact length is selected, materials that might otherwise be grouped together on the same page-line might be assigned different page-lines.

Round down : The distance that you want length values in the ABM rounded down to.

Report Writer: ABMSelection.RolledSectionRoundLengthUpToNextNearest
Report Writer: ABMSelection.FlatBarRoundLengthUpToNextNearest
Report Writer: ABMSelection.PlateRoundLengthUpToNextNearest

Overrun: The distance that a material is permitted to increase in length before a drop and add is made when an ABM is updated (using Update ABM). An overrun of 0 causes drops and adds to take place whenever a material's length increases. A larger overrun results in less frequent drops and adds due to length increases.

Example: You increase a member main material's length by stretching its member in the model after a new ABM has been created. When you Update ABM then print an ABM Add/Drop Report comparing the original revision to the latest revision, the report reveals that the stretched material was automatically dropped and a material of the new length was added because the change in the material's length exceeded the specified overrun that was entered here.

Report Writer: ABMSelection.RolledSectionAllowableLengthOverrun
Report Writer: ABMSelection.FlatBarAllowableLengthOverrun
Report Writer: ABMSelection.PlateAllowableLengthOverrun
Report Writer: ABMSelection.PlateAllowableWidthOverrun

Underrun: The distance that a material is permitted to decrease in length before a drop and add is made when an ABM is updated (using Update ABM). An underrun of 0 causes drops and adds to take place whenever a material's length decreases. A larger underrun results in less frequent drops and adds due to length decreases.

Example: A value of 2 inches is entered here and Exact length rounding is specified. A New ABM is created. Then the length of a material in that ABM is made 2 inches shorter in Modeling . When you Update ABM then print a new Advanced Bill of Material Report based on the latest revision, you find that the item is listed on the same page-line. You then decrease the material's length by another 2 inches and find in the next revision Advance Bill of Material Report that a length of 4 inches less is reported and that the material is listed on a different page and line.

Report Writer: ABMSelection.RolledSectionAllowableLengthUnderrun
Report Writer: ABMSelection.FlatBarAllowableLengthUnderrun
Report Writer: ABMSelection.PlateAllowableLengthUnderrun

adds a new rule to the Length Rounding tab if you opened this window by pressing New to create a new ABM.

For the read-only version of this window that opens when you press View ABM Criteria ,this button does nothing.

can for a New ABM be used to delete a rule so that it is no longer shown under the Length Rounding tab.

For the read-only version of this window that opens when you press View ABM Criteria ,this button does nothing.

Before rounding is complete, add additional length for these rounding operations:

Defining operation addition rules:

• Rules for operation additions can be defined under this tab when a New ABM has been created. They cannot be edited after the ABM has been created.
• Operation addition rules are read-only in the version of this window that opens when press the View ABM Criteria button.
• Rules are defined per ABM at the time that a new ABM is created. When you Update ... that ABM, the same operation addition rules continue to apply to that same ABM Name .
• The rules are applied from top to bottom, with no more than one rule applied to any one material. Consequently, it is best practice to put rules for specific member types and material types first, then -- for other materials that the first rules don't apply to -- put a rule for All Member Types and/or All Material Types at the end.
• Rules under this tab are ignored for materials whose Length is set to Point to point .Also, the rules are ignored when a user has entered a Length ( Auto) on a member or material window or a Length on the ABM Edit window. For user-entered lengths, the ABM stores the exact length that the user has entered.

Items that can be selected [at ABM creation time] to be parts of a rule:

Member type: All Member Types (beams, columns, ...) or Beams or Columns or Vertical Braces or Horizontal Braces or Joists or Girts (legacy girts) or Purlins or Stairs or Miscellaneous (legacy).

All Member Types includes only the types of members for which a member type specific rule can be defined (beams, columns, etc.). All Member Types does not include, for example, custom members, which you cannot select as a Member Type to define a rule.

Material type: All Material Types (flat plate (length) ...) or Flat plate (length) or Flat plate (width) or Channel or Angle or Pipe or Wide flange tee or Tube steel or Wide flange or Joist .

All Material Types includes only the types of materials for which a material type specific rule can be defined (flat plate (length), etc.).

Material operation: Curved / Rolled Material or Mill Cut End or Bevel Cut End or Square Cut End or Standard Cut End .

Curved / Rolled Material may be rolled section material or bar material. Beam main material is rolled when a Rolling operation has been set.

Mill Cut End may be applied to columns automatically. per choice made to Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > Detailing > Member Detailing Settings > the Columns section > Mill cut ends of columns .

Bevel Cut End is automatically applied, for example, to main material for sloping beam-to-beam connections or sloping beam-to-column connections, column-to-sloping beam connections, and beam-to-rotated beam connections. Exception: see Square cut ends of sloped beams .

Standard Cut End is the default type of cut assigned to a member main material. No special annotation is placed on member details with this type of cut.

Tracking cuts: End cuts other than Standard cut are noted on member details. In Modeling , a rolled section's End-cut type tells you the type of cut. Annotations for square cut, mill cut & bevel cut appear on member details

Length addition: Add Length of or Round Up to Nearest plus a distance . The entry made here also affects the weight that is reported in the ABM since ABM weight is calculated using the material's reported length. Length Addition does not affect the model -- it only affects the ABM.

Add Length of instructs the program to take the length of the material reported in the model then add to that length the distance that is entered here, then store the resulting added-to length in the ABM.

Round Up to Nearest specifies that length values in the model be rounded up in the ABM to the distance that is entered. Rounding can cause materials with slightly different lengths to be grouped together on the same page-line . Example: If a material's length is 11-11 1/4 (143 1/4 inches) in Modeling and you enter 1 inch here, that material will be 12-0 feet long (144 inches) in the ABM.

Report Writer: ABMSelection.LengthAdditionsSquareCutEnds
Report Writer: ABMSelection.LengthAdditionsMillCutEnds
Report Writer: ABMSelection.LengthAdditionsBevelCutEnds
Report Writer: ABMSelection.LengthAdditionsStandardCutEnds

adds a new rule to the Operation Additions tab only if you are creating a New ABM.

removes a rule so that it is no longer shown under the Operation Additions tab only if you are creating a New ABM.

Save : is a button on the version of this window that opens when you press View ABM Criteria on the ABM Report window. That version of the window permits changes to Zone and Sequence and Member type but maintains all other options on the window as read-only. Any zone, sequence or member type changes that you Save will be applied to the ABM (as long as it is the same ABM Name) the next time you Update ABM.

Create : opens the Populate ABM window. You can still, on that window, press the Cancel button to prevent the new ABM from being created. Alternatively, you can use the Populate ABM window to move ABM Candidates to the Add to ABM list then press Create ABM.

Cancel : ends the create-a-new-ABM operation without creating a new ABM.