Material Summary by Sequence ( Select by Detail or Select by Sheet )

Tool summary :

  • One of two material reports by sequence. Both output the materials required for fabrication of selected members. For one report, you select "by Sheet." For the other, you select "by Detail."
  • If you select by sheet, the report provides material counts for only those members on the sheet for which " List in bill of material " is checked. Data in the report originates from the member bill of material.
  • Different sequences appear on different pages in the report. The following could be an example either report:

    The page shown here lists only those materials that are from sequence 3. Materials from sequences 1 and 2 are listed earlier in this example of the Material Summary by Sequence report. Each page reports the quantity of materials that are required to fabricate the selected members that are in the particular sequence listed at the top of the page.
  • The last page of the report shows the "Total weight for job," which tallies the weight of all members selected to be included in the report. Also in the report (on the final page of each sequence) is the total number of shop bolts required to fabricate the members included in that sequence.
  • See columns on the report for an explanation of each of the columns that appear on this report. This page also provides step-by-step instructions .

Also see :

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      Columns on the report (also see the example ) :

Line: The number of the line in this report that is assigned to the group of materials described in the line. Materials in a line share the same submaterial mark and the same sequence. The sequence is reported at the top of each page.

Quan: The total quantity of this material that is required to fabricate all of the members you selected (by sheet or by detail) that are in the sequence reported at the top of the page.

Please note that materials in different sequences may have the same piecemark when " Break submaterial marks apart by sequence " is not checked. In other words, a material may be listed in more than one sequence on this report.

Report Writer: BillOfMaterial.TotalQuantity

Material: The section size that conventionally describes the material in the " Description " column of a submaterial line on the member bill of material.

Section naming conventions : || wide flange || W tee || channel || angle || tube || S_shape || S tee || plate || flat bar ||

The information reported in this column comes from the " Description " field in the bills of material of the members you selected (by sheet or by detail) for inclusion in this report.

Report Writer: BillOfMaterial.Description

Length: The length of each of the pieces of material described on this line.

The information reported in this column comes from the " Length " field in the bills of material of the members you selected (by sheet or by detail) for inclusion in this report.

Report Writer: BillOfMaterial.LengthDimension

Piecemark: The minor mark ( submaterial mark ) of the pieces of material described on this line.

This same material may be a submaterial of more than one member and also may appear in other sequences.

The information reported here is derived from the " Minor Mark " field in the bills of material of the members you selected (by sheet or by detail) for inclusion in this report.

Report Writer: BillOfMaterial.MinorMark

Weight: The total weight of the pieces of material described on this line (in pounds or kilograms , depending on the primary dimension " Units ").

How bill weight is calculated depends on whether the choice made to the setup option " Shop bill weight based on " is ' Volume ' or ' Length '.

The information reported here is derived from the " Total Weight " field in the bills of material of the members you selected (by sheet or by detail) for inclusion in this report.

Note: The total weight for all materials in the sequence is shown on the last page of that sequence. At the end of the report is the "Total weight for job," which tallies the weight of all materials from all sequences included in the report.

Report Writer: BillOfMaterial.TotalWeight

Spec: The steel grade of the pieces of material described on this line.

The information reported here comes from the " Steel Grade " field in the bills of material of the details you selected (by sheet or by detail) for inclusion in this report.

Report Writer: BillOfMaterial.Grade

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      How to output a Material Summary by Sequence :

A Material Summary by Sequence report can be used to ensure that the materials required for fabrication of selected members in particular sequences are in stock and available for fabrication.

1 . Before output of this report:

1a : All members that you want to include in this report must have been assigned sequences and automatically detailed prior to generating this report.

1b : If you are selecting members by sheet for inclusion on this report, then member details must have been placed onto detail sheets. Also be aware that the report counts the materials of those members on the sheet for which " List in bill of material " is checked. This means that if the same member is on the same sheet twice and " List in bill of material " is checked for both members, the report doubles the material count -- which is probably not what you want. The report also doubles material counts if a member is on two sheets and " List in bill of material " is checked for both.

1c (optional) : Edit Bill can be used to edit information that will be compiled into this report.

2 . Use any one (1) of the following methods to begin output of this report:

Method 1 : Home > Reports > System Reports > Material > Material Summary by Sequence, Select by Detail or Material Summary by Sequence, Select by Sheet.

Method 2 : Click one of the icons, which are pictured above. The icons can be taken from the group named ' Reports ' and placed on a toolbar (classic) or the ribbon (lightning). Ribbon configuration is done using Customize Interface .

Method 3 : If " Modeling layout style " or " Drawing Editor layout style " is ' Classic ', you can use the menu system to choose Reports > Material Summary > Material Summary by Sequence, Select by Detail or Reports > Material Summary > Material Summary by Sequence, Select by Sheet .

3 . A selection dialog opens. On it is a selection list of either all member details or all detail sheets in your current Job. For member details, the default selection list includes only those details that are not marked for detailing . Tip: If you are selecting by sheets, you can use a Sheet List by Sheet as a guide to selecting those sheets which have particular members on them.

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" Hide ... " and " Show All " are available only if you are selecting by detail. Press the button under " Destination " to output the report to a device or location other than that which is set by User and Site Options > Output > " Reports ."

Alternative 1 : Select the details/sheets you want the report to be based on, then press " OK " to output the report as described in step 4.

Alternative 2 : Press " Cancel " to end this operation without generating the report. Do not continue.

4 . The Material Summary by Sequence is output.

Note: If you output the report to the report viewer (" Screen "), you can now review the report on screen then optionally print it or output it to disk (see report viewer ).

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