Report Components, Parts

Contains an entry for each Component that is attached to a Part, and a Formula that determines how the quantity for the selected component is calculated when a Report is generated. The formula icons, located in the Formula group box, are used to compose the calculation formula.

Setting

Description

Report Components toolbar

The following toolbar icons are available.

New Report Component — Adds a new report component formula entry in the Formula list box. This command is also available from a popup menu, when a right click is issued in the Formula list box.
Delete Report Component — Deletes a report component formula in the Formula list box. This command is also available from a popup menu, when a right click is issued in the Formula list box.
Properties — Available only when a right-click is issued in the Family Formula list box. This command opens the Component Definition dialog.

Formula list box

Displays formulas used to calculate report quantities for selected components. Columns are available for:

Family – Displays the name of the part/component family.
Name – Displays the unit of measurement used in the formula.
Formula – Displays formula mnemonic values and complex formula operator symbols selected buttons.
A drop-down menu opens for Family, Name, and Formula, when a list item is selected in the applicable column. Use the drop-down menus to select applicable entries for new formulas.

Click on a list box column to sort the display order of the Formula list box, by the property of the selected column. For example when the Family column header is selected, the list box display is sorted by part/component family name.

Block Type

When defining a formula for an attached component, this setting defines the type of form for which the formula is valid. The following menu options are available.

All — The formula of each linked component is used for linear and free forms.
Linear — The formula of each linked component is used for linear forms only.
Free — The formula of each linked component is used for free forms only.
Slab — The formula of each linked component is used for slab forms only.

Formula (group box)

The formula icons, located in the Formula group box, are used to compose the calculation formula. The image on the icon represents a form. The black part of the image identifies what portion of the form is calculated. When a formula icon is selected, the corresponding mnemonic value appears in the formula list box.

The following formula icons and their mnemonics are available.

Select	To Calculate	Formula mnemonic
	Volume of a linear or free form.	VOL
	Area of the start face of a linear form.	SS
	Area of the left side face of a linear form.	SL
	Area of the end face of a linear form.	SE
	Area of the right face of a linear form.	SR
	Area of the bottom face of a linear or free form.	SB
	Area of the top face of a linear or free form.	ST
	Total area of all the faces of a linear or free form.	SA
	Length of the left edge of the bottom face of a linear form.	LL
	Length of the center line in the bottom face of a linear form.	LC
	Length of the right edge of the bottom face of a linear form.	LR
	Thickness of a linear form.	T
	Perimeter of a form or shape.	PER
	Height of a linear form.	H
	Jamb of a linear form.	J

Note: A mnemonic value is an arithmetic function used as a substitute for a real number. For example, a dimension for height can be defined as H1/3, where height is divided by three. The advantage of using mnemonic values is to enable a form to maintain its proportions regardless of modifications in size.

The following formula operator icons are available.

Select	To
	Create complex formulas. Use parentheses symbols and/or the Plus +, Minus -, Star *, and Forward Slash / symbols to create complex formulae.

The Quantify tool (Set Units tool setting) is used to set English and Metric unit settings.

When a component measurement unit is square feet, the formula must be designed to calculate surface. Using volume in this case generates an incorrect result.

When a component measurement unit is cubic meters, the formula must be designed to calculate cubic length. Using surface in this case generates an incorrect result.

Saves and activates new settings and dismisses the dialog.

Cancel

Discards changes and dismisses the dialog.

Apply

Applies new settings and changes without dismissing the dialog.