Bentley Coax provides the ability to set a Build State status on any extracted design features. The user, for example could use Build State status of '2' for future build, Build State status of '3' for 'Under Construction' status, etc. Build State status of '0' is the default Build State status.

By selecting Tools > Set Build State on the Coax Tools menu, the user is prompted to enter a number from zero to ten in the key-in window.

After entering in the appropriate Build State number, the user will be prompted to place a fence around the features to be assigned to that Build State. When the fence has been placed and closed (by clicking the reset mouse button), all features within or overlapped by the fence boundary, will be assigned that particular Build State status.

Coax BOM allows the user to perform BOMs using Build State status as criteria for the report.