P. To generate a material take-off
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Steel AutoDrafter generates material take-offs for the entire structure in two formats:
Format Select… drawing the Drawing tool in the Material Take Off group on the Steel AutoDrafter ribbon tab 
text the Text tool in the Material Take Off group on the Steel AutoDrafter ribbon tab 
The material take-off opens in the selected format. The drawing format will open in the Drawing page. The text format will open in the Material Take Off page.
- (Optional) Click the Save tool in the page toolbar to save the material take-off to an external file. The drawing is saved as a .dxf file and the text is saved as an .html file.
