Options

Type a descriptive name for the material as you want it to appear in the Material levels list for site improvements, the Earthwork Report and Takeoff Report, and more.

Select the color to be used for the material when it is applied as a texture to a surface area in graphic views.

Linear - Select this if the material is measured by length.

Area - Select this if the material is measured by square area.

Volume - Select this if the material is measured by cubic area.

Select the unit of measure in which you want volumes to be reported.

If the units that you purchase or use the material in are different from the choices in the Units list, type then name of the units you want to use.

For example, if you calculate grass seed that you need to spread by square meter, but must purchase it by bag, then type "bag" here.

If you entered a supplemental unit name above, type the factor used to convert from the Reported Measurement Unit measurement to the Supplemental Measurement Unit.

For example, if you selected square meter, but are purchasing bags, enter the square meters covered per bag.

Enter the price for each reported area measurement unit so the cumulative total can be reported in the Takeoff Report.

This is the cost of acquiring the material and perhaps having it delivered to the site, a process known as procurement.

Note: This program displays the currency symbol and format that you have set in Microsoft Windows^® Regional and Language Options. The units and calculations, however, are not associated with a specific currency, so if a project is opened on a computer with different regional settings, those currency symbol and formats are used, but no conversion between currencies has been made.

Specify image files as material textures so they can be used in the Add Surface Texture command to make visualization of your 3D model more realistic (see Use an Image as a Texture).

If you have specified a texture image for a surface material in the External Library, the path to the image appears in the Texture box. If you have added a texture image to a material in the Project Library, only the file name appears in the box. A copy of the file it is saved at: C:\Documents and Settings\(user name)\My Documents\(product name)\(project name)\

To specify or change a texture image file, click the Browse button and navigate to the texture swatch that you want to use for the material.

Specify the width of the texture tile in the current project units. If the texture is applied to a corridor surface, the height of the tile runs parallel to the alignment of the corridor.

Specify the height of the texture tile in the current project units. If the texture is applied to a corridor surface, the width of the tile runs perpendicular to the alignment of the corridor.