To view the current total material cost of the displayed or selected items, use the Calculate Material Cost command. Note that the total material cost does not contain costs that have been applied to items by adding estimate extras.

1. In the Estimating dialog box, click the Estimating ribbon tab.
2. On the menu, select Calculate Material Cost.

   The Material Cost dialog box opens and displays the total material cost of selected, displayed, and all items in the estimating job.

3. View the material costs.
4. To close the dialog box, click the Close button (X) in the upper-right corner.