Material reports

You can create various types of material reports in Tekla PowerFab, such as shape lists and size lists. You can view the reports, print them, or export them to another file format.

Go to Maintenance > Shapes/Grades/Sizes.

The Shape/Grade/Size Maintenance dialog box opens.
Click the Shape/Grade/Size Maintenance ribbon tab.
On the menu, select Reports or press Ctrl+R on the keyboard.

The Report Filters dialog box opens.
To include only specific types of items, do the following (Optional):
1. Select a filter type in the Type list, and click Select.
  
  The Filter dialog box opens.
2. Do one of the following depending on the filter type:
  - Click the arrow buttons to move the items that you want to include in the report to the Included list.
  - Type the maximum and minimum values for the items that you want to include.
3. Click OK.
Click Make Report.

The Report Selection dialog box opens.
Select the report that you want to create for viewing, printing, or exporting.

Do one of the following:


To	Do this
View the report	Click View. The report opens in Tekla PowerFab Report Viewer. You can use the Email Excel and Email PDF buttons at the top of the Tekla PowerFab Report Viewer window to email the report via Microsoft Outlook.
Print the report	Change the number of the printed copies by clicking the plus (+) and minus (-) buttons. Click Print. The Select Printer dialog box opens. Click a printer to select it. Click OK.
Export the report	Click Export The Export Options dialog box opens. In the Export Format list, select an export format. To select the location where you want to save the exported file, click Browse. Browse to the location where you want to save the exported file, and click Save. You can modify the file name as needed. To attach the exported file to a Microsoft Outlook email and send it to a recipient, select the Attach to Email checkbox. To open the file after exporting it, select the Open Exported Document checkbox. To export the file, click Export.