Create, modify, and delete accessories
Accessories are frequently used items that can be added to any estimate. For example, stiffeners, gussets, base and cap plates, and embeds are good examples of accessories. We recommend that you create all necessary accessories at once before starting to create estimates, so that working in the Estimating module is as quick and efficient as possible.
We recommend that you create, modify, and delete accessories in Accessory Maintenance. You can also create accessories in an estimating job, but these job-specific accessories cannot be saved to the accessory library, so they cannot be reused in other estimating jobs.
- Click the Maintenance ribbon tab.
- On the menu, select .
The Accessory Maintenance dialog box opens.
Create an accessory
The information that you enter for the accessory identifies the accessory together with the material cost and the required labor time.
Example: Create a stiffener for W12 beams
Note that the following example uses imperial units.
- Click New.
- Set the properties as follows:
- Part #: W12m
- Description: W12 Stiffener
- Quantity: 1
- Shape: PL
- Dimensions: 5/16 x 4
- Length: 0'-11
- Grade: A36
- Type: W (Baffle)
- Click Edit and link the accessory to the range W 12 x 14 - W 12 x 152.
- Click OK.
- Click Add to save the accessory.
Copy accessories
Modify an accessory
- In the accessory list, select the accessory that you want to modify.
- Modify the properties according to your needs.
- Click Save to update the accessory.