Accessories are commonly used items that you can add to items in your estimating jobs. You can create accessories for items such as stiffeners, base plates, or embeds. Accessories can also be linked to specific material shapes and sizes, so that they can only be added to items of that shape and size. To add an accessory to an item, use the Add Accessory command.

1. In the Estimating dialog box, select the item for which you want to add an accessory.
2. Click the Estimating ribbon tab.
3. On the menu, select Add Accessory.

   The Select Accessory dialog box opens.

   If the accessory list is empty, there are no accessories linked to the selected material shape and size. In these cases, you can either create a new accessory in Accessory Maintenance, or create a job-specific accessory.

4. In the accessory list, select the accessory that you want to add.
5. Select or clear the check boxes at the bottom of the dialog box according to your needs.
6. Click Add Selected.