Calculation Commands

The Calculation function is a tool aimed primarily at advanced users. Many of the commands referenced in this section are not visible in ARCHICAD’s default work environment profiles. To add these commands to your work environment, use Options > Work Environment > Menus to add the following commands to an existing menu (e.g. Document > Schedules & Lists):

Set up List Schemes

Edit Database

New Properties

Edit Properties

Last Selection’s Properties

Link Properties to Criteria

Listing Commands

The Element Lists, Component Lists and Zone Lists commands generate lists of different formats and complexity for the entire project or a particular element selection based on the instructions defined in the Setup List Schemes dialog box.

To create the desired List, choose one of the predefined List Schemes from the submenus.

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See the detailed explanation of the list types in List Types.

Selection and the Listing Commands

When you choose a listing command while elements are selected in the project, there may be a conflict between the listing command’s criteria and the selection. (For instance, if you choose a Window schedule when the current selection also contains Walls and Doors.)

In Options > Work Environment > Model Rebuild Options, the Selected Elements to be Calculated pop-up menu offers three options for managing this situation.

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If you choose the List All option, all the selected elements will be calculated in the list, even though they do not correspond to the filtering criteria.

If you choose the Use Filters option, the filters defined for the list template will be applied to the selected elements; elements that do not correspond to these criteria will be ignored.

If you choose the Show Alert option, a warning of conflict will appear. You will then be able to choose between the two options described above.

List Schemes and Output Reports

The sorting and analyzing of data, the calculation of required results and the formatting of reports are all done according to the selected List Scheme. List Schemes are predefined sets of instructions on how ARCHICAD should present the required results. List Scheme formats can be of two types:

Plain Text reports display calculation results in editable tabulated text format. The reports appear in text windows and can be saved as spreadsheets, text files or HTML files.

Graphic outputs allow for both alphanumeric and image information, including element symbol drawings, logos and other bitmaps. Graphic output reports can be saved as RTF List files or ARCHICAD Project files. It is also possible to copy all or part of these lists into any of the Drawings.

Although the content of each language version is different, some factory default list schemes are available even if ARCHICAD is running without an active Library.

Graphic Schemes based on predefined templates can be configured using the Format Assistant or Format Wizard.

See The Setup List Schemes Dialog Box and Using the Format Wizard/Format Assistant.

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