Report Regions  

Report Regions are used to break out areas for reporting purposes on the volume report. Regions are entered in Entry Mode and edited in Edit Mode.

Video Links: Editing the Fill Factor

 

 

Entry Mode

Report Regions are entered by switching to the Report Regions layer in the Design surface or by pressing the Report Region button on the Utility Toolbar.

Before a region can be entered, the Report Region window displays prompting the user for information about the region.

 

 

 

 

Edit Mode

The Report Region command, located under the Edit Menu, is used to edit the information of existing Report Region. To edit a report region, select it with the Left mouse button in Edit Mode. Select Report Region from the Edit Menu, press the Edit Report Region button or simply double-click on the region to display the Report Region window.

 

Report Region Window

Below is an example of the Report Region window followed by a brief description.

Region Name

The Region Name will be isolated on the Volume Report. Regions will be sorted by Group on the Volume Report.

Group

Enter a Group name. The Volume Report will be sorted by Group. By default, the Group Name will default to the first space in the region name unless entered manually.

Select All

Selects all regions in the selected Group.

Report Region

This checkbox indicates that the region will be included as part of the job totals.

Sectional Area

This checkbox indicates that the sectional area will be included as part of the job totals.

Fill Factor

Represents the compaction percentage.

Color

Select the desired color for the hatch region.

Sectional Depth

The depth of the sectional taken from the surface of the design. A negative value enters the depth above grade.

Pattern

Select the desired pattern to be used for the hatch regions.

Code

Enter the desired code that correlates to your estimating software.