Displaying the Building Estimator

You can display the Building Estimator for your building project.

  1. Create a building project with a building mass and any other elements that you want the Building Estimator to summarize.
  2. If necessary, change the units the app uses to the units you customarily use.
  3. To include Floor Area Ratio (FAR) data:
    1. Create a site volume.
    2. Apply any necessary setbacks, vertical setbacks, and easements.
    3. Insert a building on the same Site tab as the site volume.
    4. Create a building mass within the site volume.
  4. From the Building section of the action bar, click Building Estimator .
  5. To view the FAR data, from the Building Estimator, click the Site tab.
  6. To export the Building Estimator data for a selected tab to an xml or Excel file:
    1. Click Export .
    2. From the Save As dialog box, enter the File name for the export file.
    3. From Save as type, click the desired file type.
  7. To export all the Building Estimator data to an xml or Excel file:
    1. Click Export All .
    2. From the Downloads dialog box, enter the File name for the export file.
    3. From Save as type, click the desired file type.