Add an assembly to a model:

1. Select a blank line in your model where you want to insert the assembly.
2. Click .
3. From the Assembly List window, select an assembly.
4. When you finish adding assemblies to the model, close the Assembly List window. All selected assemblies appear in the model.
5. (optional) Enter the default value to prefill the assembly fields during takeoff. Any variables used by formulas attached to the assembly already appear.
   • In the Detail grid, click to choose a default from a list of available values.
   • In the Variable grid, select the Hide option next to a variable to hide it during takeoff. Variables without defaults automatically appear.
   • If desired, use a question or a question formula to calculate a default value during takeoff.

Entering default values using ad hoc formula

Entering default values using questions formula

Entering default values using questions

Tips:

• To hide a variable without entering a default, enter 0 in the field and mark the Hide option.
• To adjust the display of a grid, place the cursor on one of its borders and drag in the desired direction.
• If an assembly contains a select-at-takeoff item, you must enter a default value for that item.
• The Insert Line - Assembly Line command is available when you right-click on a line header.
• Once you add a line to a model, you can copy or move it.