Note: This feature is available only with a CORE product license. (It is not available with Sage Estimating Essential.)

How Sage Estimating calculates the assembly quantity

Sage Estimating uses the assembly calculation and the variable values entered during takeoff to calculate the assembly quantity.

Example:

• Suppose the Assembly calculation for the Slab on Grade assembly is the Vol CY - Concrete formula and the assembly unit is cy (cubic yards).
• Vol CY - Concrete formula:
• Slab Length ' * Slab Width ' *( Concrete Depth " /12)/27
• Variable values entered during takeoff:
• Slab Length ' = 200
• Slab Width ' = 100
• Concrete Depth " = 6
• Sage Estimating plugs the variable values into the formula and calculates the assembly quantity. The assembly unit applies to the resulting quantity:
• 200 * 100 * (6/12)/27 = 370.37 cy (cubic yards)

How Sage Estimating calculates the quantities for the assembly items

The formula or factor entered for each assembly item determines how the quantity for that item is calculated.

Formula: Sage Estimating uses the specified formula (or custom calculation) and the variable values entered during takeoff to calculate the item quantity.

Example:

• Suppose the formula assigned to the item is Area SF.
• Area SF formula:
• Length ' * Width '
• Variable values entered during takeoff:
• Length ' = 200
• Width ' = 100
• Sage Estimating plugs the variable values into the formula and calculates the item quantity:
• 200 * 100 = 20,000 sf (square feet)

Factor: A factor acts as a multiplier. Sage Estimating multiplies the assembly quantity by the item factor to calculate the item quantity.

Example:

• If the factor is 2 and the calculated assembly quantity is 500, the item quantity is:
• 2 * 500 = 1000 cy (cubic yards)