Chapter 18: Quantity Takeoff

Open and review a list of pay items along with their categorization. The pay item list is the cornerstone of QTO. You should download and review your pay item list and compare it against the current reviewing agency list regularly to avoid any missed items.

Master It Add the 12-, 18-, and 21-Inch Pipe Culvert pay items to your favorites in the QTO Manager.

Solution

1. Open the QTO Manager palette (it does not matter which drawing is open).

2. Enter 12-Inch Pipe in the text box to filter. Turn the categorization option off to more easily see the filter results.

3. Right-click on the 12-INCH PIPE CULVERT line and select Add To Favorites.

4. Repeat for the other sizes.

Assign pay items to AutoCAD objects, pipe ...

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