Learning objectives:

Create a takeoff package.
Create takeoff types for columns and footings.
Create takeoff types for foundation walls and floors.

Exercises

Create and open takeoff package

Account sign in: Sign in to the Autodesk Construction Cloud.
Open Autodesk Takeoff: From the product picker menu, click Takeoff.
Create takeoff package:
1. Click Packages from the left navigation menu. Click Create Package.
2. Name the package: (your initials_structural)
3. Click Create Package.
Open takeoff package: Click the package you just created to open it.
Open sheet view: Open Sheets and Models from the left navigation menu and search for sheet S101 – Footings. Click the sheet name to open sheet view.
Calibrate the sheet view: If you see a red button saying Scale Not Set at the top of the view, click the red button to calibrate the sheet before proceeding.
1. Pick two points on the screen of a known dimension.
2. Type in the value noted in the dimension string. Imperial example: type 24’-0”.
3. Set unit type.
4. Click Calibrate button.

Open takeoff types view: Open Takeoff types from the left navigation menu.

Note: Refer to Online Help for further details on creating packages.

Create takeoff types for columns and footings

Create Columns W 10 x 49 takeoff type: Takeoff by count.
1. Click the blue plus (+) button. The Create Takeoff Type dialog opens (Figure 14).
2. Name takeoff type: Columns W 10x49.
3. Set the Tool option to count (shown as a number 1).
4. Accept the default Appearance choices.
5. Primary Output: click Add Details and include the following details:
  1. Output name: type Count.
  2. Classification 1: select B10 – Superstructure.
  3. Classification 2: select 05 12 00.M33 – W10 x 49.
  4. Unit of measure: select Count.
  5. The finished result is shown in Figure 14.
    Click X to close Primary output details dialog.
6. Click Save to complete the creation of the takeoff type.

The Create Takeoff Type dialog with Primary Output Details showing results of Step 1. — Figure 14

Hint: If you need to modify the takeoff type after creating it, hover over the takeoff type name and click the Pencil icon to edit it. Click Save to save your changes.

Create Footings — 72” x 48” x 18” (1.83 m x 1.23m x 0.46m) takeoff type: Takeoff by count and volume.
1. Click the blue plus (+) button. The Create Takeoff Type dialog opens.
2. Name takeoff type: Footings—72”-48”-18” (Footings—1.83 m-1.23m-0.46m).
3. Set the Tool option to count.
4. Accept default Appearance choices.
5. Primary Output: click Add Details and include the following details:
  1. Output name: enter Volume.
  2. Classification 1: select A1010 – Standard Foundations.
  3. Classification 2: select 03 31 00 – Structural Concrete.
  4. Unit of measure: select Cubic Yards or Cubic Meters.
  5. Click X to close Primary output details dialog.
6. Enter input values.
  1. For default depth, set units of measurement to inches and enter 72 (or 1.83 m for metric units)
  2. For default width, set units of measurement to inches and enter 48 (or 1.23 m for metric units)
  3. For default height, set units of measurement to inches and enter 18 (or 0.46 m for metric units)
7. The finished result is shown in Figure 15. Click Save to complete the creation of the takeoff type.

The Create Takeoff Type dialog with Primary Output Details showing results of Step 2. — Figure 15

Create Footings — 96” x 72” x 18” (2.44 m x 1.83 m x 0.46m) takeoff type: takeoff by count and volume.
1. Create a duplicate of previous footing take off type: Select Footings—72”-48”-18” (1.83 m-1.23m-0.46m), click the vertical ellipse, and select Duplicate.
2. Rename takeoff type to: Footings—96”-72”-18” (2.44 m-1.83 m-0.46m).
3. Set tool to count.
4. Change appearance choice selecting a different color for both fill and border
5. Change input values.
  1. For default depth, set units of measurement to inches and enter 96 (or 2.44 m)
  2. For default width, set units of measurement to inches and enter 72 (or 1.83 m)
  3. For default height, set units of measurement to inches and enter 18 (or 0.46 m)
6. The finished result is shown in Figure 16. Click Save to complete creation of takeoff type.

The Create Takeoff Type dialog with Primary Output Details showing results of Step 3. — Figure 16

Begin Takeoff: Select takeoff type from the list and mark up corresponding items on sheet S101.

Answer questions about columns and footings

Use the 2D sheets to provide answers to the questions below. Provide screenshots of your takeoff and export the inventory table to a spreadsheet to document your answers. Note that you will need to manually count (click) on each component.

Open Sheet S101. Take off the total quantity of columns and footings.

Questions:

- Columns W 10 X 49

Count ____________________ each

- Footings—72” x 48” x 18” (1.83 m x 1.22 m x 0.46 m)

Count ____________________ each

____________________ cubic yards or cubic meters

- Footings—96” x 72” x 18” (2.44 m x 1.83 m x 0.46 m)

Count ____________________ each

____________________ cubic yards or cubic meters

Note: Refer to Online Help for further details on creating takeoff types and performing a takeoff on 2D sheets.

Create takeoff types for foundation walls and floors

Create Foundation 12” — Concrete (0.30 m) takeoff type: takeoff by linear feet and volume.
1. Click Takeoff Types from the left navigation menu.
2. Click the blue (+) plus button.
3. Name takeoff type: Foundation 12” – Concrete.
4. Set Tool to linear.
5. Accept default Appearance choices.
6. Primary Output: click Add Details.
  1. Output name: type Volume.
  2. Classification 1: select A1010 – Standard Foundations.
  3. Classification 2: select 03 31 00 – Structural Concrete.
  4. Unit of measure: select Cubic Yards or Cubic Meters.
  5. Click X to close Primary Output Details dialog.
7. Set input values.
  1. For default width, set the units of measurement to inches and type 12 (or 0.30 for meters).
  2. For default height, set units of measurement to inches (or meters) and type in the value from Callout 1 on sheet A401.
8. The finished result is shown in Figure 17. Click Save to complete the creation of takeoff type.

The Create Takeoff Type dialog showing results of Step 1, takeoff by linear feet and volume. — Figure 17

Create Foundation 20” — Concrete (0.51 m) takeoff type: takeoff by linear feet and volume.
1. Create a duplicate of previous footing take off type: select Foundation 12” - Concrete and click vertical ellipse button and select duplicate.
2. Rename takeoff type to: Foundation 20” – Concrete.
3. Set Tool to linear.
4. Change the Appearance option by selecting a different color for the border.
5. Change input values.
  1. For default width, set units of measurement to inches and enter 20 (or 0.51 m).
  2. For default height, set units of measurement to inches (or meters) and enter value from Callout 1 on sheet A401.
6. The finished result is shown in Figure 18. Click Save to complete the creation of takeoff type.

The Create Takeoff Type dialog showing results of Step 2, takeoff by linear feet and volume. — Figure 18

Create Floor 4” — Concrete (0.10 m) takeoff type: takeoff by area and volume.
1. Click Takeoff Types from the left navigation menu.
2. Click the blue (+) plus button.
3. Name takeoff type: Floor 4” – Concrete.
4. Set Tool to area.
5. Accept default Appearance choices.
6. Primary output: click Add Details.
  1. Output name: type Volume.
  2. Classification 1: select A4010 – Standard Foundations.
  3. Classification 2: select 03 31 00 – Structural Concrete.
  4. Unit of measure: select Cubic Yards or Cubic Meters.
  5. Click X to close the Primary Output Details dialog.
7. Set input values.
  1. For default height, set units of measurement to inches and enter 4 (or 0.10 for meters).
8. The finished result is shown in Figure 19. Click Save to complete creation of takeoff type.

The Create Takeoff Type dialog showing results of Step 3, takeoff by area and volume. — Figure 19

Begin Takeoff: select takeoff type from list and draw boundary to the inside face of concrete foundation wall on sheet S101
1. Click Sheets and Models from left menu and click sheet S101 if not already displayed.

Answer questions about foundation walls and floor

Open Sheets S101 and A401—Foundation walls. Take off and calculate the distance, height, and volume for the following wall types.

Questions:

- Foundation 12”—Concrete (0.30 m)

Wall Height ____________________ feet and inches or meters

Distance ____________________ linear feet or meters

Volume ____________________ cubic yards or cubic meters

- Foundation 20”—Concrete (0.51 m)

Wall Height ____________________ feet and inches or meters

Distance ____________________ linear feet or meters

Volume ____________________ cubic yards or cubic meters

Open Sheet S101—Floor area and volume and total concrete volume for the project. Take off and calculate the following volumes.

Questions:

- Floor—Concrete 4” (0.10 m)

Area ____________________ squared feet or squared meters

Volume ____________________ cubic yards or cubic meters

- Calculate the total cubic yards or cubic meters of concrete for the project (floors, footings, and walls). Solve by hand or use formulas in Microsoft Excel after exporting the inventory table. Round up or down to the nearest whole integer.

Total volume ____________________ cubic yards or cubic meters

Tip: Curved lines can be created with a series of small lines.

Quiz questions