Organising Bill of Quantities Rows

1. 1

   Open the Bill of Quantities pane

   Show it from the workspace layout presets if it is hidden. Three Panel and BoQ Focus both include it.

2. 2

   Add a heading row

   Add a row and choose the heading type. Give it the area or trade name you want on the issued document.

3. 3

   Understand what it captures

   An item belongs to the nearest heading above it. Adding a heading part-way down the bill splits everything below it into the new area until the next heading.

Rows added before you create any heading sit in a pinned Unassigned section at the top of the bill. It is not a mistake, just the block that has no heading above it yet. Drag rows out of it once your headings exist, or add a heading above them.

1. 1

   Drag an item

   Drag a row to a new position, either within its area or onto another heading to move it there.

2. 2

   Drag a heading

   Dragging a heading moves the whole block: the heading and every item under it travel together, so an area keeps its contents.

3. 3

   Check the order

   The on-screen order is the export order. Confirm the bill reads the way you want before exporting a BoQ PDF or spreadsheet.

Reordering and regrouping never breaks the link between a row and the markup it came from. A row moved into a different area still updates when you edit the measurement on the drawing.