Q & A
Steven Powers Item Property Values as a Variable Request
I am not sure if this is available or not, but if it is not, it would be helpful to gain access to the formula result from one item property to be used in another. Maybe the result is a default variable name that just starts with 1 and increments by 1 for each new formula created for all subsequent item properties but with the ability to rename it with a unique name. In my example I have calculated that we need 95YD of wallcovering. I need to then use this value to calculate the labor cost for installation.
Hey Steven, try using this set up "[./Sibling Item/Some Property]" to access an item/takeoff within the same parent/folder.
Example:
Would this solve what you are trying to achieve?
Also, note that the sibling item Name is required to be "text" type. It won't work with the other options as of now.
That looks like a solution to me. Thank you. Is there a cheat sheet reference guide for all the different formula commands and references that could be used in zzTakeoff?
I don't think we have one yet. I'm going to start creating my own though with the cool information, tips and tricks that I come across here: Hard Coded Variables and Cheat Sheet