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Compatible with AutoCAD Versions:
2000, 2000i, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
MATERIAL KEY LIST
The MATLIST command lists the material key numbers used in a drawing and
their descriptions/titles in a table that can look similar to what is shown in the
image below:
Material Keys
Material keys are symbols in your drawing with a number that is a reference
to a material and/or a specific section in your specifications. This command
lists these numbers along with a short description or title of what that number
represents.
This system was designed to have the numbers shown refer directly to a
section in the specifications and the description shown is the title of that
section used for a quick reference.
Example: Let's say we have a detail
with material number 04270GM like shown in the image above. When you use the
MATLIST command it will list out all of the material keys that are used in the
drawing and list the title of that section or a short description for each
material like shown in the image below. The material key list shows you that
"04270GM" refers to "Glass unit masonry" so you would know what the material is
and for more detailed information you would look at the "04270GM - Glass unit
masonry" section in the specifications.
How you use these numbers and descriptions is up to you. We've seen some
rather creative uses. The most important thing is to do what works best for you
and your office.
User configurable options:
- The text for the title
- The font, color, lineweight, height, and width value for the title text
- The font, color, lineweight, height, and width value for the main body
text
- Adjustment to the length of the lines of text before they "wrap"
to the next line
- Whether to draw a border around the material list
- Color and lineweight of the border lines
- Which corner to use as the insertion point for the block and consequently
the fixed base point for when the list grows or shrinks when updating the
list.
- The width of the material list
See the following sections of the
APS-CONFIG command:
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Material List
- Edit section
headings...
- Material list text
settings...
Layers:
- If you are using "No Layer Control" the material list will be inserted on
whatever layer is current. See the
Layer Control section of the
APS-CONFIG command.
Known limitations:
Alternate uses:
SAMPLE MATLIST COMMAND SYNTAX:
Command:
Command: MATLIST
[If no material key list exists in the drawing]
--the information from the material keys in the
drawing is
extracted and the material key list block is created--
Insertion point:
Select the point where you would like the corner of the schedule to go.
--the material key list is inserted--
[End - If no material key list exists in the drawing]
[If a material key list exists in the drawing]
--the information from the material keys is
extracted and the material key list block is updated--
The following dialog appears:
Click "OK"
[End - If a material key list exists in the drawing]
Related Commands
MATDEFS Command to add, edit, and delete
material key definitions in a material key definition file.
MATLDR, MATLDRA, MATLDRB, MATLDRD, MATLDRS, MATLDRT
Commands to draw a material key symbol w/ leader
TXTEDT
Command to edit attributes, text, mtext, dimensions, door symbols, window symbols, room name symbols, keynotes, material keys, doors (in plan), windows (in plan), hatch, dwg titles, dwg reference callouts, or an attribute definition.
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