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Navisworks - How to customize quantification columns

Today I want to share a very simple and useful tip to add more columns to you quantification template.
I'm sure that you faced my same issue when you try to use some customization during the quantification export and you want to direct map properties from the model directly to a item field. 
First of all this is a very simple quantification template. The construction team is able to select from the selection set a category (i.e. Ducts) and automatically take off the selected models element. 

Most of the field are taken directly from the model and you have to fields for description tha tyou can easily map with custom information. But, unfortunately we have only two fields and you know that your team is asking always for more than two, maybe three, but of course more than two :)


So now the solution...navigate to this folder (depends on you version it may be different), and open this file for editing. Rember to create a backup copy of the file just in case something appends.
Is an XML file so I suggest to use a good text editor like Notepad++, is free and very powerful.
Just follow the images and modify the file according to the number of fields that you want to add. Is very simple, just copy and paste and change the name. As example I added 4 more descriptions.


Save the file and restart Navisworks. 

Of course you need to add also couple of lines to reflect in your actual catalog but the process is almost the same.


If you're starting your catalog the best time to add some custom field more...
Hope as always you will enjoy






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  1. Paolo Emilio Serra7 May 2016 at 17:34

    Bravo!

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  2. Rajesh G11 July 2018 at 07:01

    Hi, i tried this but i am unable to get the final result. could you please help me out.
    if u can reply to my email i can share the details. please help!

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