Sheet and panel accessories are additional items like clips, screws, seam tape, and underlay that are associated with your selected metal roofing materials.
🧾 Understanding Metal Sheet Accessories
Sheet accessories are stored in a file called sheetaccessories.csv and include common items such as:
Clips
Screws
Seam tape
Underlay
Other panel-specific components
There are two types of accessories you can work with:
Predefined accessories: Saved globally and available for all jobs
Job-specific accessories: Added for the current job only and saved with the job data
🔧 Managing Accessories
When working with metal sheets or panels in your materials setup:
Click the Accessories button to view all accessories defined for the selected panel
The list displays both predefined accessories and any job-specific items you've added
Add additional items unique to this job - these will be saved with the job data only
Job-specific accessories are not added to the global predefined list
🛠 Pay Rate Configuration
The Pay rate schedule field defines which labour cost schedule to use for estimating:
Field | Description |
Pay rate schedule | Select the schedule defined under Set-Up > Set up Pay Rates > Metal-Pay |
Use Metal-rates | Uses values from Reporting > Metal-rates (default method prior to version 3.2) |
Note: If no pay rate schedules are defined, this field won't appear in the interface.
🛠 Allowances Configuration
The Allowances option lets you configure material allowances:
Option | Description |
Default allowances | Uses the standard allowance values |
Profile-specific allowances | Select an allowance set specific to your sheet or panel profile |
Allowances are defined under the Estimate menu and are typically saved with names that relate to the specific profile being used.
💡 Saving Your Settings
When you click OK, your settings are saved as the global cover materials for the current job. The roof cover material settings you configure apply to all roof planes in the current job.