Menu path
Cover > Flashings > Generate
🧾 What it does
The Generate command creates a comprehensive flashing cutting list for your job based on the estimation method you've set for each flashing type. This list includes all flashing and trim items, plus their associated accessories like stop ends, gutter clips, and rafter brackets.
Click Accessories to view all accessory items required for the installation
🔧 How to use it
Ensure you have set up your flashing assemblies and selected estimation methods for each flashing type
If you have selected battens but haven't inserted them yet, you'll be prompted to do so when you run the Generate command
Click the Generate command in the Cover > Flashing dialog
The Flashing cutting list summary dialog box will display
Review your cutting list for each flashing type and custom flashing flat sheets
Use ExportCSV to export the list as a comma-separated value file for import into other systems
Click Continue to return to the flashing dialog box
🛠 Understanding the cutting list
The cutting list dialog shows:
All flashing and trim items with quantities
Custom flashing requirements including number of flat sheets
Associated accessory items under the accessories heading
If you selected an estimation method that deals with each run individually, the cutting list for that run is automatically annotated on your drawing.
⚠️ Important notes
You must generate flashings before they will appear accurately in the Reporting summary
If you change any flashing type after generating, you must re-run the Generate command to update the cutting list
The cutting list is also displayed on the roof model for visual reference
💡 Export options
Use the ExportCSV button to create a text file that can be:
Opened in text editors
Imported into spreadsheet programs
Used with other estimation or ordering systems