Menu path
Tools > Tally-Quantities
🧾 What it does
This command automatically reports the geometric lengths and areas of the roof and roof lines. You can also view the number of shell ends as well as the number of apexes. For convenience, the values are differentiated based on storey and type of roof material.
🔧 How to use it
Click Tools > Tally-Quantities
The Summary of Roof Quantities dialog box displays
Use the materials dropdown to view quantities for specific roof types (Tiles, Shingle, Shakes, Metal, Flat roofs) or combined quantities
Review the complete breakdown of roof geometry
Use additional buttons as needed:
Export CSV - Export data to comma-separated value file
Print - Print the quantities report
Show Un-Tallied - Display items not accounted for in the roof model
Change Line Type - Edit line types without exiting the dialog
🧾 Quantity measurements
Field | Description |
Roof Volume cu m | The total volume of the roof in cubic metres or feet |
Roof area | The total area of roof planes in the model of the given material |
Curve quality area | The area of curved roofing in the model |
Ridge length | The total length of ridges |
Mono Ridge | The total length of mono-ridge |
Hip length | The total length of hips |
Valley length | The total length of valleys |
Eave length | The total length of eaves |
Gutter length | The total length of gutters |
Barge length | The total length of barges |
Fascia as barge | The total length of barge covered by fascia |
Apron length | The total length of apron lines |
Box gutter | The total length of box gutter |
Step length | The total length of step lines |
🧾 Discrete position counts
Field | Description |
Shell ends | The number of hip ends (bottom of hip lines connected to 2 eave lines) |
Hip apexes | The number of points at the top of 2 intersecting hips |
Barge apexes | The number of points at the top of 2 intersecting barge (rake) lines |
Barge top internal/external | The number of points at the top of barge lines connected to an eave |
Barge bottom (left and right) | The number of points at the bottom of a barge line connected to an eave line (eg at the bottom of a gable end) |
Free barge top (left and right) | The number of points at the top of barge lines not connected to an eave |
Free barge bottom (left and right) | The number of points at the bottom of a barge line, not connected to an eave (eg the bottom of a gable on a dormer) |
Stop ends (left and right) | The number of free ends on an eave / gutter line (eg when an eave connects to a barge) |
Corners | The number of corners of the particular type in eave lines |
The following diagrams help describe the different point objects:
🔧 Available controls
Button | Function |
Materials dropdown | Select specific roof material types (Tiles, Shingle, Shakes, Metal, Flat) or view combined quantities |
Show Un-Tallied | Displays all items not accounted for in the roof model - items that are part of the model but not tallied (usually due to incorrect specification or not being part of the roof model)  |
Change Line Type | Edit line types without exiting the Tally dialog to adjust/repair mis-labelled lines |
Export CSV | Write quantities to comma separated value file - outputs all values for all 10 storeys plus table breaking down roof area by pitch and area |
Print the quantities as reported in the dialog box |
Selecting the [...] button next to each feature and the lines flash confirming the type:
🛠 Special line types
The Mono-Ridge and Tuck-Under line-types, while not used for flashing generation within the software, are included in the Roof Quantity Summary dialog. This allows you to inspect the total length and select the [...] button to highlight all instances of these lines within the model.
💡 Additional features
Offset roof planes: If you have generated offset roof planes using Estimate > Offset-Roof, the area of the offset roof planes will also be displayed in the quantities.
Stage Manager integration: If Stage Manager is turned on (Set-Up > System Preferences) and being used (Cover > Stage Manager), the tally shows which stage is being reported on.
Export capabilities: The CSV export outputs all values for all 10 storeys as well as a table breaking down the roof area based on pitch and area.
⚠️ Troubleshooting
If items appear in the Show Un-Tallied display, this is usually due to the item not being correctly specified or not being part of the roof model. Use the Change Line Type button to correct mis-labelled lines.