Menu Path
Estimate > Set-Panels > Set-Section and Set-Sequence
What it does
Section Reports create individual metal cutting list reports for each roof plane separately, rather than looking at the entire roof as one entity. This allows for plane-by-plane panel optimisation and manufacturing control.
🧾 How Section Reports differ from standard cutting lists
The standard Sheet Cutting List Summary looks at the entire roof and combines short panels together to meet the Min Length setting across all roof planes.
Section Reports work differently - they examine each roof plane individually and optimise short panels one roof plane at a time. This means:
One cutting list may not match the other
Short panels are nested differently
You cannot mix and match the two methods
Total coil length generally stays the same, except when single short pieces (like 10") become longer minimum length pieces (like 4'1")
How to create Section Reports
Define roof areas as sections (typically "A", "B", etc.)
Number individual roof planes within each section using Set-Section under Estimate > Set-Panels
Use Set-Sequence to change the order of plane areas (typically from longest to shortest roof panels)
Add the appropriate section report key text string to your report template
🧾 Section Report key text strings
Key Text String | Description |
###SectionReport | Layout of each roof plane with waste and plane area in corresponding cutting list table |
###SectionReport2 | Cutting list table for each plane area including waste and plane area, without graphical depiction |
###SectionReport3 | Removes plane annotation numbers, uses double columns, excludes waste and total area per panel |
🛠 Section Report examples
###SectionReport provides a layout of each roof plane with cutting list tables:
###SectionReport2 provides cutting list tables without graphical roof plane depiction:
###SectionReport3 uses a two-column format without plane annotations:
🧾 Additional section-style tables
Key Text String | Description |
###SectionStyleTable | Panel cutting lists for metal panels on roof estimations |
###WallSectionStyleTable | Panel cutting lists for metal panels on wall estimations |
###FlashingTable | Commercial roofing flashing with bend angles, piece quantities, and product codes |
###FlashAccesstable | Commercial roofing accessories and fasteners for trim and panels |
###ExtrasTable | Extra items selected for the current estimate |
###FlashingTable available for commercial roofing displays bend angles calculated automatically from roof geometry:
###FlashAccesstable available for commercial roofing shows accessories and fasteners:
###ExtrasTable displays any extra items:
⚠️ Important considerations
Section Reports and standard cutting lists are two distinctly separate outputs
They will most times not parallel each other and may cause confusion for you and your customers
Choose one method and stick with it for consistency
The angle of bend in flashing tables is calculated automatically from roof pitch and adjacent roof plane angles