Board Foot Unit Prices

Problem

User would like to enter prices in board feet into the price master sheet, instead of lineal feet. Users wants board ft lumber in MacNail construction estimating software.

Diagnosis

User can do that by changing the quantities in the assemblies file.
For example, a 2x12 has two board feet per lineal foot, so to use a board foot price, you'd double all the quantities used for 2x12's in the assemblies file. 2x10 quantities would be multiplied by 20/12, 1x4 quantities would be multiplied by 4/12, etcetera.

Solution

this is also in newsletter #16

Comments

Entered 3/10/93 by Vinay.