NOTE--
We retired the MacNail estimating program in 2000, and
replaced it with Goldenseal construction
estimating software. There are still a significant number of die-hard
MacNail users, so we keep the manuals online for them!
Goldenseal is an integrated
program that also includes accounting, scheduling and
contract writing. It also has assemblies, but in a record format that
is much easier to understand!
To set up a new assembly:
1. Click on the row where you'd
like to add the new item, drag the mouse down through the number of new rows you'd like to add, then choose
Add Rows Here from the Edit menu.
NOTE: Before adding rows, you may want to choose Sort Special from the Data menu, and sort by
item codes. That way it's easier to see if you already have items under the assembly code number you are adding.
2. Type the item's item code number into the first column. This same code number will appear in the code column
of an Estimator or Price Master in the MacNail construction management
software. Make sure that the new code number is not already being used by some
other construction item!
EXAMPLE: We'll create a three-item assembly for 16" on center 2x4 wall framing,
with a code number of 467.
3. Enter a material name into the second column. If you are working on the MacNail Assemblies file, this
name must match an item in the MacNail Price Sheet. If you are working on some other Assemblies file, the
material name must match an item in the corresponding Price Sheet file.
HINT: To be absolutely sure the name matches, click on the material name cell in the Price Sheet, choose
Copy from the Edit menu, click on the material used cell in the Assembly sheet, then choose Paste from the
Edit menu.
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4. Type the appropriate material quantity into the third column. You can base this quantity on theoretical
calculations, or on actual experience.
EXAMPLE: since our studs are 16" on center, we calculate that we'll need 3
studs for every 4 feet of wall or 3/4 of a stud per foot. So we type in .75 (studs per foot of wall) for
our first material
in the example.
5. Type a waste percentage in the fourth column.
6. For each additional component in the assembly, repeat steps 2 to 5. Each will have the same item code,
but a different material (see next page).
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