COSTX 6.

5 Syllabus covered is listed below

 Costx Calibration, Overlay option, rotate to line, uncomplete area, measurements,

dimension groups, making curved measurements, Negative dimensions, workbook
creation(10 levels), rates, quantities, Show source, Importing rate files, Invert function, Save
view, Property add on, 3D View,
 Dimension Group Expression Editor, Markup, extended properties Overlap, Legend, Missing
dimensions using polyline, recalculate workbook, incomplete items, System administration,
rate library, change in rate (add brick layer), References (unused, used and zero), reports -
export, workbook reports (trade summary, Trade detail ), edit trade summary report, system
administration options
 Rate Library, System Admin, Reports, 3D View, Hide Object in, show all, invert, walkthrough,
show objects in, object properties, creating dimension group, manually & import objects in,
Automatic dimension group using BIM Import, Isolate Dimension group, generate workbook
from dimension group
 Exercise on 3D Drawing, Revisions: Compare drawings, Revision tab, promote drawings,
Compare button in revision, restore button, revision log, promote workbook,
 Revisions: Compare drawings, Revision tab, promote drawings, Compare button in revision,
restore button, revision log, promote workbook, see different versions, compare previous
revisions, incremental revision, Same process, reports comparison to 1 or 2, Use new
drawing with based on option, Add Jpeg, Offset position and offset rotation
 Coding: System Admin, coding, add codes, assign codes, workbook generation using
codes,sub trades, LPM Split, multiple codes, resource analysis, ADVANCED Costx module 2
using single dimension group, Ratelibrary and coding
 Secondary Quantity,workbook references, find and replace, cell protection,highlighting
protected cells, autocode generation,percentage markup tool, exclude qty, view notes, add
and edit, , XGETSPACEDCOUNTRND, protect cell, highlight cell, XSUMTOTQTY, LOCATIONS -
Rate library, show properties, Composite rate sheet and inserting rate, Hold alt key and drop
the rate to become blue colour rate, copy to rate library, expanded live rates, Named cell,

Candy CCS Syllabus

 New Company, 24 can be added, New job, 99 jobs can be created
 Title bar, Application tab, application menu, Application toolbar, general menu, general
toolbar, candy button
 Documents - Standard estimate and alternative estimate
 System Preferences - Rightclick
 Importing Bill of Qtys --- Bill Prep--- Bill Importing --- Tools --- Import
 Documents--- Estimating document manager--- Standard BOQ
 Paginating Bill
 Document Manager --- Customise and add attributes
 Pricing the Bill Items--- plug rate, split rate or worksheet
 Define Trade Codes from Blue Hammer
 Split rate Pricing ----- Document manager
 Define resource codes from the blue hammer
 Worksheet pricing ---- Document manager ---- Pricing Bill--- insert worksheet
 Allocate Trades----- Double click on Code and open resource sheet or edit resource
 Copy worksheet using insert worksheet
 Complex Resource
 12 SUB CONTRACTORS
 Allocate trades for the items
 Open Subcontract Adjucator
 Create New package
 Import bill items page by page---allocate the trade---Compare the quotes----Ok--- Rate to bill
 Trade Totals display
 Resource Analysis --- Go to 1.4 in resources --Utilisation and Value
 Markup --- Go to 1.6 Markup
 Right click on markup column and select maky up all items
 Trade Markup
 Individual Markup
 Estimating reports manager
 BOQ CONTINOUS LISTING NET
 Total Trade Graph
 FORECASTING BOQ USING CANDING PLANNING
 Go to documents ---- setup calender and open 1.1 Standard Bar chart
 Navigate to Estimate and importing Bill
 Enter durations and default duration is 5
 Ctrl + right arrow for moving the tasks
 3.1 BOQ with Activity allocations
 4.3 BOQ with resource usage forecast
 Histogram --- Estimate resource
 Plot the cum values
 Calender Setup icon----Add Calender Code----Set holiday---- Year Calender
o Standard Bar Chart ----- View levels---- Filter--- Program debug for open ends
 Planning --- 4.1 Activity list with production --- Double click on activity to get the duration
stored
 Reports --- Standard Bar chart
 Main---- Resources
 Assign resources --- Total (No /duration), Daily, Pool (no/duration cum --- like accumulation)
 Allocate them ---- 4.2 Barchart with resource allocations
 Reports---- Histogram with current start ---- Resources---- Current Early and Late----
Histogram and cumulative ---- Histogram --- summed graph/separate graph--- daily values---
Filled Histogram
 Reports---- S Curve ---- Resources---- Current Early and Late---- cumulative ---- Histogram ---
separate graph--- daily values--- Filled Histogram
 In estimating tab--- Check and review --- confidence check
 Go to Link and forecast ---- 3.1 BOQ with activtiy allocation and 3.2 Activity allocation with
BOQ
 Navigate to 4.1 BOQ with Budget forecast
 Link and Forecast---- BOQ with budget Forecast in reports
 Go to reports ---- Estimate resource histogram--- rename it as S Curve--- go to estimate links
--- net split rates--- Cumulative curve---Go to histogram --- summed graph--- weekly totals
 Go to reports --- Estimate resource forecast --- Inverted--- rename as Month wise budget---
go to estimate links--- tick print totals only----options tab --- select months
 Cash flow