Assign a Unit of Measure to a Workspace Material Resource

Units of measure are used for measuring quantities of material resources such as tons of bricks, linear feet of wood, or cubic yards of concrete. Units of measure are defined in workspace dictionaries and made available to the workspaces and projects within the workspace. In the resource list, you can assign a specific unit of measure to each material resource.

To assign a unit of measure to a workspace material resource:

1. Navigate to the workspace resource page
   1. In the object selector, select  Workspace, select View Workspaces List, and then select a workspace name.
   2. From the  Main Menu, select  Resources, and then select Resource List.
2. In the table, select a material resource.
3. Select the General detail window.
4. In the Unit of Measure field, select  Select.
5. In the Select Unit of Measure dialog box, select a measurement type, and then select Select.
6. All changes made to this page are saved automatically.