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title: "Previewing the Bill of Materials"
slug: "previewing-the-bill-of-materials"
updated: 2025-07-07T13:33:59Z
published: 2025-07-07T13:33:59Z
canonical: "docs.avontus.com/previewing-the-bill-of-materials"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.avontus.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Previewing the Bill of Materials

Once you've drawn the building structure and Formwork, you can create a bill of materials.

To preview the Bill of Materials:

1. Click the **Handset Designer** tab, then click **Bill of Materials** in the **Application** group. Handset Designer builds the Bill of Materials.Then the *Bill of Materials* dialog appears and displays (by default) the materials for the current page. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/image-FRWYX6CC.png)
2. Click the tab that contains the materials you want to preview. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/image-FQV6G05M.png)
3. Click **Preview**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/image-WSTSY4U7.png)

Handset Designer builds the preview. Then the *Preview* dialog appears and displays the materials in the selected tab.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/image-6O56RGMV.png)