Understand Mass Types
Use the Mass Types view to define mass types that you can use when creating mass areas.
Ways to access
In the Tilos Explorer, expand Library > Other Libraries > Mass Types from the libraries and you will see a list of existing mass types in the working area.
Steps
In the Tilos Explorer, click to expand Library > Other Libraries and double-click Mass Types to see a list of existing types in the working window.
Use the buttons on the right to:
Add Mass Type - Add a new blank row in the table in which you can define another type.
Delete Mass Type - Remove a selected type row. When you delete a mass type, you can choose to remove any associated mass areas based on that type. If you delete such mass areas, you are asked whether you want to remove associated cut/fill activities. If you answer no, the activities will simply be disassociated from the deleted areas. Deleting a haulage type works in a similar way.
Edit Properties - Open the Mass Type Properties dialog for a selected type where you can specify/edit the Type ID, Name, and Base type, as well as visual Presentation attributes for Mass area, Haul quantity, Scheduled quantity, and Actual quantity. For details, see the Setting Mass Type Properties help topic.
To edit which columns are shown in the Mass Type table, right-click a column header and select Setup to open the Spreadsheet Settings dialog. You can also Lock columns, Copy data to clipboard, and Reset to default from this context menu.
Exchanging Data with other Programs
Use your computer's clipboard to exchange data types from this list with other programs and vice versa. For more information, see the Export via the Clipboard and Import via the Clipboard help topics.
Import/export using the clipboard
Click either:
Export to Clipboard - Use this to copy all of the data in the list to your computer's clipboard to make it available to paste into other programs, such as Microsoft Excel for MS Project, Asta Powerproject, and Primavera:
First, click Export to Clipboard, check/uncheck boxes for all of the fields you want to include/exclude in the Fields for Clipboard Import/Export dialog, and change the Column Numbers and Column Letters to re-arrange the order of the exported columns.
Review the Clipboard preview at the bottom of the pane to see the order and fields that are ready for export and click OK.
Finally, paste from the clipboard into MS Excel or a similar tabular program by clicking in a cell and pressing Control + V.
Import from Clipboard - Use this to copy all of the data on your computer's clipboard to the open Tilos list.
First, copy from MS Excel or a similar tabular program to the clipboard by selecting data types you need in Tilos and pressing Control + C.
With one of the Project Data or Library lists open in Tilos, click Import from Clipboard, check/uncheck boxes for all of the fields you want to include/exclude in the import in the Fields for Clipboard Import/Export dialog, and change the Column Numbers or Column Letters to re-arrange the order of the imported columns.
Review the Clipboard preview at the bottom of the pane to see the order and fields that are ready for import and click OK. The data is pasted into your open Tilos list.
Fields that can be exported/imported
UID, Name, Base, Type, Level, Import Action, and Import run number