Cost Tracking

When objects in the scene are modified, their costs will most likely change. Cost tracking allows to keep track of these changing costs.

Price Groups are used to categorize cost reports and are created in the Cost Tracking section of the Info Map. The index of the group is used as the Group ID to put the cost item into the category.

There are two buttons at the bottom of the widget.

• CSV creates a comma separated file which can be used in spread sheet apps like MS Excel or Google sheets.
• HTML creates a simple web page that can be opened in a browers.

The report will be displayed in the output window and log. It can be printed with a file managing plugin, like the Easy File Manager. Read more on the UI3 Connect page.

Most prices will be entered in the Variation Details array of the Variation Actors.

Prices are calculated by

Unit (Amount) * (Variation) Price = Cost

The cost report will be updated when something changes in the scene

• Layout level change
• Object change

The Object Info Blueprint can also set a price for an object.

All prices set in an actor will appear in the report. The only way to separate prices from each other is with price groups at the moment. To avoid confusion, all groups are included in the Total.