Below is a list of all categories of entities that are available for counting and measuring in Estimate. Each entity has corresponding attributes and outputs that can be used as filters and breakdown when creating measure groups.

⚠️ Denotes attributes or categories that have been deprecated & will only appear for users that have workbooks that actively utilize them

Building Areas

Building areas measure the total area of the house. It includes the areas of every room as determined by the plan settings in addition to any area measurements that have been added in Studio.

Attributes	Description
Category	The value of this attribute is always “AREA”
Name	The type of area measurement. This is used to denote conditioned, unconditioned, garage and porch conditions separated by level.
Level	Name of host `Level` as defined in Studio

Outputs	Default Unit	Description
Area	SQFT	Area of the specified space

Casework

This includes all entities modeled as casework. This includes cabinetry, shelving and other miscellaneous things modeled as casework.

Attributes	Description
Level	The level the casework is placed on.
Room name	The `Reported Name` of the room the casework is hosted to.
Room type	The room type as defined by `Type` field in Studio
Material	The material that the casework references as defined in the properties on the casework entity.
Casework Class	The `Casework Class` as defined in Studio
Reported Name	The `Reported Name` as defined in the Casework Catalog or overridden on a door instance.
⚠️Name	The name used in Studio. This is either the name coming from the catalog or it is the user-defined name if there is no catalog name. It is shown in the top line of the inspector in Studio.

Outputs	Default Unit	Description
Area	SQFT	The area of the casework component as defined by length * width.
Width	IN	The width of the casework component.
Depth	IN	The depth of the casework component.
Height	IN	The height of the casework component.

Ceilings

This includes all entities modeled as ceilings.

Attributes	Description
Floor	The level the ceiling is on.
Room name	The `Reported Name` of the room the ceiling is hosted to.
Room type	The room type as defined by `Type` field in Studio
Enclosure	The room type as defined by `Enclosure` in the room definition in Studio. It describes whether this room is conditioned, unconditioned or open.
Pitch	Reports the slope of the ceiling. Flat ceilings are reported as “horizontal”. Vertical planes that appear in tray ceilings or the gable end of vaulted ceilings are reported as “vertical”.
⚠️Tray Ceiling Count	The number of trays or vaults defined in this ceiling.
Type	Reports the ceiling’s type as defined in the Studio document. Void ceilings added within Studio are not reported as components to Estimate.

Outputs	Default Unit	Description
Area	SQFT	The area of the ceiling. If it is a tray or vaulted ceiling, it includes the area of the sloping sides
Perimeter Length	FT	For Tray Ceiling components, this value includes the combined total of the outer perimeter plus the inner tray perimeter

Columns

This includes all entities modeled as columns.

Attributes	Description
Name	The `name` of the column as defined in Column Catalog Settings in Studio
Material	The name of the column material as defined in Studio. Architectural columns with multiple materials will report all materials
Room Name	The `Reported Name` of the room the column is hosted to.
Room Type	The type of the room the column is hosted to
Level	The name of the level the column is hosted to

Outputs	Default Unit	Description
Height	FT	Total height of the column.
Count	-

Doors

This includes all entities modeled as doors or cased openings.

Attributes	Description
Catalog Type	The name that appears in the door catalog for this entity
Class	Identifies if the door is interior, exterior, or garage.
Reported Name	The `Reported Name` as defined in the Door Catalog or overridden on a door instance.
Room types	The room type on either side of the door listed in alphabetical order. The room type as defined by `Type` field in Studio
Room names	The `Reported Name` of the room the door is hosted to.
Leaves	This is the number of panels a door has.
Hardware	The hardware & orientation of the door as determined by placement in the Studio model & hard-coded rules that consider room type adjacencies.
Swing	This is the swing direction of the door.
Level	The level the door is located on.
Prop Type	The name or unique propID for the prop.
IsOpening	This attribute describes whether or not this door is a cased opening. If true, that means that there is not an actual door.
Operation Type	Derived from the `Operation Type` property in the door catalog When an Operation Type is not defined in the door catalog, this attribute will default to “Single”
⚠️Leaf Count	The `Door Leaf Count` in Studio

Outputs	Default Unit	Description
Width	IN	The total width of the door panels.
Height	IN	The height of the door.
Area	SQIN	The area of the door.
Wall Thickness	IN	Thickness of host wall’s Structure + exterior Substrate layers. Does not include any interior Substrate, facade thickness, exterior finish thickness or wainscoting.
Count	-

Electrical

This includes all entities created as electrical components.

Attributes	Description
Catalog Type	The name that appears in the electrical catalog for this entity
Class	The group describes whether the entity is a load, controller, or electrical box
Entity Name	The unique identifier for that entity type.
Room name	The `Reported Name` of the room the electrical component is hosted to
Room type	The type of the room the electrical component is hosted to
Reported Name	The `Reported Name` as defined in the Electrical Catalog or overridden on an instance.

Outputs	Default Unit	Description
Count	-

Exterior Trim & Casings

Exterior Door / Window Trim

Attributes	Description
Category	The location of the casing
Profile	The name of the casing profile.
Type	Whether the trim belongs to a door or window opening.
Level	The level the trim is on.
Room Name	This is the `Reported name` for the room the trim is in.
Room Type	The room type in which the trim is in. It is defined by `Type` field in Studio
Material	The name of the trim material as defined in Studio.
Height	The `Height` of the profile as defined in the profile catalog. Derived from Casing Height and Casing Depth in Studio. Casing types like “Slices” that don’t have a single defined dimension in Studio report no value.
Width	The `Width` of the profile as defined in the profile catalog. Derived from Casing Height and Casing Depth in Studio. Casing types like “Slices” that don’t have a single defined dimension in Studio report no value.
Street Orientation	Reports the side of the home that a window is hosted to. This value is hardcoded based on Higharc’s logic & cannot be overridden.
⚠️Name	A description of the casing based on the profile name and size in the applicable setting.

Outputs	Default Unit	Description
Length	FT	The length of the casing.

Exterior Trim

Attributes	Description
Type	The type of trim in Studio.
Profile	The `Profile` as defined in the exterior trim settings in Studio.
Material	The name of the material as defined in Studio. Respects user-defined overrides from the material palette.
Height	The `Height` of the profile as defined in the profile catalog. For roof fascia trim, the Eave/Rake Fascia Trim defined in roof settings will be reported.
Width	The `Width` of the profile as defined in the profile catalog. Will not have a value for roof fascia trim; no value is defined in the Studio model.
Street Orientation	Reports the side of the home that a window is hosted to. This value is hardcoded based on Higharc’s logic & cannot be overridden.
⚠️Name	A description of the trim based on the profile name and size in the applicable setting. For example, for porch headers, this value is derived from the porch header settings.

Outputs	Default Unit	Description
Length	FT	The length of the trim

Fixtures & Appliances

This includes all entities modeled as props in Studio.

Attributes	Description
Category	The `Category` as defined in the Prop Catalog
Catalog Type	The name that appears in the prop catalog for this entity
Description	The `Description` in the prop settings
Room name	The `Reported Name` of the room the prop is hosted to.
Room type	The room type in which the prop is assigned to. It is defined by `Type` field in Studio
Reported Name	The `Reported Name` as defined in the Prop Catalog or overridden on an instance.
ID	The unique propID used in Studio.

Outputs	Default Unit	Description
Count	-

Foundations

Footing Foundations

This includes all the linear footings. We are still working on the attributes for this category so things may change in the near future.

Attributes	Description
Type	The description of the type of footing (ex. if it is a strip footing vs. a turndown)
Foundation Type	The foundation type that the footing is associated with (ex. slab on grade vs. crawlspace)
Condition	This describes the wall condition the footing is supporting (ex. house_garage if the footing is below the wall that separates the house and garage)

Outputs	Default Unit	Description
Length	FT	Length of the footing.
Width	IN	Width of the footing.
Height	IN	Height of the footing.
Volume	CU YD	Volume of concrete in the footing.

Slab Foundations

This includes all the entities that are concrete slabs.

Attributes	Description
Type	The description of what the slab is placed beneath.
Foundation Type	The type of foundation that is associated with this slab.
⚠️ Order	-

Outputs	Default Unit	Description
Area	SQFT	Area of the slab in plan.
Volume	CUFT	Volume of concrete in the slab.
Depth	IN	Thickness of the slab.

Foundation Walls

This includes all the entities that are foundation walls.

Attributes	Description
Type	The type of foundation wall
Foundation Type	The type of foundation that is associated with this wall.
Material	The material associated with this foundation wall. It describes whether the foundation wall is Cast-in-Place or CMU

Outputs	Default Unit	Description
Height	IN	The height of the wall.
Width	IN	The width or thickness of the wall.
Length	FT	The length of the wall.
Volume	CU YD	The volume of the wall.

Floors

Floor Finishes

This includes all the floor finish entities.

Attributes	Description
Floor	The level the floor is on.
Room name	The `Reported Name` of the room the finish floor is hosted to.
Room type	The room type in which the prop is assigned to. It is defined by `Type` field in Studio
Material	The name of the flooring material as defined in Studio.
Structure Type	This describes the type of structure the flooring is on. The possible values for this field are “Framed Floor” and “Concrete Slab”

Outputs	Default Unit	Description
Area	SQFT	The area of the floor as measured to the interior finishes.

Floor Structure

This includes all the geometry of the floor assemblies in a Studio model. This is different from the floor finishes as it includes the area of the floor structure that is underneath walls and other entities that do not have a floor finish.

Attributes	Description
Level	Reports the user defined name of the Level to which the Floor Structure is hosted.
Type	This describes the type of space that is hosted above the floor structure (ie. House, Garage, Porch, Deck)
Structure Type	This describes the type of floor structure the entity is. The possible values for this field are “Framing” and “ Slab”
Condition (ABOVE_ BELOW)	Reports the condition above_condition below the floor structure. When a floor structure spans multiple conditions below, it is broken into multiple separate components
Room Class	Reports the `Class` of room above the Floor Structure (ie. House, Garage, Porch, Deck)

Outputs	Default Unit	Description
Thickness	IN	Reports thickness of the `Structure` layer + the `Subfloor` layer of the Floor Assembly in inches as defined in the catalog of Slab Floor Assemblies or Frame Floor Assembly. Does not include ceiling finish thickness or ceiling offsets.
Area	SQFT	Reports the area of the floor structure as measured to the outside face of the `Structural Material` layer of the wall. Does not include the `Substrate Material` layer. The `Structural Material` thickness in walls that are adjacent to a garage is included in the floor structure area.
Exterior Perimeter Face Area	SQFT	Reports the `Exterior Perimeter Length` x `Thickness` of the floor structure. Does not include any openings within the floor structure.
Exterior Perimeter Length	FT	Reports the length of the exterior perimeter of each horizontal floor structure. Does not include any openings within the floor structure

Framing ⚠️

Attributes	Description
Profile
Profile Type
Length Type

Outputs	Default Unit	Description
Length	FT
Count	-

Millwork & Trim

This includes all the interior millwork and trim entities.

Door / Window Trim

Attributes	Description
Level	The level the trim is on.
Type	This field describes whether it is a door or window trim
Profile	The name of the trim profile.
Category	The location of the trim.
⚠️ Name	A description of the trim based on the profile name and size in the applicable setting.

Outputs	Default Unit	Description
Length	FT	Length of the trim.

Millwork & Trim

Attributes	Description
Condition	The condition describes whether the trim is baseboard or crown molding. This value is “BASE” if it is a baseboard and “CROWN” if it represents crown molding.
Level	The level the trim is on.
Room name	The `Reported Name` of the room the trim is hosted to.
Room type	The room type in which the trim is assigned to. It is defined by `Type` field in Studio
Material	The name of the trim material as defined in the Interior Trim global settings in Studio.
Floor Material Below	Reports the name of the finish floor directly below the base trim. This attribute remains blank for crown molding components

Outputs	Default Unit	Description
Length	FT	Length of the trim

Railings

Provides high level information about each segment of interior & exterior railing systems. Posts do not sub-divide railing segments.

Attributes	Description
Catalog Type	The name of the railing type as defined in the railing catalog. Note, that overrides to individual railing properties may have been made on railing instances
Level	Name of host `Level` as defined in Studio.
Slope	Reports the slope of the segment of railing as X:12 or horizontal
Infill Material	The name of the railing infill material as defined in Studio.
Infill Type	Reports balusters, infill, or none, as defined in the infill Style in the railing catalog or overridden on a railing instance.

Outputs	Default Unit	Description
Length	FT	Length measured along the railing centerline, including the distance along sloped railing components. Changes in railing slope & each railing segment plan views will generate a separate component.
Infill Height	IN	The height of the infill extrusion.
Infill Width	IN	The `Width` of the infill extrusion as defined in the railing catalog or overridden on a railing instance.
Infill Depth	IN	The `Depth` of the infill extrusion as defined in the railing catalog or overridden on a railing instance.
Infill Count	Count	The number of infill units (e.g. balusters) in the railing component. Baluster quantity is dependent on baluster spacing as defined in the railing catalog & overridden on railing instances.

Rails

Provides information about each individual rail in interior & exterior railing systems. Posts optionally sub-divide rails, based on the Studio “Clipped by Post” setting.

Attributes	Description
Level	Name of host `Level` as defined in Studio.
Material	The name of the material as defined in Studio.
Slope	Reports the slope of the segment of railing as X:12 or horizontal
Type	Describes whether the rail is a Top or Bottom rail from the Railing catalog. Top & bottom rails are individually controlled via the Railing catalog or overrides on railing instances.

Outputs	Default Unit	Description
Width	IN	The `Width` of the rail as defined in the Railing catalog or overridden on a railing instance.
Thickness	IN	The `Thickness` of the rail as defined in the Railing catalog or overridden on a railing instance.
Height	IN	The distance from the walking surface to the top of the rail.
Length	FT	Length measured along the centerline of the railing, including slope and end extensions. Depending on value of `Clipped by Post` setting in Studio, rail components may run continuously through posts.

Posts

Provides information about each individual post in interior & exterior railing systems.

Attributes	Description
Level	Name of host `Level` as defined in Studio.
Material	The name of the material as defined in Studio.
Type	The location within a segment of railing where the post is located.

Outputs	Default Unit	Description
Width	IN	The `Width` of the post as defined in the Railing catalog or overridden on a railing instance.
Depth	IN	The `Depth` of the post as defined in the Railing catalog or overridden on a railing instance.
Height	IN

Roofs

Roof Surfaces

Attributes	Description
Name	The value of this attribute is always “Roofing”.
Roof Material	The material of the roof surface
Roof Name	The name of the roof system within Studio where the roof resides.
Slope	The pitch of the roof surface.

Outputs	Default Unit	Description
Area	SQFT	The area of the roof surface
Perimeter	FT	The perimeter of the roof surface
Area in Plan	SQFT	Projected area of the roof surface

Roof Edges

Attributes	Description
Name	The type of edge this is.
Roof name	The name of the roof system within Studio where the roof resides.
Slope	The pitch of the roof edge.
Material	The material assigned to the roof associated with the current roof edge. If there are multiple roof materials present, their values will be concatenated.

Outputs	Default Unit	Description
Length	FT	The length of the roof edge
Length in Plan	FT	The projected length of the roof edge

Soffits

Attributes	Description
Pitch	The pitch of the soffit segment.
Eave Type	The eave type as defined in Studio `Eave Type` in the Eave & Rake section of roofs.
Adjacent Materials	This is the material of the wall touching the soffit.
Material	The name of the soffit material as defined in Studio.

Outputs	Default Unit	Description
Area	SQ FT	The area of this soffit segment
Soffit Depth	IN	The depth of the soffit segment
Soffit Length	FT	The length of the soffit segment

Roof Flashing

Attributes	Description
Pitch	The pitch of the flashing segment.
Roof Material	This is the material of the roof along the flashing segment.
Adjacent Materials	This is the material of the wall along the flashing segment.

Outputs	Default Unit	Description
Length	FT	The length of the flashing segment

Walls

Exterior Finish

Exterior finish represents the outermost facade layer applied to exterior walls.

Attributes	Description
Material	The material of the exterior finish.
Street Orientation	Reports the side of the home that a window is hosted to. This value is hardcoded based on Higharc’s logic & cannot be overridden.

Outputs	Default Unit	Description
Area	SQFT	Area of the exterior finish measured at the outside of the finish

Walls ⚠️

This will soon be deprecated

Wall Areas ⚠️

This will soon be deprecated as it has been replaced by Exterior Finish and Interior Finish with Openings

Wall Structure

The wall structure includes the centerline geometry of all non-roof walls without openings.

Outputs	Default Unit	Description
Height	IN	Height of the wall segment
Length	FT	Length of the wall segment
Thickness	IN	Thickness of the wall segment
Area	SQ FT	Area of the wall finish without openings cut out
Area Less Openings	SQ FT	The wall area with door/window opening dimensions (Width × Height) subtracted
Length Less Openings	FT	The wall length with spans at openings (doors, cased openings, voids) subtracted

Attributes	Description
Location (SIDE 1_SIDE 2)	Reports the type of space on either side of a wall based on - If the wall has rooms on both sides - Adjacency to a room where `Room Class` = Garage - A room is considered EXTERIOR if `Room Enclosure` = Exterior, Open, or None Utilizes the same logic that drives wall conditions in the Global Wall Settings
Structural System	The structural system of the wall as defined by the layer(s) within the core boundary of the `Wall Assembly`.
Is Rectangular	This describes whether this wall segment is rectangular in shape
Level	The level of the base of the wall segment
Base Structure	This describes the type of structure the wall is on. The possible values for this field are “Framed Floor” and “Concrete Slab”
Left/Right Room Condition	Reports if the space on either side of a wall is conditioned based on how the `Room Enclosure` is defined. If `Room Enclosure`= Exterior, None, Open, or Unconditioned, the room will be reported as Unconditioned

Interior Finish

Interior finish represents all the interior wall surfaces without any openings.

Attributes	Description
Level	The level the wall hosting the interior finish is located on.
Room name	The `Reported Name` of the room the interior finish is hosted to.
Wall number	The wall number is used so that you can see which edge is being referred to in the Canvas view.

Outputs	Default Unit	Description
Length	FT	Length of the wall finish
Height	FT	Height of the wall finish
Area	SQ FT	Area of the wall finish without openings cut out

Interior Finish with Openings

Interior finish represents all the interior wall surfaces with the area of the openings removed.

Attributes	Description
Material	The material of the interior finish.
Room name	The `Reported Name` of the room the interior finish is hosted to.
Room type	The room type in which the interior finish is assigned to. It is defined by `Type` field in Studio
Room	This is the room name in Studio. ⚠️This field will soon be deprecated.
Level	The level the interior finish is on.

Outputs	Default Unit	Description
Area	SQFT	The area of the interior finish with the openings removed. This is the net area of the interior finish.
Length	IN	Length of the wall finish
Height	IN	Height of the wall finish

Windows

Attributes	Description
Catalog Type	The name that appears in the window catalog for this entity
Room Name	The `Reported Name` of the room the window is hosted to.
Room Type	The room type in which the window is in. It is defined by `Type` field in Studio
Operation Type	The `Operation Type` as defined in the Shape section of the window settings.
Vertical Divisions	The `Vertical Divisions` as defined in the Shape section of the window settings.
Panel Type	The `Panel Type` as defined in the Materials section of the window settings.
Glazing Type	The `Glazing Type` as defined in the Materials section of the window settings.
Glazing Color	The `Glazing Color` as defined in the Materials section of the window settings.
Grids	This is description of the grid layout based on what is defined in the Grids section of the window settings.
Reported Name	The `Reported Name` as defined in the Window Catalog or overridden on a window instance.
Floor	The level the window is on.
Structural System at Sill	Reports the name of the `Structural Layer` at the sill of the window as defined in the Wall Catalog or overridden on a wall instance. If multiple structural layers are active, the names will be concatenated. Note: If the window has been vertically offset, this value may be different than the structural system of the room edge the window is hosted to.
Street Orientation	Reports the side of the home that a window is hosted to. This value is hardcoded based on Higharc’s logic & cannot be overridden.

Outputs	Default Unit	Description
Width	IN	Width of the window
Height	IN	Height of the window
Perimeter	IN	2width + 2height
Area	SQIN	Area of the window
Wall Thickness	IN	Thickness of host wall’s Structure + exterior Substrate layers. Does not include any interior Substrate, facade thickness, exterior finish thickness or wainscoting.
Count	-

Outputs	Default Unit	Description
Exterior Perimeter Face Area	SQFT	Reports the `Exterior Perimeter Length` x `Thickness` of the floor structure. Does not include any openings within the floor structure.
Exterior Perimeter Length	FT	Reports the length of the exterior perimeter of each horizontal floor structure. Does not include any openings within the floor structure