Material Take-Off (MTO) is an action of counting of the bulk material pieces and parts by engineering disciplines for procurement that identifies commodities with quantities and types from drawings or 3D Model and records the material required for the fabrication or construction. A MTO Measurement: Count (count everything required for individual items); Length (Pipes, Cables, etc.); Area (Paint, etc.); Volume (Concrete, Asphalt, etc.) (Refer to the MTO (Material Take-Off) Allowance; BM (Bill of Material))
Related Definitions in the Project: The Engineering; Piping and Pipeline Engineering; Electrical Engineering; CSI Engineering