Sq Ft caculations

[Thomas22]

an inspector wants a table on plans that shows area calculations . such as conditioned,. unconditioned, deck, footprint  roof w/eves and overhangs, probably any impervious surfaces etc Any short cuts or tricks

[Chopsaw]

You can create a custom polyline schedule in the new X14 which should be pretty handy for that purpose.  Otherwise Joe has a macro package that does a lot of that and is pre formatted.