🏷 Interval Labels
The Interval Labels feature simplifies how variable labour rate data is exported through the GRIM output system — reducing duplication and improving integration with downstream processes.
💡 Background
Previously, customers using the GRIM output function to connect Roof Wizard with other estimating or production systems often needed to create multiple duplicate mappings for labour rates.
This was because Roof Wizard’s output identified variable rates by both storey and pitch, for example:
Ridge (1, 22.5)
In this format:
1= storey number22.5= roof pitch (in degrees)
When rates varied by even small pitch increments (e.g., 0.1°), users had to create separate mappings for each gradient — resulting in large, repetitive data sets.
🧭 Simplified Output Using Interval Labels
Starting from version 8.2, you can now assign labels (e.g., A, B, C) to pitch intervals instead of numeric pitch values.
This means Roof Wizard outputs are now expressed as:
Ridge (1, A) Ridge (1, B) Ridge (1, C)
This change:
Reduces the number of mappings required for downstream systems.
Speeds up data exchange between Roof Wizard and connected software.
Simplifies maintenance, since interval labels are easier to track than precise numeric values.
🧱 Example
If you define your pitch intervals as follows:
Label | Pitch Range (degrees) |
A | 0° – 20° |
B | 21° – 30° |
C | 31° – 40° |
Then the GRIM output will automatically use the corresponding label rather than the numeric pitch value, producing cleaner, standardised outputs like Ridge (1,B) instead of Ridge (1,22.5).
💡 Tip: Interval labels are especially useful when integrating Roof Wizard with costing, ERP, or workflow systems that rely on consistent identifiers rather than numeric variations.