Projects: Track Your Builds and Missing Parts
Projects help you plan a build by tracking the parts you need, the parts you already own, and what is still missing. You can manage them from Projects.
What you can do with Projects
- Create multiple projects for different builds
- Add catalog items and optional colors
- Set the quantity required for each item
- See owned vs missing quantities for every row
- Filter items by All, Missing, or Owned
- Send missing parts to cart or save them to a wanted list
Create a project
On the Projects page:
- Click New Project
- Enter a name
- Optionally add a description
Your project list shows progress, item counts, and whether parts are still missing.
Add items to a project
Inside a project:
- Click Add item
- Search the catalog by name or SKU
- Choose a color if the part supports colors
- Enter the required quantity
- Optionally add notes
Each project item stays tied to the catalog product, not to a specific seller listing.
Understand progress
BrickZap calculates progress from your saved inventory.
For each item you will see:
- Required qty: how many the build needs
- Owned qty: how many are already in your inventory
- Missing qty: required minus owned
If an item is fully covered, it appears as owned. If anything is still missing, the row is highlighted so it is easier to spot.
Add owned parts
If you already have some of a part:
- Click Add owned on that row
- Enter how many you want to add
This updates your inventory for that product and color, then refreshes the project totals automatically.
Add missing parts to cart
Use Add missing to cart when you want BrickZap to prepare the remaining parts for purchase.
BrickZap uses Smart Cart to find the best combination of stores for your missing items. You can tune how stores are selected — balanced, cheapest total, or fewest stores — and filter by buyer country to only include stores that ship to you.
The system:
- Checks every project item
- Calculates only the missing quantity
- Runs Smart Cart optimization to group items across stores
- Prepares a plan you can apply to your cart
If some parts cannot be fulfilled, BrickZap will let you know.
Save missing parts to a wanted list
Use Add missing to wanted list when you are not ready to buy yet but want to track what is still needed.
BrickZap creates a new wanted list containing only the items where your owned quantity is below the required quantity. Items that cannot be matched are skipped and listed as warnings.
If the project is fully covered, no wanted list is created.
Tips
- Create separate projects for each build, restoration, or MOC
- Add colors when they matter, so owned quantities stay accurate
- Use the Missing tab when you are ready to buy
- Use the Owned tab to confirm what is already covered
Need help with the inventory side? See My Inventory: Track the Parts You Own.