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Intro….

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Reaping the Benefits of Migrating to Autodesk Building SystemsPresenter(s) Daryl Bookout & Mike Kotanian

Standards• Annotation• Existing Symbology• Content Creation• Labels• Display Configurations• The Content Browser & Tool Palettes• Output Procedures & Data Exchange

Application Settings• Options Dialog

• Files• System• Profiles• AEC Content• AEC Object Settings• Building Systems Specific Tabs• AEC Project Defaults

Templates• System and Style Definitions• Project Browser

BD23-3

Review Course Outline (BRIEF)

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Building Systems Catalogs registry

o Default part catalogs and content locations

o Set paths to your ABS content

o Set common paths in the network deployment!

Building Systems Catalogs•Specify the default part catalogs and content locations from which parts are selected during layout

•If you are sharing common content files to the office, this is the location where you specify the path to that content

•Note – when setting up a network deployment, you have the option to install and path the content in the deployment package

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AEC Content Tab registry

Content Path• Point to a central content

source• Accessed on the ‘Custom’

tab in Design Center

AEC Content TabThis tab specifies the location of the content files accessed by the Custom View in AutoCAD® DesignCenter i.e. design and documentation content.

Content Path•Path to centralized content location

•i.e. a common network drive

Display Edit Property Data Dialog During Tag Insertion•Controls whether the Property Set Definition dialog box is displayed each time an object is tagged.

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System Tab registry

Current 3D Graphic Display• Adaptive Degradation - On• Degrade to – Wireframe

Maintain 5 FPSDynamic Tessellation – OnSurface Tessellation -Mid

• Curve Tessellation – Mid• Tessellations to Cache – 2• Render Options – Off

Geometry – Discard Back FacesAcceleration – SoftwareUse Geometry AccelerationEnable Anti-aliasing lines

AModelermodel display rep

AecFacetDev

AecFacetMax

More Efficient

ShapeManager2Line display rep

dynamic tessellation

smoother graphics

System Tab•Adaptive Degradation – On

•Specifies the display options to which the view can degrade to maintain the speed of the view manipulation. •Degrade to – Wireframe

•This uses less of the system resources and allows the drawing to move at a faster speed. •Maintain - 5 FPS

•Specifies the display speed in frames per second. •Dynamic Tessellation – On

•Sets the options that determine the smoothness of the objects in a drawing. •Surface Tessellation - Midrange

•Determines the amount of detail for surfaces in your drawing. •Curve Tessellation - Midrange

•Determines the amount of detail for curves in your drawing. •No. of Tessellations to Cache – 2

•A cache is a special memory subsystem that stores frequently accessed information. The 3D cache always stores at least one tessellation.•Render Options – Off

•Makes settings available for enhancing the display of lights, materials, textures, and transparency in 3D views. •Geometry – Discard Back Faces

•If you select this option you are choosing not to draw the back faces in your drawing therefore performance is enhanced. •Acceleration – Software

•Select to use the software graphics system to perform all of the drawing tasks in 3D. •Use Geometry Acceleration (Single Precision)

•Geometry acceleration must be supported by your graphics card. •Enable Anti-aliasing lines

•Lines appear smoother and less gradient.

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AEC Object Settings Tab drawing

AEC Facet Resolution

• Facet Deviation• Chord to arc distance

• Facet Maximum• Curved object facets

AEC Object Settings TabSpecify the maximum number of facets used to display a curved object, such as a cylinder or curved wall.

AEC Display Resolution•Facet Deviation

•Maximum distance from the chord to the arc

•Must be greater than zero (0) and has no upper limit.

•Facet Maximum•Maximum number of facets used to display a curved object, such as a Cylinder mass element, or a curved wall.

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Building Systems Layout Rules Tab drawing

o Connection Test Mismatcho When connection fails

Part Selectiono Custom parts or fittings

Interference DetectionCollision by color

Building Systems Layout Rules Tab

Connection Test Mismatch•Do not make a connection

•Allow the selected endpoint of the drawn part without creating a valid connection

•Prompt for user input•Display a prompt before connecting the parts

•Automatically match and make connection•Always connect the parts

Part Selection•Use catalog parts only

•Allow only standard sizes from the part catalog

•Prompt when non standard parts are needed•Display a prompt before choosing a custom size

•Use non standard parts•Always allow custom sizes for parts

Building Systems Interference Detection•Alert

•Specifies whether ABS checks for interference.

•Color•Controls the color of interferences

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Building Systems Elevations drawing

o A list of elevations to use in your design

o Associate a name with an elevation value

Building Systems Elevations•Define elevations that you can use with your objects during layout

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Building Systems Crossed Objects Tab drawing

o Apply gap to outside

o Apply gap to inside

o Gap width

o Increase drawing open…

o Disable haloed lines

o Haloed lines???http://www.sgi.com/software/opengl/advanced96/node55.html

“Haloing lines makes it easier to understand a wireframe drawing. Lines that pass behind other lines stop short a little before passing behind. It makes it clearer which line is in front of the other. “

Building Systems Crossed Objects TabIn your drawing, some runs may cross over other runs that have a lower elevation. The representation of crossing or overlapping objects at different elevations in plan view is referred to as "haloed lines.“ ‘Haloed’ is a programming term, a description can be found at http://www.sgi.com/software/opengl/advanced96/node55.html

•Apply gap to outside•Specifies a gap to the outside of the crossed objects

•Apply gap to inside•Specifies a gap to the inside of the crossed objects

•Gap width•Specifies the width of the gap

•Increase drawing open performance by saving haloed lines in drawing•Disable haloed lines for MvParts

•Ignore haloed lines on MvParts

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Building Systems Tooltips drawing

o Tooltips display information about objects

o Control what information is displayed

Building Systems Tooltips•Building Systems tooltips can display information about an object under the cursor

•Can display multiple bits of information

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Profiles Tab registry

Add To List• Add a new profile to the list

Set Current• Set it the new profile

current

Export• Profile resides in the

registry until exported

Profiles TabUse the Profiles tab in the Options dialog box to create and save your drawing environment settings.

Add To List•Make sure you add a description to all profiles that you create to document your effort.

Set Current•Any changes you make to the system settings will now be applied to this profile

Export•Exports the profile to a file with an ARG extension.

•After profile specific options have been set, or, after any changes are made, export the profile to a known location.

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Templates

o Styles• Drawing based styles

• Symbology, Devices• Panels, Fittings

• Template based styles• Section/Elevation Styles, • Label Styles• Layer Key Styles

• Code Related Information– Pipe Sizing Tables,

Demand Factors, Fixture Units

System and Style Definitions

•Template based styles include items such as:•Schematic symbology, electrical devices, electrical panels, plumbing fittings

•Drawing (library) based styles include such items as:•Section/Elevation Styles, Label Styles, Demand Factor Styles, Wire Styles, Rise/Drop Styles, Classification Definitions, Layer Key Styles

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o System Definitionso Mechanicalo Electricalo Plumbing

o Specifyo Layer Key Styleo Abbreviationo System Groupo System Type

Templates

System and Style DefinitionsCreate discipline specific templates that contain styles and systems for that discipline only.

The following list describes these definitions.

•System Definitions•A system is a collection of related components that work together and maintain common physical and visual characteristics. You define System Definitions in Style Manager by selecting

•MEP Common -> Mechanical -> HVAC System Definition.

•Electrical -> Electrical System Definition

•Plumbing -> Plumbing System Definition

•The design rules for a system definition establish the following:

•Layer Key Style

•Sets common layer for system objects

•Abbreviation •An alternate system name

•System Group•Associate systems without changing individual system properties

•System Type•Plumbing and Electrical systems also have ‘Type’ designation that control unique behavior of these systems.

•Electrical Type controls properties such as number of poles.

•Plumbing Type controls fixture connections, fitting orientation and pipe sizing criteria.

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Managing Projects

Project Browser• Number, Name, Description,

Bulletin Board, Project Image• New File Default Templates• Option to prefix new filenames

with project number

Project Navigator• Organize • Create new • Move, Copy, Rename • external references• Insert

Interference DetectionCollision by color

Project Navigator•Project specific, in-drawing file explorer

•navigate the project directory structure,

•open project files

•and more…

•Organize your project files in a logical structure•Can’t change the following folder names

•‘Constructs’, ‘Elements’, ‘Views’ or ‘Sheets’

•But you can add any folders within

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o AEC Project Location Path

o Default Project Template Files

o Default Project Bulletin Board

o Default Project Image

AEC Project Defaults registry

AEC Project Defaults•AEC Project Location Search Path

•Specifies additional locations to appear in project browser folder dropdown list.

•Default Project Template Files•Specifies the default templates used when creating a new project in project browser

•Default Project Bulletin Board•Specifies the default project bulletin board used when creating a new project in project browser

•Default Project Image•Specifies the default project image used when creating a new project in project browser