Formula Property Set for one tag both Project and Non-Project Based

[Steve_Bennett]

As the title states, is there a way to have ONE room tag that will work on space objects for ones in projects and ones outside projects. Would this need to be a formula property set and if yes, what would it look like?

[cgraham]

I don't know if this will answer your question, or not, but here goes.

I typically use the project-based tags for rooms, doors and windows because they are the only ones that give tag numbers in the format I use. I use this without project navigator just fine, if that is what you are talking about. The only catch is I have to do some manipulations with the property sets to enable alpha characters in the tag number. Also, I have to set my schedules with a different column to indicate the door or window suffix which follows the room number.

Hope this helps.

[Steve_Bennett]

I don't know if this will answer your question, or not, but here goes.

I typically use the project-based tags for rooms, doors and windows because they are the only ones that give tag numbers in the format I use. I use this without project navigator just fine, if that is what you are talking about. The only catch is I have to do some manipulations with the property sets to enable alpha characters in the tag number. Also, I have to set my schedules with a different column to indicate the door or window suffix which follows the room number.

Hope this helps.Would you be able to post a drawing with the tag in it so I can see what you mean by "manipulations with the property sets to enable alpha characters "?

[cgraham]

Have a look-see.

[dkoch]

As the title states, is there a way to have ONE room tag that will work on space objects for ones in projects and ones outside projects. Would this need to be a formula property set and if yes, what would it look like?
Sure, why not? I do not have a working example at the moment, and the specifics of your situation would have an impact. I am in the middle of my vacation right now [and happen to be home briefly before resuming my computer-free state], so it would be a week or so before I could put together a sample file using the out-of-the-box properties.

I assume you are looking primarily at the room numbers, as the room names would be manual [or possibly automatic if derived from the style name] in either case. Off the top of my head, you could set up a formula property to test whether a project was active, if so, return the built-up room number by concatenating the Level and Increment properties like the out-of-the-box formula, otherwise, pass through the Number property. Then use that formula property in your tags and schedule tables.

Testing for the presence of a Project may be tricky - one way might be to set up the default value for the Number property to a value that would never be used as a room number, and have the users leave this alone in a project situation, then test for that value. You might also test for "*No project*" in the Level property. I am not 100% certain that will work, but if you enclose the property in double quotes -
If "[Level]" = "*No project*"
it may work. If it does, that would be preferable, as it does not rely on the end user.