Shaft "X" annotation automation

[Alfredo Medina]

That works until you get to floors with different heights. As Steve said, the shaft symbolic lines were designed for this and IMHO would be much easier than nesting and arraying families. If nothing else, it's more stuff that must be "checked" later on down the road and before final prints go out to make sure everything is as it should be.

You guys are correct. I overlooked the "symbolic lines" option at the panel that creates shafts.

[cliff collins]

I still vote for no "X" and a Room ( or Space in RMEP )......but that's just me!

[Alfredo Medina]

I still vote for no "X" and a Room ( or Space in RMEP )......but that's just me!

I don't understand, Cliff, how a Room is a valid alternative to the subject of this question. Rooms have 3 options in Visibility Graphics: Color Fill, Interior Fill, and Reference. If I turn off the first two options, leaving only "Reference", yes, now the room has an "x" , but, it is not possible to override just 1 room to that representation, and even if we could, it won't print. <--- Alf, confused.

[cliff collins]

Alf--I'm saying use a Room or Space INSTEAD of a graphic "X", which to me is an old-school 2D drafting convention.

[damon.sidel]

Cliff, So somebody looking at your plan would know something is a shaft because there would be a some text from the room tag saying "SHAFT" or something like that? Or are you just saying there is no graphic indication that a space is a shaft? I don't understand either.

[cliff collins]

Yep--a Room labeled "Mech Shaft" or similar.

It can either be located on each Level and Grouped, or it's top extent can stretch all the way up, depending on how things need to be calculated, etc.

Good for Area Calcs, Volume Calcs, etc. as well.

[Steve_Stafford]

You can still put a room or space in a shaft that uses the "X"...old school or not, people know what it means. Actually I'd go so far as adding a space in RME isn't negotiable, should happen regardless of the "x", if you intend to do any calculations.

[damon.sidel]

OK, I think I have the whole picture. I'm going to go with Steve on this one: both and "X" since it is the convention (and therefore understandable at a glance by the most people) and a room for scheduling purposes. Thanks everybody!