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    What's the concensus on doors with fire ratings if you have doors of the same style (type)? Create two door types, one with rating and one without? I would like to see fire rating as an instance parameter. That way you'd only have one type door, but you could schedule doors correctly.

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    Since a fire door is actually a different type of door, I would keep it that way.
    We create the types for fire doors and schedule them that way. Then there can be no confusion with frames, hardware etc.

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    Default Re: Fire Rated Doors

    Quote Originally Posted by beegee
    Since a fire door is actually a different type of door, I would keep it that way.
    We create the types for fire doors and schedule them that way. Then there can be no confusion with frames, hardware etc.
    Ditto...
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    Default Re: Fire Rated Doors

    same here

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    In general, you should think of type as corresponding to a thing that is manufactured and supplied as a distinct item. Thus, a fire door and a similar looking non-fire door should be different types since they are manufactured differently and ordered under seperate stock numbers.
    A flush door that is finished differently but ordered as the same stock number might have an instance material parameter. A steel beam that is custom cut to length should have an instance length, but its sectional characteristics should be controlled by type.

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    I made a shared parameter called fire rating and a door tag that has a label pointing to this shared parameter, then I can tag a door and place the rating and add the field to the door schedule and ignore the stock fire rating field since it only works by type. In a perfect revit world I agree with Dave and Jim that it should be a sep door type, but when you work with autocad converts, telling them to build a new family for everything is a turn-off(even though it shouldn't be.)
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    Default Re: Fire Rated Doors

    But it doesn't need a separate family, just a separate type within that family.

    Non FR, 30 min, 60 min, 120 min - 4 variations in a parameter.

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    Hello nice

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    “The term 'fire-rated' means that the door, when installed properly, is not supposed to combust during a certain time frame in the average fire.” While time ratings vary, he says standard ratings include 20- to 90-minute doors. Fire-rated doors are more common in commercial buildings than in residential structures. Timex Plywood and Doors are best they creates best products of consistent high quality adopting unique construction methodology, superlative finish and lasting value. Our workmanship is with the best in the world and conforms to international standards.

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