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timsea81
2010-11-01, 06:05 PM
Is there an easy way to reconnect things that have previously been demolished?

We have a design development model that is now being transitioned into a construction
document model for the first phase of a project. In DD, anything that is to be removed (in any phase) was demolished in the model. Now that we are using this as a model for only the first phase all this stuff needs to show up as existing to remain and connected to a system. However, since it was already demolished nothing is connected. I tried the "routing solutions" feature hoping it would re-do the connections that are already lined up perfectly, but it doesn't work. It tries to make a new routing rather than the obvious one where nothing needs to change. Is there a way to customize the routing solutions to get it to work in this situation? Or some other way to re-connect the ductwork and piping? Redrawing it would take a very long time.

drewj
2010-11-02, 04:21 PM
Only way I know of will not make you very happy... You will need to select the duct, change its Phase Demolished parameter to match the other ductwork, then drag each end connector away and back onto the connecting duct or fitting. This recreates the connection.

Sorry for the bad news...