Exit Sign with On/Off Arrows

[Scott D Davis]

I've been playing with the ability to turn on and off objects in families parametrically in 6.1. Very cool stuff! Whoever added that to the wishlist should be commended!

So here's a new family for an exit sign. It's a ceiling based family, and displays the actual sign in 3D. In floor and RCP, it displays the circular symbol with four quadrants. Each of the four quadrants have a fill, which can be turned on and off to display the directional arrow symbols for the exit sign. The parameters are Quad 1 On, Quad 2 On, etc., so any combination of arrows can be turned on/off.

Enjoy!

[m_cahoon14336]

This will work great. Is there any chance you could do a wall mount version? Thanks

[Chad Smith]

Very cool stuff! Whoever added that to the wishlist should be commended!

Scott: Have a browse through this link. I think you might be surprised. :wink: LOL [edit: link provide was to old zoogdesign forum url and no longer works, removed broken link]

[kczege]

Scott,
Is there a way to use this exit sign on the bottom of a slab? I don't have ceilings in every space since we are exposing the bottom of the concrete floor.

[Dimitri Harvalias]

Without having looked at the family you would probably need to modify it to a face based family instead of ceiling based. You can then attach it to any surface.

[notoriousdw]

upon trying to load this exit sign file into my ceiling plan, it pops up some window with a warning but doesn't stay opne long enough to even read. when i attempt to use a symbol from the family it doesn't look right at all. no circle with quadrants just a thin rectangular rectangle.

now it doesn't load at all just keeps popping up a window that says "family is not of the correct category" which an exit sign LIGHT not being part of LIGHTING category confuses me a bit.

[Dimitri Harvalias]

You can open the family itself in the family editor and change the category. The original family was created as 'specialty equipment' and not a 'real' light

[notoriousdw]

thanks dimitri! worked like a charm

[sammar_shafik]

hi guys,

I am using revit 2010 and I am trying to use the exit sign attached on the thread but for some reason after I load it into the project it doesn't attach to the model, it gives me the indication that it doesn't find a host and also it's not giving me the option to choose whether attach it on a vertical or horizontal face.

thanks

[Scott Womack]

That file was created back in version 6.1, which is close to 5 years ago. At that time only a ceiling based family was available. It is not possible with that family to make if faced based without completely rebuilding it.

[Elmo]

Are you trying to attach it to a cieling? From what I can see in the picture provided by Scott is that this family is ceiling based.

[b-blagojevic738862]

Hey Scott, I just found your Exit Sign and it works great, but I'm not sure that can see the arrows that you mentioned.

Thank you,
Ljubica