topic Re: DOOR SCHEDULES - not allowing "openings" to sh in Collaboration with other software

DOOR SCHEDULES - not allowing "openings" to show?

rob2218 — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 21:53:40 GMT

I keep running into this?
I can't seem to find where in the "door schedules" do I NOT SHOW "openings" so they don't read in the door schedule nor the "door types"?
Please advise.

Re: DOOR SCHEDULES - not allowing "openings" to sh

Barry Kelly — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 02:55:17 GMT

It is easier to show you than trying to explain.
Barry.

Re: DOOR SCHEDULES - not allowing "openings" to sh

rob2218 — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:58:14 GMT

that's slick. didn't know you could add an "ignore" selection in the criteria fields......learn something new every day.

I finally figured it out.
I did it like this....let me find a screen snap shot and post it as well.

Re: DOOR SCHEDULES - not allowing "openings" to sh

rob2218 — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 12:04:08 GMT

here's what I did....which way works better?
Please advise.

Re: DOOR SCHEDULES - not allowing "openings" to sh

Barry Kelly — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 12:43:34 GMT

rob2218 wrote:
that's slick. didn't know you could add an "ignore" selection in the criteria fields......learn something new every day.

I finally figured it out.
I did it like this....let me find a screen snap shot and post it as well.

It is not an ignore selection as such but will not include any door objects with an ID of "ignore".
You need to be careful with the capitalization because "IGNORE" or "Ignore" will not be ignored in this case.
But you can add more criteria to include various spellings and capitalization.

Barry.

Re: DOOR SCHEDULES - not allowing "openings" to sh

Barry Kelly — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 12:53:48 GMT

rob2218 wrote:
here's what I did....which way works better?
Please advise.

It looks like this is working fine for you but I could say for sure without testing it.See my comment below about the use of parenthesis (brackets) and the AND/OR option.

I like to use the "Is Not ID" trick as I can ad that ID to any door object so it is not included in the schedule.
If you exclude an object by name then non of those objects will ever show.
That is why I like to use both methods.

You will need to be careful with the use of brackets and the AND/OR option.
Sometimes you can have a shedule that looks like it will work when it doesn't.
And it may well work for some situations but that could just be good luck.
You need to test with many objects that you want to include and exclude from the shedule.

For example you can't say "object name is 'opening' AND object name is 'entry_door'" because you can't have an object with two different names.
You would have to say "object name is 'opening' OR object name is 'entry_door'".

Barry.

Re: DOOR SCHEDULES - not allowing "openings" to sh

rob2218 — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 15:06:25 GMT

thanks Barry.
seems you are most familiar with programming and coding on these schedules.

Schedules in Archicad are similar to "voodoo economics".....you just don't really know what is it that you adjusted that caused it work or not....so be it.

The schedule is working so far.
Let's see if it holds up.