Electrical issues
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2007-11-15 08:19 PM - last edited on 2024-07-05 11:43 AM by Aruzhan Ilaikova
1. Anyone know of a good tutorial relating to electrical?
2. I'm trying to create an electrical layer combination. Some of the layer names of existing default layers are not intuitive. Is there a list anywhere of what each layer name represents? Like A-NPLT-HTSP or L-PLNT for a couple examples.
3. Is there a fast effective way to add electrical fixtures to the center of each room? Right now I draw two drafting lines from corner to corner and drop the fixture at their intersection point and then delete the lines. This is definitely not an efficient method for placing lighting and takes forever.
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2007-11-15 08:56 PM
2 - Where have the layer names come from? Are they in your office template or from an external source? Don't change them if other people need to edit the file in the future and would be looking for those specific names.
3 - How about using the special snap points set to division or distance, and then use the automatic guide lines to provide a temporary grid. Maybe you could use 'multiply - matrix' to distribute objects over a grid also.
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2007-11-15 08:58 PM
seraphim wrote:You could try temporary guidelines. You still have to place them but at least you don't have to delete them.
3. Is there a fast effective way to add electrical fixtures to the center of each room? Right now I draw two drafting lines from corner to corner and drop the fixture at their intersection point and then delete the lines. This is definitely not an efficient method for placing lighting and takes forever.
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2007-11-15 09:04 PM
Thanks for the fast replies!
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2007-11-15 09:31 PM
Seraphim wrote:For rectangular rooms, click the boingy-boingy tool [special point constraint - illustration attached] - default is 2 divisions.
3. Is there a fast effective way to add electrical fixtures to the center of each room?
Place a boingy from corner to corner diagonally. The fixture will place at the mid-point.
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2007-11-15 09:34 PM
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2007-11-15 09:36 PM
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2007-11-16 01:10 PM
Seraphim wrote:Yes, that is another pearl of the Dwightese dialect of ArchiCADese.
Although I have to admit I'm impressed AC people have such highly technical terms as the "Boingy Boingy Tool". That is just cool.
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2007-11-16 11:15 PM
laszlonagy wrote:I find that shouting the word "boingy" as you place each corner node improves accuracy. I work alone.Seraphim wrote:Yes, that is another pearl of the Dwightese dialect of ArchiCADese.
Although I have to admit I'm impressed AC people have such highly technical terms as the "Boingy Boingy Tool". That is just cool.