I was wondering what the easiest way to make duct components (MVPatrs) the protrude from the duct, such as damper handles/actuators, sample ports, etc... show beyond the insulation. I'm pretty good with MEP, but have just started using it again, after about 2yrs away. Our client wants the model & plans to show with insulation (sometimes as much a 6" for the heat exhaust), but it obviously covers up the damper handles, for example, and you are unable to even tell it's there, & turning off the insulation so they show is cheesy & makes it look like something is wrong.
Should I modify the existing mvparts (& any good tutorial on that, out there btw...) or would I be better off creating an MVPart that I can anchor to the damper and/or duct that essentially makes it look like the part is extended beyond the insulation?
I can't imagine I'm the first person to run across this, how is this problem solved by others?
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You should modify your existing mvparts in my opinion. You dampers should have a parametric handle length so that they can be adjusted for any size of insulation.
Joshua Benoist has a nice tutorial at Autodesk University on how to create/modify mvparts.
The thank you VERY much - I should have thought about AU in the first place! That is exactly what I was lookng for!!!