AutoCAD MEP

[#1]

Everytime I try and add a new Mvpart to my drawing the selection defaults to an air curtain. I then have to traverse back through all the folders to get down to a VAV folder. I add a VAV box to my drawing. I select the add Mvpart again, the selection is back again to the air curtain selection. I again have to traverse back through all the menus back down to the VAV boxes. Doing this time and time again gets to be a PAIN! Is there a way to stop the Mvpart catalog from defaulting to air curtains and revert back to the last part added folder??

[#2]

good question... I've had the same problem.

[#3]

Hi Jody,

The MvPart Add dialog should by default open up on
the last part used exepti in one case; If you choose 'Add Mechanical Equipment'
from the tool palette.

You can change tis behaviuer if you want by
changing the command on that tool.

1. Right click on the icon and choose
Properties...

2. Click on the command text

3. Change the command to ^C^C(command "_MvPartAdd"
"t" "All")

Hope this helps

Lars-Ake Johansson

Autodesk BSD QA

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Everytime
I try and add a new Mvpart to my drawing the selection defaults to an air
curtain. I then have to traverse back through all the folders to get down to a
VAV folder. I add a VAV box to my drawing. I select the add Mvpart again, the
selection is back again to the air curtain selection. I again have to traverse
back through all the menus back down to the VAV boxes. Doing this time and
time again gets to be a PAIN! Is there a way to stop the Mvpart catalog from
defaulting to air curtains and revert back to the last part added
folder??

[#4]

Or you can just copy (or use) the add equipment tool from the MEP palette

Add Mechanical equipment puts you back at the top of the mechanical list.
Add Terminal puts you back at the top of the terminal list
Add Fan puts you back at the top of the fan list

Add equipment puts you back where you were.

hth

jason

"Lars-Ake Johansson [Autodesk]" wrote in
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> Hi Jody,
>
> The MvPart Add dialog should by default open up on the last part used
exepti in one case; If you choose 'Add Mechanical Equipment' from the tool
palette.
>
> You can change tis behaviuer if you want by changing the command on that
tool.
>
> 1. Right click on the icon and choose Properties...
> 2. Click on the command text
> 3. Change the command to ^C^C(command "_MvPartAdd" "t" "All")
>
> Hope this helps
>
> Lars-Ake Johansson
> Autodesk BSD QA
>
> "jmcfaddn" wrote in message
news:f176a37.-1@WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> Everytime I try and add a new Mvpart to my drawing the selection
defaults to an air curtain. I then have to traverse back through all the
folders to get down to a VAV folder. I add a VAV box to my drawing. I select
the add Mvpart again, the selection is back again to the air curtain
selection. I again have to traverse back through all the menus back down to
the VAV boxes. Doing this time and time again gets to be a PAIN! Is there a
way to stop the Mvpart catalog from defaulting to air curtains and revert
back to the last part added folder??