Kerry,
I totally agree. This should have been the very first distinguishing
feature to mark the release of a post S8 Architectural product. Everything
else (in my opinion) should have been secondary. It's the only way a single
building model will ever begin to make any sense, no matter how cool walls,
doors, etc. may be.
This isn't the first time it's been mentioned. It's been wished for since
opening day of ADT 1.0
-Brian
"Kerry Thompson" wrote in message
news:3CC48298.15073F18@kta.co.nz...
> Hi
>
> Why not add all the map ADE functions to ADT to allow a team to work on
the
> same drawing/drawing at the same time. This is very powerful technology
> allowing queries across "databases" of drawings. With ADE, it is possible
to
> update all occurrences of a door through all of the plans of a 20 story
> building in one shot. Really useful if a property set needs to be updated
> throughout a model, across all xref files.
>
> It is also possible to setup a query structure of the building model data
set
> by spatial, by trade, by manufacturer, in fact by any property defined in
the
> model data set. e.g. create a view of all the spaces that have a area of
less
> that 3 square meter across the model data set and change their colour
> representation to magenta. Different project teams would work on
different
> aspects of the building at the same time.
>
> Also would be very useful for extracting quantity data out of a model data
set
> (I define a model data set is the collection of dwg files that go to make
up a
> project). With ADE, an example query would be to extract the surface area
of
> the all walls across all project dwg files which are painted BS colour 04
B15
> and then change all areas less that 10 square meters to colour BS 08B15.
Or
> change the locks on doors of 910mm width, on levels 2 4 5 6 7, with a fire
> rating of 1.5 hours from brand Y to brand X.
>
> Powerful stuff, especially for Facility Management.
>
> This technology has been around in the AutoDesk World for a long time
(like 10
> years) and I do not understand why it has not been implemented in the ADT
> environment. It would need appropriate AEC usability but would blow
things
> like ArchiCAD's Teamwork out of the water.
>
> Any comments welcome
>
> Kerry Thompson
> ANZIA
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