Hardware Schedule

[Adam_Gibson]

Anyone know the simplest way to create a schedule that includes hardware? I'm trying to add manufacturer's grab bars to a fixture schedule, but I see no place to add it or to create a custom schedule that includes hardware.

[Adam_Gibson]

It must be a Manufacturer Library issue. There's no option to include it in a schedule. In this case, it's a Delta grab bar. Unfortunate, as the Chief grab bars are hideous for residential design.

[Adam_Gibson]

Yes, thanks.

[Dermot]

Just to clarify, it all depends on how the symbol was created.  If the symbol is a fixture or furniture item, it can be placed into a schedule.  If the symbol is a hardware or millwork item, it can't.  You can tell what type of symbol it is by placing it into a plan, selecting it, and looking at the status bar.

 

You can convert a symbol into another type by selecting it and using the Convert Selected Into a Symbol edit tool.  Just make sure to choose the Symbol Category that you want it to be.

[Adam_Gibson]

Thanks, Dermot. That's what I did. I hadn't known that hardware and millwork can't inherently be placed in a schedule. Is there a reason for this? At least for hardware?

[Dermot]

The only reason is that we haven't added in the necessary code to put hardware objects into schedules.  In theory, with some of the schedule improvements that we have made in X12, this should be easier to do in the future. 

 

If this is something that you want the program to do, then you should submit a feature request.  In your request, you need to clarify which type of hardware objects you would like in the schedule (free standing hardware versus hardware attached to things like doors and cabinets).  You should also ask for any specific information you want included in the schedules.  In addition, you should absolutely include a sample plan or picture showing us what you want and how you want it displayed. 

 

The number one problem with 99.9% of the feature requests we get is that people do not give us enough information about what they want.  The other big problem is that they never actually send us a request and somehow think that if they mention something in passing in a random forum thread that we will automatically log a feature request for them.  

[JCinNC]

I did this and converted all of the bar pulls to symbols (interior fixture).  While they can now be added to a schedule, they cannot be chosen for the handle type when creating cabinet defaults.  Seems you can have one or the other but not both?

 

 

James Cagle

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[MarkMc]

1 hour ago, JCinNC said:

I did this and converted all of the bar pulls to symbols (interior fixture)

NO need to do that. Adam was dealing with GRAB BARS. Cabinet hardware shows up in either the cabinet schedule or a custom schedule IF you select that in the schedule.

[JCinNC]

No clue how I missed those columns.  I had added them before and they were not populated.  Working perfectly now.

 

Thanks!