2008-10-04 11:51 AM - last edited 3 weeks ago by Aruzhan Ilaikova
2008-10-04 05:25 PM
2008-10-04 07:21 PM
GS wrote:This could mean a dozen different things. A precise description with an example might lead to some suggested methods. What do you mean by 'display an update'? What do you mean by 'know the assignment list' - per surface? Or, which materials are in use? Etc.
I would like to know if there is a feature like Materials Manager (for e.g.) in ArchiCAD which can display an update of all materials assigned to objects in a particular the project.
In one of my projects, i am using (approx.)50 different materials on various objects, and would like to know the assignment list...to review the materials used and to avoid duplication.
2008-10-05 09:55 AM
2008-10-05 06:17 PM
GS wrote:I think I'm 80% understanding this one now... I believe you may be happier with an approach that I and others here use - creating materials by function rather than by appearance. See my post and those of others here:
I am doing a project where (as per Client wish) i have to use different material on multiple walls (interior and exterior) and ceilings. Currently, i am keeping track of the material by writing it on a piece of paper against the object on which i had applied it, to keep track of the materials being used.
I wish, if by looking at the material, we can know to which object(s) it is assigned, and not the other way around.
What i meant by 'display update' is that if i use (for example) Surf Stucco White on couple of walls, one main beam, and few slabs, etc. - is there a way that the Material Usage list can be generated with regular updates as and when a particular material is used on multiple objects.Not really. Or, not easily.
2008-10-06 10:21 PM
Karl wrote:I think that is definitely the way to go in this case, if setting up a whole new functional material list sounds like too much for this project at this time (and the Schedules would come handy even with a functional material set). I don't think he really needs to do anything in Excel --because these are working schedules only, it's fine to have a schedule for walls, another for beams, another for slabs, another for doors, etc., each listing fields for the faces specific to each element. If the schedule 'sums' say the walls with the same face material values the schedule becomes easily readable and manageable and any unintended variation will immediately stand out.
Lots of possibilities here still!😉
Schedules can show which elements are using a particular material - and, being interactive, can allow you to select the desired elements […] perhaps the easiest way to at least locate elements using a particular material in AC is to use Find & Select (Edit menu) with "All Types" and searching just under "Material" as seen in the attached screenshot. Using F&S in the 3D window might be useful for you.
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