ID
A unique number within the given table that identifies the particular row in the table used to create a component.
Once created, this number should never change. Components that have already been placed in the drawing are stamped
with this ID and must be able to consistently reference this row in the database.
Parent
The group that is the parent of the group identified in the Group field.
Group
The text string used to display the name of this group.
PathKey
An entry from the DirKeys table (described later in this section). DirKeys tell the system where to find the
files external to the database for this given component.
SearchKey
A comma-delimited list of keywords used by the Detail Component Manager to search for components.
When a keyword is specified for a group, any component within that group is considered a match for a search on that
keyword.
MODIFIED
A Boolean flag indicating whether this row has been changed since it was originally created. If the user
modifies the row using the Detail Component Manager dialog box, this field is marked so that future versions of the
database can merge in the changes. The notion of “modified” is relative to the version of the database. For instance, if
you are copying an existing database and changing all the values, it would be considered the first version of the new
database, and all MODIFIED fields should be set to FALSE.
PICTURE
This column allows you to specify a unique picture when this Group node is selected in the Detail Component
Manager. It is recommended that you use an image file of type PNG. The location of the image file is usually specified
by appending the filename to the path assigned to the DirKey for this Group.
Components Table
The Components table is the main “map” of how all the information about a given component is tied together. The
following fields apply to each row in the table:
ID
A unique number within this table that identifies the particular component within this database. Once created, this
number should never change. Components that have already been placed in the drawing are stamped with this ID and
must be able to consistently reference this row in the database.
GroupName
The parent Group of this component. This establishes the place of the component in the overall hierarchy
of components.
Name
The text string used for display purposes in the Detail Component Manager and on the Properties palette.
TableName
The name of the size table for this component (Component Size Tables are described in the following
section).
Keynote
This value references an entry in a keynotes database. This is the default keynote to be used for all sizes of
this component, but it can be overridden if a size-specific keynote is defined in the size table.
SubComponentKey
This value identifies the component as a valid subcomponent for the context specified. For
example, the Recipes for Brick and CMU allow for a subcomponent of mortar. The Recipe system will search for all
components in the database that identify themselves as being valid subcomponents for mortar.
RecipeSpec
This value specifies the XML file to use as the RecipeSpec for this component. The RecipeSpec has instructions
for how to actually create and place the component in the drawing. The RecipeSpec is found by searching in the
directory specified by the PathKey for the Group in which this component resides. For more information, see the
subsequent section on Recipe Specifications.
SearchKey
A comma-delimited list of keywords used by the Detail Component Manager to search for components.
Units
This value specifies the unit of measure for the size table for this component.
MODIFIED
A Boolean flag indicating whether this row has been changed since it was originally created. If the user
modifies the row using the Detail Component Manager, this field is marked so that future versions of the database can
merge in the changes. The notion of “modified” is relative to the version of the database. For instance, if you are copying
an existing database and changing all the values, it would be considered the first version of the new database, and all
MODIFIED fields should be set to FALSE.
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Page 41: ...Workflow and User Interface 1 1 ...
Page 42: ...2 Chapter 1 Workflow and User Interface ...
Page 146: ...106 Chapter 3 Content Browser ...
Page 164: ...124 Chapter 4 Creating and Saving Drawings ...
Page 370: ...330 Chapter 6 Drawing Management ...
Page 440: ...400 Chapter 8 Drawing Compare ...
Page 528: ...488 Chapter 10 Display System ...
Page 540: ...500 Chapter 11 Style Manager ...
Page 612: ...572 Chapter 13 Content Creation Guidelines ...
Page 613: ...Conceptual Design 2 573 ...
Page 614: ...574 Chapter 14 Conceptual Design ...
Page 678: ...638 Chapter 16 ObjectViewer ...
Page 683: ...Designing with Architectural Objects 3 643 ...
Page 684: ...644 Chapter 18 Designing with Architectural Objects ...
Page 788: ...748 Chapter 18 Walls ...
Page 942: ...902 Chapter 19 Curtain Walls ...
Page 1042: ...1002 Chapter 21 AEC Polygons ...
Page 1052: ...Changing a door width 1012 Chapter 22 Doors ...
Page 1106: ...Changing a window width 1066 Chapter 23 Windows ...
Page 1172: ...1132 Chapter 24 Openings ...
Page 1226: ...Using grips to change the flight width of a spiral stair run 1186 Chapter 25 Stairs ...
Page 1368: ...Using the Angle grip to edit slab slope 1328 Chapter 28 Slabs and Roof Slabs ...
Page 1491: ...Design Utilities 4 1451 ...
Page 1492: ...1452 Chapter 30 Design Utilities ...
Page 1536: ...1496 Chapter 31 Layout Curves and Grids ...
Page 1564: ...1524 Chapter 32 Grids ...
Page 1611: ...Documentation 5 1571 ...
Page 1612: ...1572 Chapter 36 Documentation ...
Page 1706: ...Stretching a surface opening Moving a surface opening 1666 Chapter 36 Spaces ...
Page 1710: ...Offsetting the edge of a window opening on a freeform space surface 1670 Chapter 36 Spaces ...
Page 1956: ...1916 Chapter 42 Fields ...
Page 2035: ...Properties of a detail callout The Properties of a Callout Tool 1995 ...
Page 2060: ...2020 Chapter 45 Callouts ...
Page 2170: ...2130 Chapter 47 AEC Content and DesignCenter ...
Page 2171: ...Other Utilities 6 2131 ...
Page 2172: ...2132 Chapter 48 Other Utilities ...
Page 2182: ...2142 Chapter 51 Reference AEC Objects ...
Page 2212: ...2172 Chapter 52 Customizing and Adding New Content for Detail Components ...
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