Room finishes
Creating, editing, and deleting room finishes
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Tool |
Workspace: Tool set |
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Space
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Architect: Space Planning and Building Shell Landmark and Spotlight: Add tool to workspace (see Customizing workspaces) |
The Room Finishes pane of the Space Settings dialog box has Ceiling, Base Trim, Floor, and North/South/East/West Wall fields from which you can select values to assign to spaces. The names are collected from files in the Vectorworks application folder, your user folder, and any folder designated as your workgroup folder.
Lists of room finish libraries are always available from the Vectorworks application folder. You cannot modify these lists, but you can import and export items from them. Use the Space Settings dialog box to create custom versions of these room finish lists, or to create new lists. Edits are automatically saved to your user folder.
In a workgroup environment, create room finish lists and place them in a shared location. The folder structure must be the same as that of the default content libraries.
To edit a room finish list:
Click the tool and then click Preferences.
Alternatively, select one or more existing space objects and click Room Finishes from the Object Info palette to open the Assign Room Finishes dialog box. (If the button is not enabled, select On Room Finish Schedule.) If room finishes are different for multiple selected space objects, the options display as a blank. Any edits to that parameter affect all of the selected spaces.
On the Room Finishes pane, click Edit Finishes.
The Edit Room Finishes dialog box opens.
Select the list of room finishes to view.
To view items from the current document, click Document finishes, and then select from the Location options (ceiling, walls, baseboard, or floor).
To view items from a list external to the drawing file, click Default finishes, and then select from the Location options. Lists from the Vectorworks application folder, your user folder, and your designated workgroup folder display.
Edit, import, or export items as described in the following table. The options available depend on what type of list you’re editing.
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Edit Function |
Applicable Files |
Procedure |
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Rename the list |
User lists |
Click Rename, enter the new list name. The list name in the edit dialog box changes. |
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Change the list order |
Active document, user lists |
Click the item number and drag it up or down to the desired position. |
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Add an item |
Active document, user lists |
Click New. If an active document list or user list is selected, a blank item is added to the current list. Enter a Key and Description. If a list from the application folder or a workgroup folder is selected, an alert displays, and you’re prompted to add the item to a list in your user folder instead. Answer Yes to open a dialog box to add an item. Enter a Key and Description. To create a new file, select Save to new file and enter a unique name. To add to an existing file, select Add to current file and select a file from the pull-down list. |
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Edit an item Key or Description |
Active document, user lists |
Select the item and enter the new value in the appropriate field. The Key is the ID that displays for the selected finish in the space label (if applicable), Room Finish Legend, and Room Finish Schedule. Description text displays for the selected finish in the Room Finish Legend. |
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Delete an item |
Active document, user lists |
Select the item and click Delete. The item is removed from the list, and the items below it on the list are renumbered. |
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Import items |
User, workgroup, and application lists |
Select one or more items and click Import. The items are added to the appropriate list in the current document. |
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Export items |
Active document, user, workgroup, and application lists |
Select one or more items and click Export to open the export dialog box. To create a new file, select Export to new file and enter a unique name. To add to an existing file, select Add to current file and select a file from the pull-down list. |
If you changed an external finish list, a message displays the path in your user folder where the edited file is saved.
