Hanger Point Intelligent Link
The Location Points that are placed by Hanger Points Placement command or Hanger Array command are intelligently linked to the Fabrication Hangers. This intelligent link is a powerful mechanism that helps manage the Point instances and keep the project and workflow smooth and clean.
- Once Location Points are populated onto Fabrication Hangers, a set of parameters will be created for Location Points and Fabrication Hangers:
- BIM_Tracking Fab Hanger Guid parameter will be created on Location Point instances, and a guid value will be assigned.
- BIMrx-Tracking Point_0/1 Guid parameters will be created on Fabrication Hangers, and a guid value will be assigned.
- These parameters are used as a foundation to link the Fabrication Hangers to corresponding Location Point(s)
- When users modify Location Point instances or Fabrication Hanger instances, the following behaviors can be observed:
- Move Fab Hangers and points will move with them.
- Move Point Instances and the points will always automatically move back to hanger rods.
- When users move Point Instances that are NOT linked to a Fabrication Hanger, the Points' Location parameter will be automatically updated.
- Copy Point Instances:
- Copy Point Instances from Fabrication Hangers, those points will immediately be deleted.
- Copy Point Instances NOT linked to Fabrication Hangers, those points will have Name and Description parameters cleared out.
- Delete Fab Hangers with points attached will delete those points at the same time.