Tuesday, February 2, 2010

SoftList -Libraries for Doors

There is an alternative to creating libraries and adding the doors other than described.

I found this method to be faster to create my new door libraries.

You may want to create interior door libraries for Privacy, Lockset, Ball Catches. This way Softlist can report on the knob hardware. You still need to create the formulas on a per hardware basis for Softlist to report correctly.
Maybe in Version 15 they will give us an attributes option for this so we can select on the fly on a door by door basis.
Until then, this is how it is done.

1) Go to System Libraries
2) Select Opening Library
3) Create Door libraries you want in respective library. Tthat is new interior door library under Interior Door Library.
4) Go to Windows Explorer (File Manager) and locate the openings library in Softplan on your hard drive most likely C:\SoftPlan\Openings
5) Copy the doors from the library you want to use to your new library.
6)You will notice that all the info copies including the sequence number which can be verified by going to Softlist Setup > Libraries > Change Library to your new one and Voila! all info is there.
7)Go back to your plan and select one the those doors you copied, insert in wall and do a 3D and you will see it works.

Once your libraries are created and you have your doors in them, create the formulas for calculation.

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