I’ve been exploring an idea and wanted to throw it out there…
Is there a way to automatically populate certain parameters when placing devices like a Manual Call Point in a model?
For example, if I place a Manual Call Point in a room that’s associated with Panel 001, Loop 002, and Zone 003, could it automatically read its location and update its parameters accordingly (e.g., loop number, fire zone, etc.)?
Would love to hear if anyone’s tackled something like this in Dynamo or found a smart workaround!
Yes. Not sure your entire need around downstream uses and such, but if you just need to show the data you could ensure room calculation point is on and the build a schedule of the call points and include the associated room (or space) info. All without Dynamo.
If you need to push into the element it is a trivial task to do with Dynamo in an ‘on demand’ basis. For instantly populating the info when placed you would want to build an add-in, which is less trivial but quite doable (and the wrong forum ).
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