Specpoint Help for A/E Users

Using the Help Search
Using the Help Search
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Contents of a BOD Product Paragraph

Use the contents of this paragraph to select a product listing to use as a basis of design for a product type.

Contents (New Workspace)

The contents of a BOD Product paragraph are similar to those of a regular paragraph, but include special capabilities that support intelligent product selection.

Control Options

For administrators and authors, multiple control options are available for working with a BOD Product paragraph. Control options for this paragraph, such as Add Content and Activate Content are the same as those in regular paragraphs.

For more information, see Contents of a Paragraph (New Workspace).

Contents

For a BOD Product paragraph, the following content is available:

Item Description
Property Key or Title This paragraph's property key is Basis-of-Design Product, which is unique to BOD Product paragraphs.
Paragraph Content or Value This text adds context to the specified listings in the paragraph. For a BOD Product paragraph, the following content is available:

Subject to compliance with requirements, provide <BOD Product> or comparable product by one of the following:

BOD Product In this text field, specify a product listing that the product type uses as a basis of design. To specify the BOD product:
  • To use a product registered in Specpoint as a BOD, open the Product Listings window and add the product listing as BOD. This automatically adds the listing's name in this field.
  • To use a product not registered in Specpoint as a BOD, enter the name of a product in this field.

This text field has a default value of [Insert manufacturer's name; product name or designation].

Comparable Products This displays a list of manufacturers and product listings that were added to your project for the BOD Product paragraph's corresponding product type as comparable products. The listings are displayed as selected pills. This list appears only when the paragraph is active.

To add a product registered in Specpoint as a comparable product, open the Product Listings window and add the product listing. This automatically adds the listing in its own pill.

Contents (Classic Workspace)

The contents of a BOD Product paragraph are similar to those of a regular paragraph, but include special capabilities that support intelligent product selection.

Control Options

For administrators and authors, multiple control options are available for working with a BOD Product paragraph. Control options for this paragraph, such as Manage Options and Activate Content, are the same as those in regular paragraphs.

For more information, see Contents of a Paragraph (Classic Workspace).

Contents

For a BOD Product paragraph, the following content is available:

Item Description
Property Key or Title This paragraph's property key is Basis-of-Design Product, which is unique to BOD Product paragraphs.
Paragraph Content or Value This text adds context to the specified listings in the paragraph. For a BOD Product paragraph, the following content is available:

Subject to compliance with requirements, provide <BOD Product> or comparable product by one of the following:

BOD Product In this text field, specify a product listing that the product type uses as a basis of design. To specify the BOD product:
  • To use a product registered in Specpoint as a BOD, open the Product Listings window and add the product listing as BOD. This automatically adds the listing's name in this field.
  • To use a product not registered in Specpoint as a BOD, enter the name of a product in this field.

This text field has a default value of [Insert manufacturer's name; product name or designation].

Comparable Products This lists the following manufacturers and product types in their respective pills:
  • Associated manufacturers for the product type
  • Product listings for the product type that you added to the project

In the given example, the following is the option set for comparable products: 

(Armstrong Ceiling & Wall Solutions)
(Cardinal Acoustics, Inc.)
(Certainteed; SAINT-GOBAIN)
(Lindner Group)
(Rockfon; ROCKWOOL International)
(USG Corporation)
(ZAmerican Gypsum)
[Insert Manufacturers Name]
[Insert Manufacturers Name]
[Insert Manufacturers Name]
On this option set, you can perform the following actions:
  • Select manufacturers for the product type by clicking the corresponding pill.

    When you select a manufacturer, Specpoint automatically adds the associated manufacturer listing to the project. Specpoint also selects the appropriate options from the option sets of related product type properties in associated product type, family, and section elements. This automation helps maintain consistency across related content.

  • Enter up to three custom manufacturers in the available text fields ([Insert Manufacturers Name]).
  • To clear a selection or entry, click the selected manufacturer or product listing pill.
  • Hover over a manufacturer associated with an added product listing to view the name of the added product.

For more information, see Design Automation for Element Contents and Design Automation for Product Selection.

To add a product registered in Specpoint as a comparable product, open the Product Listings window and add the product listing. This automatically adds each listing as its own pill.