Specpoint Help for A/E Users

Using the Help Search
Using the Help Search
  • Phrase:Returns all topics that contain the exact phrase in the search criteria. Use quotation marks around the phrase.
    Ex."system administration"
  • And:Returns all topics that contain all the words in the search criteria, in any combination. Insert a plus sign between all words in the search criteria.
    Ex.system + administration
  • Or:Returns all topics with any combination of words in the search criteria. This is the default.
    Ex.system administration
For more information:Searching Online Help

Contents of a Manufacturer Paragraph

Use the contents of this special paragraph to select a manufacturer or product listing and fulfill a product type requirement in your project.

Options

For administrators and authors, multiple options are available for modifying a manufacturer paragraph.

See Contents of a Paragraph.

Contents

The contents of a manufacturer paragraph are similar to the contents of a regular paragraph with two option sets except that each option set has a special function. Use the following example of a manufacturer paragraph:

Manufacturer paragraphs typically contain the following items with the following additional functions:

Item Description
Property Title (Key) This paragraph's property title is Manufacturers to indicate that the paragraph is a manufacturer paragraph.
Paragraph Content (Value) This adds context to the option set.

In the given example, the following is the paragraph content:

Subject to compliance with requirements,
Lead-in Option Set Select the appropriate lead-in phrase for your entries and selections in the manufacturer list.

In the given example, the following is the lead-in option set:

(provide products by the following) (provide products by one of the following) (available manufacturers offering products that may be incorporated into the Work include, but are not limited to, the following)

Specpoint automatically selects an option from this option set based on the number of manufacturers that you select from the manufacturer list.

Manufacturer List This option set lists the following:
  • By default, 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 manufacturer list: 

(Armstrong Ceiling & Wall Solutions)
(Cardinal Acoustics, Inc.)
(Certainteed; SAINT-GOBAIN)
(Lindner Group)
(Rockfon; ROCKWOOL International)
(USG Corporation)
[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.
  • Enter up to three custom manufacturers in the available text fields ([Insert Manufacturers Name]).
  • Clear a selection or entry by clicking X in the manufacturer or product listing pill.
  • Hover over a manufacturer associated to an added product listing to view the name of the added product.

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.

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