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

Paragraphs (Office Master)

For a given family or product type element, use a paragraph to define a property or describe a particular form or function of the office master element. You can also refer to a paragraph as an element property.

In Specpoint, a paragraph serves as the basic unit of content in an office master element and its respective project element. Each paragraph belongs under an article and represents a property or description on its respective outline level.

A paragraph can also be a subparagraph, which is a paragraph under another paragraph, one outline level down. The properties/paragraphs of a project element adhere to the following hierarchy:

  • Article: This is a group of paragraphs and is the second outline level.
    • Paragraph 1: This paragraph is a property or description on the third outline level.
      • Paragraph 2: This paragraph is a property or description on the fourth outline level and is a subparagraph of paragraph 1.
        • Paragraph 3: This paragraph is a property or description on the fifth outline level and is a subparagraph of paragraph 2.
          • ...and so on.

When you modify a paragraph in a given office master family, you modify the baseline or default starting content of all your A/E firm's projects. The respective paragraph in the family on the project level reflects your modification. This feature enables you to set firm-wide best practices and preserve knowledge on the paragraph level.

On the element form of the office master workspace, you can modify and perform multiple actions on a given paragraph. A paragraph has editable content and multiple options that enable you to customize the contents for your firm's projects. Depending on your user permission, you can perform the following actions:
  • Add a new paragraph.
  • Modify the paragraph content.
  • Modify the property title or property key of a paragraph.
  • Configure a paragraph's option set.
  • Arrange paragraphs.
  • Promote or demote a paragraph.
  • Delete a paragraph.
  • Add or remove notes to specifier (office master), which guides your firm's design professionals with including and modifying a given paragraph in their respective projects.

As there is no distinction between baseline paragraphs and user-added paragraphs in an office master family, you can perform all actions equally on all paragraphs.