Specpoint Help for A/E Users

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Working with MasterFormat® Elements

Use the available references to work on MasterFormat® elements, such as divisions and sections, for your project specifications.

To manage project elements, you can use the Project Elements pane in the project workspace and the available options on the element form. The following elements are available in MasterFormat:

Option Description
Divisions Use divisions to organize construction and structural requirements and hold section elements in your project.
Sections Use section elements to manage section-level properties and section content in your project.
Product Types Specify product types to define your project's product requirements and product type properties.

A product type is a shared element in UniFormat and MasterFormat. For more information, see Managing Product Types.

Specpoint's design automation makes changes to a project's added elements based on the changes that you make to related elements. For example, when you add a product type to a project, Specpoint adds the product type's parent section and division to the project (if not already in the project). This ensures that you do not unintentionally create unparented project elements. In addition, this makes it easier for you to add and remove functional elements while maintaining your project's adherence to the content structure of MasterFormat.

For more information, see Design Automation for Project Elements.

Permissions

The available actions that you can perform on MasterFormat elements depend on the following factors:
  • The status of a division, section, or product type relative to the active project
  • Your inclusion in project team
  • Your user permission

In addition, the following permissions apply:

Permission Select/View Add Remove Modify
Administrator
Author
Contributor

Contributors have limited modification privileges.