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    Naming Convention - "Loadable" Families

    First attempt for a naming convention

    <Identifier>_<Units>_<Category>_<Type>_<Manufactur er>_<Descriptor>_<Host/Size>

    <Identifier>
    #RFO (The "#" to sort on top)

    <Units>
    I = Imperial
    M = Metric

    <Category>
    Short abbreviation of the category name:
    • Annotation = Anno
    • Baluster = Ba
    • Baluster-Panel = BaPa
    • Baluster-Post = BaPo
    • Casework = CW
    • Column (Arch) = ACol
    • Curtain Panel Pattern Based = CuPPB
    • Curtain Wall Panel = CuWP
    • Detail Component = Det
    • Door - Curtain Wall= DoorCW
    • Door = Door
    • Electrical Equipment = ElecEq
    • Electrical Fixture = ElecFix
    • Entourage =Ent
    • Furniture System = FurnSys
    • Furniture = Furn
    • Generic Model = GenM
    • Lighting Fixture = Light
    • Mechanical Equipment = Mech
    • Parking = Park
    • Planting = Plant
    • Plumbing Fixture = Plumb
    • Profile = Pro
    • Profile-Hosted = ProHost
    • Profile-Mullion = ProMul
    • Profile-Rail = ProRail
    • Profile-Reveal = ProRev
    • Profile-Stair Nosing = ProStair
    • RPC Family = RPC
    • Site = Site
    • Specialty Equipment = SpEq
    • Structural Column = SCol
    • Structural Foundation = SFnd
    • Structural Framing - Beams and Braces = SFram
    • Structural Framing - Complex and Trusses = SFramCT
    • Structural Trusses = STruss
    • Titleblock = Titleblock
    • Window Curtain Wall = WinCW
    • Window with Trim = WinWT
    • Window = Win


    <Type>
    Chair, Toilet, Pendant, Cabinet Base etc.

    <Manufacturer>
    Manufacturer company name, or just "Generic"

    <Descriptor>
    Product, Type, Shape, etc.

    <Host/Size>
    How the family is hosted, or size for i.e. profiles ("Param" if parametric size)
    • UH = Un Hosted
    • FH = Floor Hosted
    • WH = Wall Hosted
    • RH = Roof Hosted
    • CH = Ceiling Hosted
    • FB = Face Based
    • LB = Line Based
    • AC = Adaptive Component
    Last edited by JCM; March 1, 2011, 04:32 PM. Reason: Rearranged Hosted list and Shortened abbreviations
    Klaus Munkholm
    "Do. Or do not. There is no try."
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    Examples:

    #RFO_M_Furn_Chair_OneCollection_Chairman_UnH
    #RFO_M_Door_Double_Velfac_V600_WaB
    #RFO_M_LightFix_Pendant_Solar_Sport_UnH
    #RFO_M_PlumFix_Toilet_Ifø_Cera1000_WaB
    #RFO_M_Prof_Gutter_Generic_HalfCircle_333
    #RFO_M_Prof_Facia_Generic_Rectangular_Param
    #RFO_M_Detail_Brick_Generic_3Course_Param
    #RFO_M_Detail_Trim_Generic_FloorSkirting_Param
    Klaus Munkholm
    "Do. Or do not. There is no try."

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      #3
      How do we deal with Metric vs. Imperial families ? Should that be a prefix in the file name ? Like:

      <Identifier>_<Units>_<Category>.........

      <Units> being either "Met" for Metric, or "Imp" for Imperial ?
      Klaus Munkholm
      "Do. Or do not. There is no try."

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        #4
        how about just
        RFO_M_
        and
        RFO_ (no unit for Imp.)
        Simple ! this is similar to the "Design Content Families" when you download you get two files RFA and RFAM.
        Last edited by mark b; February 28, 2011, 07:34 PM. Reason: Sorry* _*_ . Its very late!
        Mark Balsom

        If it ain't broke, fix it till it is.

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          #5
          Hmm... Maybe not a bad idea, but IF someone downloaded all the content to one folder: All the Metric families would be hanging out with the Imperial Mechanical Equipment...

          Don´t know how likely that is? but how about:

          RFO_M_
          RFO_I_

          Just in case...
          Klaus Munkholm
          "Do. Or do not. There is no try."

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            #6
            Yep your right. I do like keeping it simple just M not Met. Etc. Less typing the better !
            Mark Balsom

            If it ain't broke, fix it till it is.

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              #7
              Yeah, but with _
              Juan Carlos Moreno
              Store Designer & Merchandising Manager
              Sisley Cosmetics

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                #8
                Got it! Edited the OP to reflect _ instead of -

                Should the category abbreviations be even shorter ?
                Klaus Munkholm
                "Do. Or do not. There is no try."

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Munkholm View Post
                  • UnH = Un Hosted
                  • CeB = Ceiling Based
                  • FaB = Face Based
                  • FlB = Floor Based
                  • LiB = Line Based
                  • RoB = Roof Based
                  • FaB =Wall Based
                  I know I'm new to families and all, but shouldn't this be WaB?
                  Dan

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                    #10
                    Thanks for catching that I updated the OP
                    Juan Carlos Moreno
                    Store Designer & Merchandising Manager
                    Sisley Cosmetics

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