is there a good way to nest a DG within a DG?
For example, let's say I have a piece of mechanical equipment (DG-A) that has an electrical component (DG-B). That electrical component is typical across different catalog types. (DG-C,. DG-D, etc.)
I don't necessarily want to roll up different reports from DG-A, DG-C, DG-D...i just want to have a single report for DG-B across the rest.
I can do this manually...that is place the equipment, and then place the electrical component (which is not just data, but a physical piece with its own data), but I'm trying to see if it can be accomplished all at once.
I'd also like the electrical component to know the object it's connected to... (yes, hosted, I didn't want to use that term so folks don't tell me it can be done in another program...I know it can be done elsewhere, I'm trying to be generic here in the scope)
thoughts?
I'm not aware of any way to have nested DG data appear in DG Explorer - only the top-level data is exposed.
Of course, that doesn't mean that some clever user hasn't found a way to accomplish the desired end result using some other method...
Thanks,
Shawn
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Ustn since 1988SS4 - i7-3.45Ghz-16 Gb-250/1Tb/1Tb-Win8.1-64bEric D. MilbergerArchitect + Master Planner + BIMSenior Master Planner NASA - Marshall Space Flight CenterThe Milberger Architectural Group, llc
A little rumor control: This is a POTENTIAL future enhancement. Yes, reporting on nested elements would be a great feature (and pretty high up on my personal wish list), but it's not something that's in development or scheduled to be in the near future.