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1. eeessssse 33 Edit linKs 22 ci cione ce 41 Edit prod ct ieu 31 Editing Keynotes ssesssssss 47 Electronic user manual 65 Exiting the software 64 Export for printing eesssssss 42 F FOldels od easque dau d soy 53 H Hardware and software requirements 7 jo a a 65 Horizontal Tab Groups 53 l Import Keynotes 48 Import Replace Keynotes 49 Install uc net eres 7 K Keyboard shortcuts usssss 53 Keynote Display in the Keynotes Tab 45 Keynote Display in the Revit Project and Revit Materials Tabs 46 Keynotes Taba 45 L Link External Revit Elements 40 Linked Revit Projects 25 LinkMan E data structure schematic 4 Links Deleting user added links 41 Editing Links nonnisi 35 How LinkMan E links to Revit 4 How LinkMan E links to SpecLink E 5 Linking user added Assemblies and Products incre nes 37 Links dialog box ssesses 41 Viewing Links sisipe 35 LME Group naming 23 LME Groups database s 27 M Merge All Tab Groups uesss 53 Moving the software to another computer 8 My Start Page
2. 17 Assigning a Keynote to a Revit Element or Material ccs unte 48 Auto Select Specs cocoooocccconoocononaoncnncnnnnos 63 Autohide tete 11 B Backup databases esssss 29 Basic steps esee 27 Basic VIGW eerte ERES 12 Close LME Group 26 Closing the software susss 64 Connect Revit project to your LME Group 23 Connect Speclink E project 25 Creating a link from a Revit Material to an LME product eeeeeneeeene 39 Creating a link from a Revit Object to an LME assembly 38 Creating a link from a Revit Object to an LME produtti ernennen 39 Creating a link from an LME Product to a SpecLink E section 38 Creating Keynotes in LME 46 D Deactivating links in your SpecLink E project teo Mio 28 Delete assembly ooooocccnnnnccccnonccncnnoncnnnnnons 33 Delete LME Group 29 Delete produttore 31 Deleting a Single Keynote 48 Deleting All User Keynotes 48 Deleting user added links 41 Disconnect SpecLink E project 25 Displaying multiple windows 53 Downloading the software 7 Duplicate assembly 32 Duplicate product esssssss 31 E Edit assembly
3. The Basic View displays only My Start Page Revit Project tab and the Products Dashboard If you click on a function in the Tools tab that requires a window that isn t displayed it will open automatically To change to Basic View click on the View tab and select Basic 12 Software Orientation Advanced View Home Applications Tools View a a A Active Show Active Show All SLE Objects Objects Refresh Refresh Products Dashboard EY cf Model Project Model Project 00 Front End 1 48 02 14 Facility Construction Sub 20 Facility Services Subgroup 30 Site and Infrastructure Subgr 40 48 Process Equipment Subc Bas BSD LinkMan E Model Project AG Show All Types Apply Default Keynotes Cate Famil Element Revit Ext WS 10 125 2Hr NA Brick FL WDJST 2HR CONC GW FL CONC 2HR CONC GWB Unrated 072 Synchronize S gt gt LinkMan E Products lt lt Air Barrier 072500 Show All Products Air Barrier Facing Brick ASTM C216 Ty Concrete for composite floor c Glass Fiber Reinforced Concr Interior Door Frames Non Fir Leks 9 ajaja Wood_Frame Unrated Linked but notin the project Wood door frames glazed fra Interior Doors 1 3 4 inches 4 Wood Frame Linked but notin the project Exterior Doors 1 3 4 inches 081 CLG_STLJST_2HR_CONC_G Wood_Frame Aluminum E
4. 0000 M Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete ffi 03 Division 03 Concrete 042000 8SD 0179 E Facing Brick ASTM C216 Type FBS Grade SW H 04 Division 04 Masonry 053100 8SD 0000 Ml Steel Decking aU plastics E 961000 85D_ 0127 IB Stud Framing 2 by 2 through 2 by 6 50 by 50 mm through 50 by 150 mmi l8 07 Division 07 Thermal and Mi 961000 85D 0131 E JoistRafterSmall Beam Framing 12 by 6 through 4 by 16 50 by 150 mm through 100 by 400 mm amp 43 08 Division 08 Openings 062000 BSD 0004 I Finish carpentry items ca f 09 Division 09 Finishes 062000 8SD 0005 E Wood door frames glazed frames amp ID PRSE AUR per 062000 8SD 0006 I Wood casings and moldings Tas Acne Foie 725008500003 Ay Banter amp C 13 Division 13 Special Constr 081213 BSD 0000 MW Hollow Metal Frames 14 Division 14 Conveying Equi 081213 85D 0107 STEEL DOOR FRAMES WITH INTEGRAL CASINGS amp C3 20 Facility Services Subgroup Di 081213 BSD 0115 Bl Interior Door Frames Non Fire Rated Knockdown type aper dece cie Subgroup o81213 8SD 0136 IW STEEL DOOR FRAMES WITH APPLIED CASINGS E AOS o81416 B5D 0116 DOORS AND PANELS 081416 8SD 0128 IM Interior Doors 1 3 4 inches 44 mm thick unless otherwise indicated flush construction 081433 88D 0069 IM Exterior Doors 1 3 4 inches 44 45 mm thick unless otherwise indicated solid lumber construction mortise a 085113 B5D 0136
5. LinkMan E User Documentation BSD SpecLink E Objects in Revit have also been linked to the same LinkMan database which permits LinkMan to display any discrepancies between a Revit project model and the corresponding project specifications in SpecLink or to update the specifications automatically based on the Revit data The keynote tab in LinkMan E allows users to import a file from Revit that displays all keynotes currently present in the Revit model These keynotes are displayed adjacent to the corresponding master keynotes in LinkMan The Revit keynotes can be edited or deleted in LinkMan E and LinkMan E s master keynotes can be copied individually to the Revit file or copied in total to any blank fields in the Revit file with a single click The Revit user can then import this edited keynote file from LinkMan and assign it to the project Any edited keynotes will automatically replace any that are currently in use in the Revit model and all the additional LinkMan master keynotes will be available for use in the project Introducing LinkMan E SpecLink E LinkMan E User Scenarios User scenarios range on a continuum from minimal integration amounting to just barely beyond word processing specs and CAD to highly advanced full BIM implementation and office masters in SpecLink E Many organizations are or will be progressing along this continuum some gradually others in fits and starts Minimal Integration The spec i
6. LinkMan E allows you to access the server part of the application over a Wide Area Network WAN or a Virtual Private Network VPN See the installation instructions on our web page for instructions on configuring your computer to run LinkMan E over a WAN or a VPN Moving or Uninstalling the Software The Master and LME Groups database part of LinkMan E is tied to the server location of SpecLink E so LinkMan E must be moved if SpecLink E is moved See the Installation instructions on the Download Center for detailed instructions on moving a Network Server or Standalone installation of SpecLink E When you Backup or restore the databases in SpecLink E that includes the LinkMan E Master and LME Groups databases The basic steps when you have a server and client installation include Backup your databases in SLE Get an Unpermit code from BSD Technical Support Uninstall the BSD LinkMan E Server Components Uninstall the BSD SpecLink E Server Components Remove the SLE Client Setup folder Remove the LME Setup Packages folder Have each client Uninstall both BSD SpecLink E and BSD LinkMan E Perform the server installations for SLE and LME at the new server Perform the client installations for SLE and LME at each client machine using the new location of the SLE Client Setup folder and the LME Setup Packages folder Perform the Revit Plugin installation at each client machine Restore the backed up databases using SLE Support Util
7. and assignment tool Think of Revit as a keynote placement and updating tool Together they comprise a coordinated system for keynoting When we connect a Revit project to a LinkMan E Group and click on Update LinkMan E Data Revit sends to LinkMan information about elements and materials currently included in the model When we Refresh the data in LinkMan E this data is displayed on the Revit Project tab The Revit data displayed includes any keynotes included in the model plus any corresponding LinkMan E keynotes It is possible to modify the keynotes in the Revit columns keynote number in one column and keynote text in the other but the LinkMan master keynotes cannot be altered Right clicking on any element allows us to copy the LME default keynote to the Revit keynote column There is also a command Apply Default Keynotes that will automatically copy all the master keynotes to any blank fields in the Revit column without overwriting any keynotes that already exist In other words with this command we can easily merge existing project keynotes with master keynotes There are also other ways to create or modify the project keynotes which are covered in the Basic Steps below Why would anyone want to do this It s really very simple When the Import Replace Keynotes command in Revit is clicked any keynotes in the R columns in LinkMan E will automatically be assigned to the corresponding elements in Revit and will replace any keynotes t
8. objects will show in the LME Revit Project view but without any link to an LME Assembly To connect the custom Revit object to LME simply drag and drop it to any assembly in the Assemblies Dashboard If an existing LME Assembly is suitable you can use it as it is already linked to products and thus the specification If necessary you can also quickly build a new LME Assembly for the purpose You can also link a Revit object to an LME Product LME also includes a Revit Keynote Management System How LinkMan E links to SpecLink E Since SpecLink E like most specifications deals with products as opposed to assemblies of products LME includes a master list of generic product names in the Products Dashboard There is a one to one relationship between the products in the Products Dashboard and product paragraphs in the SpecLink E database In some cases where a single generic product could be specified in more than one specification section the generic product name in the Products Dashboard indicates the specification section that particular product entry applies to You can see some of these by placing the cursor on the folder Facility Construction Subgroup Divisions 02 through 14 in the Products Dashboard and reviewing the alphabetical list of generic product names displayed the section number appears in parentheses at the end of the generic product name The second thing LME does to link to the specs is to associate a set of generic prod
9. 30 Site and Infrastructure Sub 55 3 40 48 Process Equipment Su E UniFormat UniFormat E UnAssigned UnAssigned Project Group Model Project opened successfully 0 00 Num MS sep 02 2014 01 51 34 PM If the Keynotes tab is not visible click on the View tab and select Advanced The Keynotes tab displays keynotes that are included in the LME master database as well as any keynotes you have added in LME There are two top level folders in the tree The MasterFormat folder displays the keynotes that have been assigned to the Products in the LME database as well as any user added keynotes that have been added in that folder The Uniformat folder includes LME master keynotes that have been assigned to assemblies in the LME master database as well as any user added keynotes you have added under that folder As you click on different folders the keynotes displayed will reflect the contents of the folder you have selected If you click on the MasterFormat04 folder you will see all the keynotes that are included in all the folders below that folder If you expand the folder and click on a lower level folder you will see only the keynotes for that folder The setting of Show Active Objects including Active Revit and Active SLE or Show All Objects will determine what keynotes are visible in this tab Keynote Display in the Keynotes Tab The following fields are displayed in the Keynotes tab Note that the fie
10. Alternatively you can place an X in the Select Column Click on Synchronize If desired you can Disconnect the SLE project from LME In your SLE project you may need to Refresh the Project Tree or Rebuild Document Links Manage Groups Rename Group To rename a group open the Summary Info dialog box from the Quick Access Toolbar or the File menu Type in the new name in the LME Group Name field and click Save Saving Your Work Changes made in your SpecLink E projects and Revit projects are saved in those applications Changes made within your LME Groups are saved automatically to the LME Groups Database where your LME Groups are stored User added Products Assemblies Links and Keynotes are also stored in the LME Groups Database When you make a backup of your SpecLink E databases in SpecLink E that backup will include the LME Groups and LME Master database 28 How To Backing up and Restoring the Databases Backup Databases and Restore Databases must be performed in SLE Support Utilities on the Building Systems Design Inc group command Backing up the SpecLink E databases will include the LinkMan E Master and LME Groups databases When you restore the SpecLink E project database the LME Groups database will be included if it existed when the backup was created Note that if you Archive an SLE project that is connected to an LME Group when you Activate it you will need to reconnect it to your LME Group to conti
11. Connect to your SpecLink E project Connect your Revit project to the LME Group Click on the Assemblies Dashboard to view the LME assemblies and their status in both the Revit and the SpecLink E projects Use Active Revit Active SLE Show Active Objects and Show All Objects as needed Click on the Products Dashboard to view the LME Products and their status in both the Revit and the SpecLink E projects 7 Use Show All Products Show Active Products Auto Select Specs Activate SLE paragraphs and sections and Synchronize as needed Pe Ne oon To make use of the Keynote Management System see Revit Keynote Management System and Revit Keynote Management Basic Steps The basic steps for adding to the LME database are 1 Create Products as needed 2 Create Assemblies as needed 3 Add links as needed Activating SpecLink E paragraphs and sections LinkMan E can be used to make selections of paragraphs and sections in SpecLink E To turn on paragraphs in SLE 1 The SLE paragraph to become activated must be tagged as PL Product Listing or PP Proprietary Product This can be a master paragraph or a user added or copied paragraph that has been tagged as PL or PP either by BSD or you For more information on tagging paragraphs in SLE see Creating a Link from an LME Product to a SpecLink E Section 27 LinkMan E User Documentation 2 The SLE paragraph must be linked to an LME Product but that Product does not have to
12. Displays the Category for this Revit Element e Family Displays the Family for this Revit Element e Revit Element Displays the description of the Revit Element or Material Links Display Bottom part of the dialog box e Parent Folder Displays the Parent Folder for the LME Product or Assembly with which this element or material is linked e Name Displays the Name of the LME Product or Assembly e Product Assembly Displays either Product or Assembly to indicate which one this element is linked to e Origin Displays Master if this element material is linked to a Master LME Product or Assembly Displays User if the LME Product or Assembly is user added e Link Displays Master if this link is included in the master and User if this is a user created link B p74213 85D Metal Wall Panels Origin Master Sequence Joos2 SLE Paragraph Soffit Panels Link External Revit Elements Links for SLE paragraphs Top part of the dialog box e Section Displays the section number and section name for this SLE paragraph e Origin Displays Master if this SLE paragraph is included in the SLE Master and User if this is a user added SLE paragraph e Sequence Displays the sequence number for this SLE paragraph 36 How To e SLE Paragraph Displays the description for this SLE paragraph Links Display Bottom part of the dialog box e Parent Folder Displays the Parent Folder
13. E project Note that if the same SLE paragraph is listed multiple times in this window selecting one will appear to select them all e An Xin this column indicates that the user has elected to exclude this paragraph within the SLE Project e Awhite background in this column indicates that there will be no link action taken on the target of this product e See Activating SLE paragraphs and sections Once the SLE paragraphs have been selected or excluded the next step would be to Synchronize 18 Software Orientation Revit Project Tab Refresh BSD LinkMan E Model Project gt Es A My Start Page Products Dashboard Revit Project roject Assemblies Dashboard Revit Project 8 0 Area Tag 6 0 Balusters s amp fl SALES DemoProjectrvt EE CLG_STLIST_2HR_CONC_GWB ags 8 0 Cable Trays 810 Callout Heads Ce x FEI Category Family Type Quantity R Keynole R Keynote L Keynote L Keynote Link g g C1030A Door Swing B2050A Door Swing B1010A Concrete Pre BI010A Joist Wood C B2010A Exterior Wall Doors Doors Door Swing Wood Stile R Wood Frame Floors Floor FL_CONC_2HR_CONC_GWBFU E Floors Floor FL WDJST 2HR CONC GWB I Watts Basic Ext WS 10 125 2Hr NA Brick wals Basic int WS 06 125 2Hr 4044 GW Windows Window Double Hung BSD Aluminum C1010A Partition Gyps B2
14. In the tree of your Revit Project tab click on the folder that contains the Revit object that you want to link In the tree of your Products Dashboard click on the folder that contains the product that you want to link Drag the Revit object and drop it on the product Note Use Click with Shift Click to select a contiguous group of Revit objects Use Click with Control Click to select noncontiguous Revit objects You can then just drag and drop them onto the desired product all at once The Add Delete Link form opens to display the link s that you just created Click on Apply and then Close You will now see a checkmark in the Linked column for these objects in the Revit Project tab Creating a Link from a Revit Material to an LME Product To create a link from a Revit Material to an LME Product 1 o R Assign the material in your Revit project if it is not already assigned If you made a change to your Revit project in your Revit project click on Update LinkMan E data from the LinkMan E menu followed by a Refresh in LME Click on the Tools tab and select Link Revit Material to Product This will display the Revit Materials tab and the Products Dashboard in separate windows In the Revit Materials tab click on the Revit Material that you want to link In the tree of your Products Dashboard click on the folder that contains the product that you want to link Drag the Revit Material and drop it on the product If selectin
15. Project ff L ja Category Family Ma Sta Qua R Keynote R Keynote L Keynd L Keynote Lin Balusters Panel Glass ze zi o LJ Cable Trays Cable Trays Channel Cable Tray Ho LI Cable Trays Cable Trays Ladder Cable Tray Bo LJ Callout He Callout Head Callout Head Bi o L Ceilings Ceilings 2 x 2 ACT System ai o C2050A04M CEILING LAY IN C2050 Ceiling La V Ceilings Ceilings Z x 4 ACT System 30 C2050A05M CEILING LAY IN C2050 Ceiling La V Ceilings Ceilings CLG STLIST 2HR CONC I 1 C2050 A08M CEILING GYPSU C2050 Ceiling Gy V Ceilings Ceilings Generic z o LI Ceilings Ceilings GWB on Mtl Stud Bi o L Columns Rectangular Column 18 x 18 z jo L Columns Rectangular Column 18 x 24 dio E Columns Rectangular Column 24 x 24 Bi lo L Conduits Conduits Conduit doo Curtain Pa Curtain Panels Empty zi o D Curtain Pa Curtain Panels Glazed a o Curtain Pa Curtain Panels Solid zi jo Material Name Status Element Category Element Family Element Type Project p Model Project opened successfully 0 00 01 58 59 PM Num sevo The Show All Types command on the Applications tab affects both the Revit Project and the Revit Materials tab For the Revit Project tab clicking on Show All Types will show all families and types that are available in the linked Revit project under the folder that is currently highlighte
16. Yes to confirm the deletion Add Products to Assembly When you have created a new assembly use the following steps to add products to the assembly 1 Click on the Tools tab Select Add Product to Assembly LME will automatically set the windows up for this process Right click on the assembly and choose View Edit Assembly 33 LinkMan E User Documentation e BSD LinkMan E Warehouse SE Home Applicat Tools 9 Y E Q Back ae a 2 daa O as T E E i en ES E a e TuS AH My Stat Page Renewal Dite My Star Page LinkMan Assemblies x Assemblies Dashboard We Assembly Name FolderName SLE Revit CL AE LME LME Keynote Text El Ef Warehouse Warehouse Beam Steel ere amp PEU a SUBSTRUCTURE Beam Steel ST Add Edit LinkMan Ascembly se ZA sT Struct sme p BB IC oe Beam Steel LWRE We f C10 Interior Construction i Beam Steel Folder ETT Foo WT Struc A C20 Interior Finishes Beam Steel WWF W 92 D SERVICES E Beam Steel w Name Bean Steel W Wide Fange WS 0 E EQUIPMENT AND FURNISH tonio o mig m ufi amp 2 F SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION A 1 0 6 SITEWORK Beam Structural Keynotes B1010 A08 Com amp UnassignedAssembiies UnAss PEZ Beam Wood Keynote Bean Sied WWide Fange EEE E Beam Wood Heavy E Column Concr Y rete Cas
17. and select Export for Printing e Change the destination folder in the Select File for export dialog box to place your exported file in the desired location e Click Save e Navigate to the location where you saved the file and double click on it to open it in Excel e f you are using Office 2007 or 2010 you may see this message Microsoft Office Excel The file you are trying to open Test Master Links_SpecLinkE_One New project xls is in a different format than specified by the file extension Verify that the file is not corrupted and is from a trusted source before opening the file Do you want to open the file now e Click Yes e You will see a menu with the choice of opening the file as an XML list a read only workbook or using the XML Source task pane you would like to open this file As ly workbook Use the XML Source task pane Lx cms J me jJ e f you choose As an XML list an XML list is created in a new workbook The contents of the file are imported into the XML list Microsoft Excel will infer the schema of the XML data file This choice will probably be the most useful to you You can sort the records by any of the individual columns Since the file was originally an XML file if you want to save it as an Excel file you will need to give it a name when you save it e f you choose As a read only workbook The XML data file is opened as a read only workbook The structure of the file is flat
18. automatically connect the Revit elements to the corresponding specifications in BSD SpecLink E Installation and Setup For the most current installation instructions see the updated installation document on our Download Center Hardware and Software Requirements e LinkMan E runs on 32 bit and 64 bit Microsoft Windows environments on Intel based personal computers The following describes the hardware and software requirements to operate the software e As with any Windows based application faster system components and more system memory enable faster performance e The speed of the server disk drive is important since the server portion of both SpecLink E and LinkMan E is a database based system e Use of a higher resolution video card and monitor enables more information to be displayed on the screen Recommended server configuration e LinkMan E requires a SpecLink E Server or Standalone installation and requires a valid LinkMan E access key e Requirements for that server are unchanged by the installation of LME Please see the description of SpecLink E requirements for details Recommended client configuration e Intel compatible processor 2 GHz or better Windows 8 or 7 2 GB of RAM 1 GB of available disk space XGA or higher resolution monitor Internet Explorer 8 0 or higher Recommended laptop or standalone configuration which will run both server and client applications In this configuration the computer will like
19. be a link to exclude rather than include a section so the page icon in LME is different than the page icon in SLE in that it does not always represent an active section in the SpecLink E project e Left most box The box to the left of the Section ID will be shaded in blue if the SpecLink E paragraph is a user added paragraph or a user modified master paragraph Note that the fields below may be rearranged by dragging the column header right or left and dropping it where desired e Section ID This column displays the Section ID and acronym for the section that contains the paragraph in SLE that references this product e Seq This column displays the sequence code from the paragraph in SLE that references this product e Status The lighter color background and the green color indicates that this product is specified in the SLE project e A gray status box indicates that this paragraph is not active in the SLE project e A yellow triangle indicates that this product has a yellow link in the SLE project but is not active e A red stop sign indicates that this product is excluded in the SLE project 21 LinkMan E User Documentation e Description This column displays the text of the paragraph in the SLE project e Linked A checkmark in the Linked column indicates that the product has been linked to an object in LME Products that are included in the master database are linked already Right click on a line to see the link fo
20. bold to indicate that you are sorting on that column The three Revit columns Category Family and Type sort together as one column e The column headers are color coded to help you to differentiate between the Revit information fuchsia the LinkMan E information Products are light blue Assemblies are purple and the SpecLink E information green The colors of the headers coordinate with the colors of the tabs above As you click from tab to tab the active tab will have a white background 14 Software Orientation If you cannot read all of the text in any column you can either drag the column wider or allow your cursor to hover over what you are trying to read The full text will appear in the tooltip e To see only elements that are active in the Revit Project click on Active Revit in the BSD LinkMan E group on the Applications tab e To see only PL and PP tagged paragraphs that are active in the SLE Project click on Active SLE e To see only records that are active in at least one of the linked applications click on Show Active Objects e To see all products whether they are active in any linked applications click on Show All Objects Products Dashboard Tree You must click on a specific folder to see the Products within that folder If you click on the Facility Construction Subgroup folder in the Products Dashboard Tree which is organized by MasterFormat 2004 12 you will see all of the products in division
21. e dE edat a eoe et eid 64 A E 65 Accessing and Using Help 5 ciae ee deve seen ee 65 Electronic User Manual econo entente ede etre da d 65 Customer SUPPO EE 66 seem 67 What is BSD LinkMan E BSD LinkMan E is a linking software product that lets you easily create monitor and modify relationships between various representations of a building design project as modeled and drawn using Autodesk Revit and as specified using BSD SpecLink E This linking software is referred to as LinkMan E or LME The LME user interface is a set of tabs together constituting a monitoring station that allows you to identify control and coordinate relevant discrepancies between the two software applications In short LME is a tool for coordinating the Revit building model and its specifications LME uses master lists of Products and Assemblies to connect the Revit elements Category Family Type to the SpecLink E product specs These master lists are shown on the Products and Assemblies Dashboards and are the key views for coordination The dashboards are organized by MasterFormat Products and UniFormat Assemblies The Show Active Objects button quickly collapses the view of the Products and Assemblies Dashboards to show only those items that are active in the Revit and or SpecLink E projects highlighting any discrepancies To collapse it further use the Active Revit or Active SLE buttons The user resolves the discrepancies
22. elements Although any keynote number may be saved on an element the only keynote text that will be displayed in a keynote tag is that which exists in the keynotes file and which corresponds to the keynote number in the element There may be one or more keynotes files depending on the settings in each Revit instance For efficiency and quality control most multi user set ups of Revit use the same keynotes file When assigning new or revised keynotes LME exports a new keynotes file for Revit s use Background on Keynotes Not everyone in architecture and engineering uses keynotes and for good reasons 1 employing them effectively requires training the drafting staff and applying strict discipline 2 there are no standards so frequently the keynotes vary from project to project as well as from office to office and 3 managing keynotes without the use of specialized software is difficult or impossible Why Use Keynotes Not everyone even knows what they are Keynotes are short notations intended for use on construction drawings especially drawing details that take the place of verbose sometimes conflicting or contradictory ad hoc notes They typically consist of a specification section number in combination with a short suffix so the contractor is referred both to a numerically organized legend on the drawings and to the appropriate specification sections for more detail For example a keynote 042000 A might correspond on a legend to C
23. for the LME Product with which this paragraph is linked e Name Displays the Name of the LME Product e Product Assembly Displays either Product or Assembly to indicate which one this paragraph is linked to At this point it will always be Product e Origin Displays Master if this paragraph is linked to a Master LME Product Displays User if the LME Product is user added e Link Displays Master if this link was included in the master and User if this is a user created link Note Unlike SLE source and target links are all displayed in the same dialog box Using Screen Setups to add to the LME database BSD LinkMan E Model Project Applications Tools View A PA PN Ak PNA REN Ri JN Qr is Ali E ire Aena di AN 4 Add Product Link SLE Paragraph Link Revit Element Link Revit Element Link Revit Material Add Keynote To Add KeynoteTo Merge All To Assembly To Product To Product To Assembly to Product Revit Element Revit Material Tab Groups Screen Setups The Tools tab includes a number of commands that will arrange your windows to facilitate adding to your LME database They include e Add Product to Assembly Link SLE Paragraph to Product Link Revit Element to Product Link Revit Element to Assembly Link Revit Material to Product Add Keynote to Revit Element Add Keynote to Revit Material Merge All Tab Groups sets all tabs back into the same window Linking User Added Assemblies and Products The data that is included i
24. from within your Revit Project To use the commands click on the Add Ins tab LinkMan E Group Connect to LinkMan E Group Update LinkMan E Data This command sends the most current information from this Revit project to the LME Group with which this project is connected Use this command any time you have made changes to your Revit project that need to be reflected in your LME group You will receive a confirmation when the process is complete Phase Settings This allows you to restrict the data that goes to LME by phase See the next topic for more information Import Replace Keynotes This brings the LME Keynote information into your Revit project For more information see the Keynote section later in this manual Set LinkMan E Server Name About LinkMan E This displays the current version of LME as well as the server location Note If the LinkMan E group on the Add ins menu does not appear available you may need to click on the Modify button or change your Revit project to the default 3D view on the View tab Phase Settings If you are using Phases in your Revit project you can indicate which phases should be included in your LME group Do this before you send the data to your LME Group using Update LinkMan E Data In Revit open the Revit project that is linked to your LME Group Click on the Add ins tab In the LinkMan E group select Phase Settings If you are using linked Revit projects you will see each project o
25. including Home Applications Tools and View e Groups Each tab contains one or more groups Assemblies Dashboard is a group on the Home tab e Quick Access Toolbar The Quick Access Toolbar is a row of small icons at the top of the application You can right click on any command to add it to the Quick Access Toolbar e Help The Help is accessed by clicking on the small green circle with the question mark on the top right corner of the application or by pressing F1 Renewal Date The Renewal Date on the Home tab displays the subscription end date of your LinkMan E subscription Tool Tips To see what an icon or symbol means let your cursor hover over the icon or symbol and you will see a tool tip with an explanation Auto hiding the tree The Project Tree window can be hidden so that it disappears to the left of the screen and reappears when you let the cursor hover over the tab on the left side of the application window e To hide the tree click on the pushpin icon in the top right of that panel e To view the tree let your cursor rest on the tab and it will slide into view e To keep the tree in view click on the pushpin icon again LinkMan E User Documentation Views in the LME Project Group These are the views in LME that display the status of objects in each of the linked applications e The Products Dashboard and the Assemblies Dashboard views display the status of objects across applications allowing y
26. l l Product Name note Text Structural Stool Product Name Felder Nane Oron aiSteol W Sh Remove Product Swean Close SeveaniNew Cancel ll i aaa 000 Nom Wiems 11370240 4 Inthe Products Dashboard find and click on the Product you want to add to the assembly 5 Drag and drop the product into the Products window on the bottom part of the assembly form 6 Repeat the steps for as many products as needed for this assembly 7 If you add a Product by mistake click on the product in the Assembly form and click on Remove Product 8 Click Save and Close when done 34 How To Links Viewing Links You can view links that are supplied with the LME database as well as links that you have added In the Products and Assemblies Dashboards right click on the Product or Assembly and choose Edit Links In the Revit or SpecLink Project tabs right click on the Revit object Revit Material or SLE paragraph and choose View Links The Add Delete Link dialog box opens You can resize the dialog box to see more information The dialog box display will change depending on which record type you are highlighting K r Y Add Delete Link Se Folder 083000 Specialty Doors and Frames Origin Master LME Product Door Overhead Coiling Application Category Section ray once Name Description Link gt Delete Selected Link Link External Revit Elemen
27. ls 2014 Version 4 2 8 0 To check whether your installation Current Edition is up to date click the File menu April 30 2014 not tab st the upper left and choose About LinkMan E The Spring 2014 version of LinkMan E is the current edition if you haven t already This release is required for all LinkMan E users who have updated SpecLink E to the Spring 2014 edition PowerPoint Side Show User Scenarios FAQs ara Tools for Linking to Revit Release Notes INTELLIGENT REVIT OBJECTS BSD now offers a ECCO catalog of 600 Revit objects that are pre linked to BSD SpecLink E through the LinkMan E add on software Over 200 wall types dozens of window and door types and floor ceiling types are included Click here to download a sample of these objects and materials Training Services Email Technical Support i kmarie Newsletter cito e BSD MATERIALS FOR REVIT BSD now offers a catalog of 1 700 materials that can be easily imported Click on the picture above for larger view into Revit for application to existing Revit elements The current release of LinkMan E automatically connects Upcoming these Revit elements with the corresponding specifications in SpecLink E Workshops a Project Group Model Project opened successfully 00 Num PEI sep 022014 01 17 44 PM P When you open the software the first tab is populated by My Start Page which opens the Building Sys
28. the folder currently highlighted in the Products Dashboard tree whether they are active in any of the linked projects or not e For the Keynotes Tab it shows all of the available Keynotes under the highlighted folder whether they are applied to Revit Objects Materials or not Clicking on Show All Objects if it is not already selected from a tab other than the Assemblies Dashboard the Products Dashboard or the Keynotes tab will change the focus to the Products Dashboard 59 LinkMan E User Documentation Show Active Objects File Refresh BSD LinkMan E Model Project Home Applications fa A D se A Active Active Show All Show All Apply Default Auto Select Synchronize Show All Revit SLE Objects Types Keynotes Specs Products Tools View Project Group Model Project opened successfully 0 0 Refresh My Start Pags Products Dashboard Mr MAA mad f Products Dashbo zs Category Family Element Revit gt gt LinkMan E Products lt lt EB Model Project Mo TAS Basic Ext WS 10 125 2Hr NA Brick GWB GA 072500 Air Barrier 072500 Air Barrier 07250008 He eo c Wals Basic Emterior BrickonCMU O 2 0 20 Facility Sen Walls Basic Exterior Brick on Mtl Stud O 8 0 30 Site and Infr Walls Basic Exterior CMU Insulated O E 40 48 Process Walls Basic Exteri
29. wish to connect to your LME Group 3 Click on the Add Ins tab LinkMan E Group and select Connect to LinkMan E Group Note If the LinkMan E group on the Add ins menu does not appear available you may need to click on the Modify button or change your Revit project to the default 3D view on the View tab v Aer eA gt r SOA ES 0 EN WareHouseProject rvt 3D 8 AAA Home Inset Annotate Analyze Structure Massing amp Site Collaborate View Manage Add Ins Modify lea a EB e Modify Connect to LinkMan E Group Update LinkMan E Data Phase Settings Import Replace Keynotes Set Server Name About LinkMan E Select LinkMan E 4 After selecting the LME Group and clicking OK you will receive a confirmation that the Revit Project has been connected to the LME Group 23 LinkMan E User Documentation 5 6 7 8 If you want to restrict the data sent to LME to only certain phases see Phase Settings below In the LinkMan E group in Revit click on Update LinkMan E data You will receive a confirmation that the data has been successfully updated In LME click on Refresh in the Applications tab A Revit project may connect to only one SLE project at a time When you select Connect to LinkMan E Group if the Revit Project is already connected to an LME Group the currently connected LME Group will be highlighted You can select another LME Group Revit Menu Commands The following commands are available
30. 00 IM E 062000 Wood casings and moldings 062000 I E 081433 Exterior Doors 1 3 4 inches 4445 m 081433 I E Linked butnotin the project O E 088000 Type IG 3 Sealed Insulating Glass U 088000 I E Wais Basic Ext ws 10 125 2Hr NA Brick_GWB_ 042000 Exterior Wall Brick and Gypsum Board Facing Brick ASTM C216 Type FBS 042000 I E 061000 Stud Framing 2 by 2 through 2 by 6 50 061000 I E 072500 Air Barrier 072500 WI E 092116 Exterior Sheathing Board Sizes to mini 092116 B Product Name Folder Name SLE Revit LME Keynote Number LMI Text allboard 092116 A19M s liboar Furring Channel Steel Resilient 092000 Plaster and Gypsum Bo a 092116 A09M Furring Channel Steel Resilient Project Group Model Project cpened successfully 0 00 Num E Sep 02 2014 01 21 01 PM If the Assemblies Dashboard is not visible click on the View tab and select Advanced The Assemblies Dashboard displays information on the linked Revit object the Revit Material the LME Assembly and the SLE paragraph all on the same line Each line represents a unique combination of those four e White Background When a cell has a white background it means that item is active If all cells in a row have a white background then those items are linked together and are active across the board e Mixed If one part of the line has a white backgroun
31. 020 A Window Dou CO OS Soo ae 33133332 Material Name Status Element Category Element Family Element Type eilings Ceilings CLG_STLJST_2HR_CONC_GWB_IBC 092116 Furing Channel Steel Resilie MW Ceilings Ceilings CLG STLJST 2HR CONC GWB IBC 000 Num Meo 0 22 00 The Revit Project tab displays data about Revit objects that are present and active in the Revit project as well as objects that are included in the LME master data Revit Project Tree The folders in the Revit Project Tree reflect the hierarchy of the Revit project Click on the plus sign to see sub folders below higher level folders When you click on a folder the status columns to the right reflect the condition of the assemblies within that folder If you click on the very top folder Revit project name you will see all objects in Revit depending on your setting of Active Revit Active SLE Show All Types or Show Active Types Note that the fields below may be rearranged by dragging the column header right or left and dropping it where desired Category and Family These fields come from the hierarchy in the Revit project Type This displays the name of the object in the Revit project Status The lighter background and green color in the Status column indicate that the assembly is present in the Revit project This displays the number of instances of this assembly in the Revit project Quantity
32. 81416 8SD Fush SpectinkE Gpe BST 0118 DOORS AND PANELS Master Revt Doors Dbl Fush 68 x 80 User Revit Doors Dbl Flush 68 x 84 User Revit Doors Dbl Fush T2 x 78 User Revit Doors Dbl Flush 72 x 82 User gt Revit Doors Dbl Fush 72 x 84 User Delete Selected Link Link External Revit Elements Apply Close L 4 The valid format to add an external link from a Revit Material to any assembly or product is 40 How To Revit Materials Material Name e Click on Save and then Apply in the Links Dialog Box Your links will be saved in your LME database The only validation that will be done is to validate the format of the entry Since you do not even need to have Revit installed there is no way to validate the Revit objects If you are connected to a Revit project and the linked element is available you will see the checkmark in the Linked column right away Editing Links Master Links can be viewed using Edit Links Only User added links may be deleted To view a master link or edit a user added link Add Delete Link leal Folder 82010 Exterior Walls Origin Master LME Assembly Exterior Wall Brick Facing on CMU Backup GWB on Furing Application Category Section Fay Sequence gt Revit Walls Basic Exterior Brick on CMU Master Name Description Link Delete Selected Link Link External Revit Elements L cose HA L d Click on the ta
33. E Aluminum Windows Extruded aluminum frame and sash factory fabricated factory finished with operating hardw E A Ste Description RS Castin Place Concrete 085113 8SD 0199 IE Double Hung Type 088000 BSD 0000 MW Glazing MX XXIX SISSE SI SESSEL SIX SIL SI a m y N22000 RSN 0112 MT li 1 amp aalaziaculatina Olaso Linio VMician alazi leu Project Group Model Project opened successfully 0 00 Num EN evo 01 26 08 PM L If the SpecLink Project tab is not visible click on the View tab and select Advanced The SpecLink Project tab displays the status of the products in the specification SpecLink Project Tree The SpecLink Project Tree reflects the hierarchy of the SpecLink E project Click on the sign to see sub folders under higher level folders When you click on a folder the status columns to the right reflect the condition of the products within that folder If you click on the project name top folder in the tree you will see all of the products for the project depending on your setting of Show All Products or Show Active Products Paragraphs that are tagged as PL or PP in SpecLink E will appear in the SpecLink Project tab SLE paragraphs will not appear in the SpecLink Project Tab until something has been activated in that section or you have opened that section in SLE A page icon in the tree indicates that the folder contains a link within the LME Group It may
34. E Products Products View Dashboard BSD OG inkmare SpecLink E How LinkMan E Links to Revit LinkMan E uses the Category Family and Type identifications of Revit objects to associate them with LME Assemblies The Category is the first level title in the Project Browser folder tree below Families The Family and Type names are those that show in the Revit Type Properties box Introducing LinkMan E and in the folder tree Note Revit has a few idiosyncrasies in Category naming making the Revit View in LME not an exact match for the Revit Project Browser view This does not interfere with linking All the Families and Types in the Revit Architectural 2009 through 2015 Imperial Libraries and the out of the box template files have been pre linked to LME assemblies except where the Revit object is too general or sketchy to identify what materials of which it is made If an Autodesk provided object is used in a building model as is without changing any of the parameters that would force Revit to make a copy then LME will know about it automatically If a custom object is made by duplicating an Autodesk provided object the copy must be given a different Type name Revit s rule LME will see it but will not recognize it The same goes for custom objects made in other ways Revit will not allow duplicate Category Family T ype identifications For all custom objects once the Revit data has been updated in LME the Revit
35. Element or Material is currently linked to This is a suggested keynote from the LME master or from an LME object that you have created This keynote number can be transferred to the R Keynote column singly with a right mouse button click or as a batch process using the Apply Default Keynotes in the Autodesk Revit group on the Applications tab L Keynote Displays the keynote text for the L Keynote described above This can be transferred to the R Keynote column singly with a right mouse button click or as a batch process using the Apply Default Keynotes in the Autodesk Revit group on the Applications tab Creating Keynotes in LME Adding a Keynote for a Product or Assembly If you want your keynote to be automatically assigned to a user added LME Product or LME Assembly the easiest way to do that is to add the keynote information while adding or editing the Product or Assembly The Add Edit Product or Assembly form displays the folder where the product or assembly is The following fields are added or edited in this form Folder filled in by the software based on where your cursor is when you add the Product or Assembly Name User added name for the Product or Assembly Location Prefix Position Suffix These fields combine to make the Keynote Keynote The combination of the fields above Keynote User added description for the keynote Notes User added notes for this Product or Assembly Adding a Keynote Independentl
36. Joint Filler 1 2 inch 13 mm thick height equal to slab thickness Y 0449 I Slab Contraction Joint Device Preformed linear strip intended for pressing into Y 0455 LJ Slab Construction Joint Devices Combination keyed joint form and screed gal Y 0000 I Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete r4 ona EJ Concrete Block Comply with referenced standards and as follows Vv 0165 LJ Concrete Brick Y 0179 Wi Facing Brick ASTM C216 Type FBS Grade SW Vv 0185 11 Building Common Brick ASTM C62 Grade SW solid units Vv Project Group Model Project opened successfully Num PEI sep 02 2014 02 08 27 PM The Show All Products command on the Applications tab affects the SpecLink Project tab Clicking on Show All Products will show all products under the folder that is currently highlighted in the SpecLink Project Tree whether they are active in the linked SpecLink E project or not Note that for a section to appear in the SpecLink Project Tree you must have checked it out once or have a link to it Clicking on Show All Products if it is not already selected from a tab other than the SpecLink Project tab will change the focus to the SpecLink Project Tab 57 LinkMan E User Documentation Show Active Products e BSD LinkMan E Model Project WR M Home Applications Tools View s a 3 i A Refresh Active Show Active Show All Show All Apply Default Auto Sel
37. ON GYP C1010 Pariiion G IV 0 Curtain Systems Windows Window Double Hung Aluminum Wa B2020A07M WINDOW DOUB B2020 Window D IV amp C3 Curtain Wall Mullions Detail tems 6 0 Division Profiles amp C3 Door Tags BA Doors amp C3 Ducts 1 0 Elevation Marks 51 00 Flex Ducts 5 C3 FlexPipes 1 Floors 1 C3 Fumiture Material Name Status Element Category Element Family Element Type C3 Generic Annotations 1 60 Grid Heads amp Keynote Tags 092116 Furring Channel Steel I Ceilings Ceilings CLG STLJST 2HR CONC GW 11 00 Level Heads 6 0 Material Tags ana Project Group Model Project opened successfully 0 00 Num E Sep 02 2014 02 00 31 PM The Show Active Types command on the Applications tab affects both the Revit Project and the Revit Materials tab e For the Revit Project tab clicking on Show Active Types will show only those families and types that are active in the linked Revit project under the folder that is currently highlighted in the Revit Project Tree e For the Revit Materials tab clicking on Show Active Types will show only the materials that are associated with Revit Objects that are active in your Revit Project Clicking on Show Active Types if it is not already selected from a tab other than the Revit Project or Revit Materials tab will change the focus to the Revit Project Tab 56 Navigation and Miscellaneous C
38. SpecLink E command Tools Rebuild Project Links one or more times to speed up the linking process for the SLE project In the SpecLink E Help view the topic called Server Database Maintenance 65 LinkMan E User Documentation Customer Support For assistance in installing or using LinkMan E contact customer support at e Call toll free 1 800 266 7732 or 404 365 9226 e Email support bsdsoftlink com Tips e Support is located in Atlanta Eastern Time ET and office hours are 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m on normal business days e You can also download the latest copy of the software and the user manual from our Download Center 66 Index 2 2010 Microsoft Office ribbon bar menu 11 A Accessing the New LME Revit Keynotes File in your Revit Project 50 Activating SpecLink E paragraphs and SOCHONS concise tes nest kere aes 27 Active Revit aiaa anairen e aea 61 Adliye SLE 5 rro u rae aN 62 Add new assembly 31 Add new product 30 Add products to assembly 33 Adding a Keynote for a Product or Assembly e n a a e eb 46 Adding a Keynote Independently of a Product or Assembly 46 Adding Links Screen Setups sssssssssss 37 Advanced View sssssseesese 13 Application menu seeeeeeeene 11 Apply Default Keynotes 49 Assemblies Dashboard
39. This column shows the total quantity for all of the instances of this assembly R Keynote Displays the keynote number for the keynote that is currently assigned or the keynote that is ready to be assigned by LME R Keynote Displays the keynote text for the keynote that is currently assigned or the keynote that is ready to be assigned by LME L Keynote Displays the keynote number for the keynote that is currently assigned to the LME object this Revit element is currently linked to This is a suggested keynote from the LME master or from an LME object that you have created This keynote number can be transferred to the R Keynote column singly with a right mouse button click or as a batch process using the Apply Default Keynotes in the Autodesk Revit group on the Applications tab L Keynote Displays the keynote text for the L Keynote described above This can be transferred to the R Keynote column singly with a right mouse button click or as a batch process using the Apply Default Keynotes in the Autodesk Revit group on the Applications tab LinkMan E User Documentation e Linked A checkmark indicates that this Revit object is linked to one or more assemblies A yellow triangle background indicates that this Revit object is linked to more than one assembly Right click on a Revit Object to view the links Objects included in the master database are linked already User added Assemblies and Products need to be linked by t
40. User Manual oS Building Systems Design Inc Acknowledgements BSD LinkMan E Software 2014 Building Systems Design Inc BSD SpecLink is a registered trademark of Building Systems Design Inc BSD LinkMan is a trademark of Building Systems Design Inc Other product and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners Building Systems Design Inc is owned by CSI cornerstone E X CSI and is a Cornerstone Partner of the American Institute of Architects BSD LinkMan E User Manual O 2014 Building Systems Design Inc Updated September 2014 Information in this document is subject to change without notice Companies names and data used in examples herein are fictitious unless otherwise noted No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical for any purpose without the express written permission of Building Systems Design Inc All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Table of Contents Whatis BSD EinkMare E ii tia 1 SpecLink E LinkMan E User SCenari0S ccccccecececeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeseaeeseeeeeseeseeeeeseaeessneeesaaes 3 LinkMan E Data Structure Schematic nennen 4 How LinkMan E Links to Rovi asira aa REE rn nro rre rre rra 4 How LinkMan E links to SpecLink E ooooocccinnccconoccconcnconncnnanccnonncnnncanonnnnonn canon cn nan cn ran n enne nnne 5 BSD Obje
41. Walls Basic Exterior Brick on CMU LJ Walls Basic Exterior Brick on Mil Stud O Walls Basic Generic 4 Brick Li Walls Stacked Exterior Brick Over CMU w Metal Stud a Linked Linked Linked but not in the project 033000 Concrete Castin Place Concrete 033000 F Structur Structur Bearing Footing 36 x 12 m Structur Structur Retaining Footing 24 x 12 x 12 O Floors Floor FL_WDJST_2HR_CONC_GWB_IBC 6 5 1_ 033000 Concrete Cast in Place for M Concrete for composite floor co 033000 I Elans Einar IW Concrete an Metal Derk Assembly Name Folder Name SLE Revit LME Keynote LME Keynote Text Exterior Wall Brick Facing Wood Studs B2010 Exterior Walls v B2010A05M Exterior Wall Brick Facing Wood S Exterior Wall Wood Clapboard Wood Studs 82010 Exterior Walls v B2010A16M Exterior Wall Wood Clapboard W E Exterior Wall Wood Shakes Wood Studs B2010 Exterior Walls Y B2010 418M Exterior Wall Wood Shakes Wood lt uum i i 82010 Estarior Walls I L Extarior Wall Wand Shinalas Abas Project Group Model Project opened successfully 0 00 Num E sep 02 2014 02 13 53 PM The Active SLE command on the Applications tab affects the Products Dashboard the Assemblies Dashboard and the Keynotes tab e For the Assemblies Dashboard it shows all active SpecLink E PL or PP tagged paragraphs under the folder currently highlighted in the A
42. b where the link is Click in the tree on the folder that contains the object with the link Click on the object that contains the link Right click on the object and choose Edit or View Links You can view any link or delete a user added link To modify a link you must remove it and re add it ooRom Deleting User Added Links Master links cannot be deleted To delete a user added link e Highlight the object that includes the link that you want to delete e Right click on the object and choose Edit Links or View Links e Click on the link that you want to delete and click on Delete Selected Link e Click Apply and then Close to save your changes 41 LinkMan E User Documentation Export for Printing Export for Printing exports the records currently displayed in the Document Panel to an XML file which is automatically opened in Excel e Select the tab Products Dashboard Assemblies Dashboard Revit Project or SpecLink Project that includes the records that you want to export The Keynotes tab records cannot be exported at this time e Ifthe desired tab is not visible click on the View tab and select Advanced e Click on the folder within the tab that includes the records you want to export Leaving the cursor on the top level folder will export all the records within that tab SpecLink Project and Revit Project tabs only e Click on Show Active Objects or Show All Objects etc as desired e Click on the File menu
43. be in an assembly or linked to a Revit Product 3 Click on the Products or Assemblies Dashboard 4 To activate the SLE paragraphs that are linked to Revit Objects through Products and Assemblies you can use Auto Select Specs 5 To activate other SLE paragraphs you can place a checkmark in the Select Specs column 6 To exclude an SLE paragraph place an X in the Select Specs column Click twice in the Select Specs column to place an X 7 To remove all green squares in the Select Specs column returning the boxes to neutral toggle Auto Select Specs off 8 To implement the links in SLE click on Synchronize If an SLE paragraph is turned on due to a link from LME the same link will be applied to the parent of the paragraph all the way to the top of the section turning on the section if necessary If any of the intervening parents is subject to an Exclude condition the chain will be broken just as in downward linking scenarios To see the effects in your SLE project you may need to click on Refresh Tree in the Project Tree tab If any affected sections are checked out they will need to be checked in for the LME links to take effect Note that a user checkmark or X on an SLE paragraph will override any links from LME Deactivating links in your SpecLink E Project If you no longer wish the links from LME to activate any sections in your SLE project follow these steps e Deselect Auto Select Specs so that the Select column is blank
44. blies Dashboard tree whether or not they are linked to LME Assemblies e For the Products Dashboard it shows all active Revit objects under the folder currently highlighted in the Products Dashboard tree whether or not they are linked to LME Products e For the Keynotes Tab it shows the Keynotes that are applied to active Revit Objects or Materials 61 LinkMan E User Documentation Active SLE 012 BSD LinkMan E Model Project Fie Home Applications Vie 9 E Refresh Show All Apply Default Types Keynotes Refresh m sk R My Start Pags Products Dashboard MIA Products Dashbo 723 Category Family Element Revit gt gt LinkMan E Products lt lt amp f Model Project Mo alls Basic Ex WS 1025 2Hr NA Brick GWB_GA 072500 Air Barier 072500 Air Barrier 072500 A uper d Basic Exterior Brick on CMU O 6 0 20 Facility Sen Basic Exterior Brick on Mtl Stud a amp 30 Site and Infr Walls Basic Exterior CMU Insulated a E O 40 48 Process Walls Basic Exterior CMU on Mtl Stud a Walls Basic Exterior EIFS on Mtl Stud a Walls Stacked Exterior Brick Over CMU w Metal Stud a Walls Basic Ext WS 10 125 2Hr NA Brick GWB GA 042000 Brick Facing Facing Brick ASTM C216 Typ 042000 IB
45. ck ASTM C216 Type O 8 0 20 Facility Sen Floor__ FL_WDJST_2HR_CONC_GWB_IBC 6 5 1_B Concrete for composite floor con O amp C3 30 Site and Infr Floor FL CONC 2HR CONC GWBFUR IBC 52 1 Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete a amp C3 40 48 Process Door S Unrated 081213 Door Frame Steel for Non Ste Interior Door Frames Non Fire 081213 I Linked but not in the project a Doors Door_S Wood_Frame 062000 Door Frame Wood Finish Wood door frames glazed fram 062000 IB Doors Door S Unrated 081416 Door Wood Flush Interior Interior Doors 1 3 4 inches 44 081416 Il Linked but notin the project LJ Doors Door S Wood_Frame 081433 Door Wood Stile and Rail Ext Exterior Doors 1 3 4 inches 44 081433 I Linked but notin the project LJ Ceilings Ceilings CLG STLJST 2HR CONC GWB IBC 65 1 092116 Furing Channel Steel Resilient_ Resilient Furring Channels 1 2 i 092116 I Doors Door S Wood Frame 088000 Glazing Insulating Safety Type IG 3 Sealed Insulating G 088000 I Windo Windo Aluminum 088000 Glazing Insulating Vision Low E Type IG 1 Sealed Insulating G 058000 I Walls Basic Ext WS 10 125 2Hr NA Brick GWB GA W 092116 Gypsum Sheathing Board Exterior Sheathing Board Sizes 092116 I Linked but notiin the project LJ Assembly Name Revit LME Keynote LME Keynote T
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47. d and another part of the line has a grey background then that indicates a discrepancy which should be investigated e Not Linked to the LME Object If a Revit Object is active in the Revit project but is not linked in LME it will say Not Linked to the LME Object in red e Linked but not in the Project There is a link associated with this Assembly but the Revit Object is not in the Revit Project or the SLE Paragraph is not in the SLE Project e Empty Cell If a cell is completely empty that means that there is no link to that application from the assembly e Boldness of lines If the same LME Assembly is linked to multiple Revit Objects for example then the assembly will be listed multiple times divided by a thinner black line When the line changes to a new LME Assembly then there will be a darker line dividing it from the assembly above and below it As you change the sort order of the records the thickness of the lines will change depending on where there are multiples of the records in the column that is being used for sorting e Clicking on a column header will sort the records by that column When you have done this the entire column becomes bold to indicate that you are sorting on that column The three Revit columns Category Family and Type sort together as one column e The column headers are color coded to help you to differentiate between the Revit information fuchsia the LinkMan E information Products are light b
48. d in by the software based on the combination of the fields above 5 Keynote Enter associated Keynote text If you tab through this field it will be filled in with the Assembly Name 6 Notes Fill in any additional notes about this assembly Click Save and Close to save the assembly and close the form Click Save and New to save the assembly and add another assembly Click Cancel to close the form without saving the changes to the last record you were on To add Products to the assembly see Add Products to Assembly OOND Note Note If you are not displaying all objects and you add a new Product Assembly or Keynote the display will change to Show All Objects automatically so you can see your newly added object Duplicate Assembly To make a copy of an existing assembly 1 Ifthe Assemblies Dashboard is not visible click on the View tab and select Advanced 32 How To NAO D Click on the Assemblies Dashboard Highlight the folder in the tree that contains the assembly that you want to copy Click on the assembly to be copied From the Home tab Assemblies Dashboard group click on Duplicate Alternatively right click on the assembly and choose Duplicate Assembly The assembly form opens and you can make any required changes to the assembly including moving it to a different location in the Assemblies Dashboard tree by clicking on the Folder field and selecting a different folder View Edit Assemb
49. d in the Revit Project Tree For the Revit Materials tab clicking on Show All Types will show all materials that are available in your Revit Project Clicking on Show All Types if it is not already selected from a tab other than the Revit Project or Revit Materials tab will change the focus to the Revit Project Tab 55 LinkMan E User Documentation Show Active Types r 7 Y e BSD LinkMan E Model Project ela x Home Applications Tools View e 9 amp I Bg b Refresh Active Active Show Active Show All Apply Default Auto Select Synchronize Show All Types Keynotes Specs Products Revit SLE Objects Refresh BSD My Start Revit Project x Revit Project 9 Category Family Type Sta 4 Que R Keynote R Keynote L Keync L Keynote Lin B SALES DemoProjectrvt m Dp dr Doors Deor Swing Wood Flu Unrated M2 C1030A24M DOOR SWING CI030 Door Swin 7 amp E1 Cable Trays Doors Door Swing Wood Sti Wood Frame mW B2050A13M DOOR SWING B2050 Door Swin 7 4 0 Callout Heads Floors oor FL_CONC_2HR_CONC_GW IW 1 B1010A46M CONCRETE PR B1010 Concrete Y l Ceilings Floor FLWDJST 2HR CONC G W 1 B1010A52M JOIST WOOD C B1010 Joist Woo V D cm t Basic Ex WS 10125 2Hr NAB 4 B2010A34M EXTERIOR WALL B2010 ExteriorW Y ae ae Walls Basic In WS 06 125 28k 40 44 3 C1010427M PARTITI
50. d text plus the relationships between them LinkMan E User Documentation The LME Revit Project view quickly identifies any Revit objects that are not linked to an LME assembly The Assemblies Dashboard quickly shows the products to which each assembly is linked plus identifies assemblies not linked to any products The Products Dashboard shows which products are already included in the specification and which are not Using the Products and Assemblies Dashboards discrepancies are apparent for instance where Revit shows an object but SLE shows no specs or where SLE shows a spec for a product that is apparently not used in the Revit project After resolving the obvious discrepancies verbal communication is likely to be necessary to reconcile other discrepancies shown As in the minimal integration scenario the spec writer either switches to SLE itself to edit the specs or uses the Products or Assemblies Dashboard to actually turn on the relevant spec text The Revit modeler must use Revit itself to modify the project objects if necessary Under some circumstances it may be unnecessary to modify an actual Revit object if the LME Assembly it is linked to is also linked to the proper products The spec writer could also change the LME Assembly or Product to which a Revit object is linked in order to make more detailed links to the specification LinkMan E Data Structure Schematic LinkMan E Assemblies Dashboard SpecLink E LinkMan
51. e deletion Add New Assembly To create a new assembly PONS e 1 Highlight the folder in the tree where the assembly should be 2 Click on the Home tab 31 LinkMan E User Documentation 3 Click on Add New from the Assemblies Dashboard group Alternatively if there are Assemblies in the right hand panel you can right click on an existing Assembly and choose Create New Assembly r nY Add Edit LinkMan Assembly mm Folder C1010 Interior Partitions Name Location C1010 Prefix A v Position 0 Suffix Keynote C1010 A00 l Notes Product Name Remove Product Save and Close Save and New Cancel DS A 4 Note You can click on Add New Assembly from any tab The software will automatically move you to the Assemblies Dashboard and open the Add Edit Assembly form You can simply click in the Folder field and change the folder location by navigating the tree that opens 5 Fill in the information on the Assembly form 1 Folder Filled in automatically but can be changed to move the assembly to a different folder Click on the field to bring up the Folder Selection Form to select a different folder in the project Double click on the newly selected folder to bring it into the Add Edit Assembly form 2 Name Fill in the Assembly name 3 Location Prefix Position Suffix These fields combine to form the Keynote 4 Keynote Fille
52. e to make the Keynote e Keynote The combination of the fields above e Keynote User added description for the keynote Click Save and Close to save the keynote and close the form Click Save and New to save the keynote and add another one Click Cancel to close the form without saving your changes to the last record you were on Noo Keynotes created in this way will not be associated with an LME object but they can be assigned to a Revit Element or Material Note If you are displaying Show Active Objects only and you add a new Product Assembly or Keynote the display will change to Show All Objects automatically so you can see your newly added object See also Adding a Keynote for a Product or Assembly Editing Keynotes Only User added or copied keynotes can be edited To edit a user keynote e If the Keynotes tab is not visible click on the View tab and select Advanced e Click on the Keynotes tab e Click on the keynote to be changed 47 LinkMan E User Documentation From the Home tab Keynotes group click on Edit Alternatively right click on the keynote and choose Edit Keynote Make the desired changes Click on Save and Close Deleting a Single Keynote Only User added or copied keynotes can be deleted To delete a user keynote If the Keynotes tab is not visible click on the View tab and select Advanced Click on the Keynotes tab Click on the keynote to be deleted From the Home tab Keyn
53. ect Synchronize Show All SLE Objects Objects Types Keynotes Specs Products Refresh D Man parar ani amp FB Model Project 062000 8sD Finish carpentry items 062000 BSD Wood door frames glazed frames li 2 RUE E E stin Place Concrete ly Es 2 eN a sug 02300085 Wi Concrete for composite floor construction W amp C1 20 Facility Services Subgroup _934900 BSD IM _Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete v C3 30 Site and Infrastructure Subgre 042000 BSD Facing Brick ASTM C216 Type FBS Grade SW v amp C1 4 Process Equipment Subgroup o53100 85D WP Steel Decking V 061000 8sD_ Wi Stud Framing 2 by 2 through 2 by 6 50 by 50 mm through 50 by 150 mm MV E 061000 BSD WP JoistRafter Small Beam Framing 2 by 6 through 4 by 16 50 by 150 mm through M 06 4 v a 062000 8SD Wood casings and moldings v 072500 BSD 0093 Air Barier Yi 081213 8SD 0000 Hollow Metal Frames 7 Vv 081213 8sD 0107 STEEL DOOR FRAMES WITH INTEGRAL CASINGS MW 081213 89D 0115 Interior Door Framesf Nor Fire Rated Knockdown type Vv 081213 89D 0136 STEEL DOOR FRAMES WITH APPLIED CASINGS v 081416 8sD one E DOORS AND PANELS Vv 081416 BsD 0128 WW interior Doors 1 3 4 inches 44 mm thick unless otherwise indicated fush constr Y 081433 85D 0069 Wi Exterior Doors 1 3 4 inche
54. ed by LME links Synchronize The Synchronize command on the Applications tab BSD SpecLink E Group will 1 Send data from your LME Group to your SpecLink E project the status of the Select Specs column in the Products and Assemblies Dashboards Wait for the SLE server to reflect the changes in the SLE project Do a Refresh so that your LME Group displays the new current status of your SLE Project as well as your Revit project If you simply want to see the current status from your SLE and Revit projects Refresh is the faster method since it does not send any data from your LME projects database to your SLE project Note that you are not guaranteed you have the latest data from Revit unless you or someone goes into the Revit project and uses the Update LinkMan E Data command to send the latest 63 LinkMan E User Documentation Revit data to the LME database and then Refreshes in LME If necessary do this before using Synchronize The following condition needs to be in place for Synchronize to activate paragraphs in your SLE project e The SLE paragraph needs to be linked to a product in the Products or Assemblies Dashboard Note If you get a message SpecLink E could not process the data please try again make sure that the BSD Data Server is started If it is try restarting the LME Data Server For assistance contact BSD Tech Support Closing the software Click on the X in the top right corner of the applicatio
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56. eeseaeeeseaeeseaeesseaeeseaeesseeeseeesseeeen 43 SERIES aida 44 LinkMan E User Documentation Keynotes Tab o ele e iaa da dor 45 AECI 46 Editing Keynotes sico adri 47 Import Keynotes from Revit into LME sssseeseeeeeeennneennnme enne 48 Assigning a Keynote to a Revit Element or Material sseen 48 Apply Default Keynote Sac nna A AS A a AT E A 49 Import Replace Keynotes from LME into Revit ooconncccc nnnccccnnncccccnonannnononanncanonnrn ca nonnrn ca nnnnno 49 Navigation and Miscellaneous Commands ooocccinccccnnccconcnnnnncnnonnnnnnncnnannn cnn carac cnn cnn c can r ca rnncnan 53 A 22h ott Siete ed EL EE 53 Col Sii 53 Sholtcub KGySs 6o nit iO toas 53 Vertical and Horizontal Tab Groups ccccccccececeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeseaeeeeaeeseaaeeseaeeseeeeeseaeeseieeeseneeeaas 53 Merge All Tab Groupes ree e RERO Doa REG DD 53 Right mouse button menu in the Assemblies Dashboard sseeee 54 Right mouse button menu in the Products Dashboard see 54 Show AIL T VOS ii A AE tacuit tie sie eio re E bates eae E cnet e EE ei CIS 55 Show Active TYPOS Grossi 56 SHOW AILPIOQOUCIS itti borea atis heute ero OIT 57 SHOW Active PrOGLUCIS isse ire o e ia 58 SHOW All OD CCtS a E 59 SHOW Active ODJSCIS zin e i ree S ECHP ERREUR ra Ea AA ata RRE 60 piii CES 62 Auto Select SPECS iii Wa eA ih a Aa AAS eae 63 Serre 63 Closing the SoftWare iii rede ere eed cer rete
57. er using Vertical and Horizontal Tab Groups or any of the commands in the Screen Setups group on the Tools tab 53 LinkMan E User Documentation Right mouse button menu in the Assemblies Dashboard The right mouse button in the Assemblies Dashboard includes the following choices depending on the situation Create New Assembly View Edit Assembly Duplicate Assembly Edit Links Delete Assembly Right mouse button menu in the Products Dashboard The right mouse button in the Products Dashboard includes the following choices depending on the situation Create New Product View Edit Product Duplicate Product Edit Links Delete Product 54 Navigation and Miscellaneous Commands Show All Types MA e 0 Applications a Active Active Show Active Revit SLE Objects Refresh Tools BSD LinkMan E Model Project Show Active Apply Default Auto Select e B All Types Keynotes Specs Products favit Project amp F amp SALES DemoProjectrvt A Area Tags 6 0 Balusters 10 Cable Trays 6 0 Callout Heads amp ff Ceilings 1 0 Columns amp C3 Conduits 6 0 Curtain Panels t amp C3 Curtain Systems 1 0 Curtain Wall Mullions Detail tems O Division Profiles amp C1 Door Tags A Doors 0 Ducts O Elevation Marks 6 0 Flex Ducts 8 0 Flex Pipes E M Floors 6 0 Furniture amp C3 Generic Annotations amp C3 Grid Heads 1 0 Keynote Tags Level Heads E a Material Tags m Revit
58. erior Door Frames Non Fir Renewal Date Air Barrier Facing Brick ASTM C216 Ty Concrete for composite floor c Glass Fiber Reinforced Concr Do Do Wood Frame Unrated Linked but notin the project Wood door frames glazed fra Interior Doors 1 3 4 inches 4 Do Wood Frame Linked but not in the project Exterior Doors 1 3 4 inches CLG STLJST 2HR CONC G Wood Frame Aluminum Do i Win Linked but notin the project Resilient Furring Channels 1 Type IG 3 JSealed Insulating Type IG 1 Sealed Insulating Assembly Name Folder Name Revit LME LME Keynote Text E Exterior Wall Brick Facing Wood B2010 Exterior Walls Y B2010 A05M Exterior Wall Brick Facing E Exterior Wall Wood Clapboard W B2010 Exterior Walls V B2010A16M Exterior Wall Wood Clapbo E Exterior Wall Wood Shakes Woo B2010 Exterior Walls Y B2010A18M Exterior Wall Wood Shake E Exterior Wall Wood Shingles Abo B2010 Exterior Walls V LJ B2010A19M Exterior Wall Wood Shingl n E Exterior Wall Split Face CMU Abo 82010 Exterior Walls z z B2010A14M Exterior Wall Split Face CM i 1 E2010 ATOR Exterior Mla 0 00 Num EI sep 02 2014 01 15 48 PM Project Group Model Project opened successfully DL
59. ext Folder Name SLE Exterior Wall Brick Facing Wood Studs 62010 Exterior Walls Y B2010A05M ExteriorWal Brick Facing Wood E Exterior Wall Wood Clapboard Wood Studs B2010 Exterior Walls y L B2010A16M Exterior Wall Wood Clapboard W E Exterior Wall Wood Shakes Wood Studs B2010 Exterior Walls Y L B2010A18M Exterior Wall Wood Shakes Woo m i Extarior Wall Wand Shinolas Aba Project Group Model Project opened successfully 0 00 Num El sep 02 2014 02 15 10 PM SSS ES A The Auto Select Specs command is available in either the Products Dashboard or the Assemblies Dashboard It will put a green background in the Select Specs column for all products in the LME Group that are linked with SLE paragraphs This command works the same whether you initiate it from the Products or the Assemblies Dashboard Auto Select Specs is a toggle so that you can turn it on or off by clicking on the menu command The setting of on or off is saved with each project It defaults to off when you begin a new LME Group Alternatively you can check products individually See Activating SLE paragraphs and sections Once the selections have been made clicking on Synchronize will activate the links to the appropriate sections and paragraphs in the SpecLink E project If you deselect Auto Select Specs and then Synchronize paragraphs that were activated by links from LME will no longer be activat
60. folder location by navigating the tree that opens Fill in the information on the Add Edit LinkMan Product form 1 Folder Filled in automatically but can be changed to move the product to a different folder Click on the field to bring up the Folder Selection Form to select a different folder in the project Double click on the newly selected folder to bring it into the Add Edit Product form 2 Name Fill in the Product name 3 Location Prefix Position Suffix These fields combine to form the Keynote 4 Keynote Filled in by the software based on the combination of the fields above 5 Keynote Enter associated Keynote text If you tab through this field it will be filled in with the Product Name 6 Notes Fill in any additional notes about this product Click Save and Close to save the product and close the form Click Save and New to save the product and create another new one Click Cancel to close the form without saving the changes to the last record you were on Note If you are not displaying all objects and you add a new Product Assembly or Keynote the display will change to Show All Objects automatically so you can see your newly added object 30 How To Duplicate Product To make a copy of an existing product Click on the Products Dashboard Highlight the folder in the tree that contains the product that you want to copy Click on the product to be copied From the Home tab Product
61. g multiple Revit Materials you can use Click and Shift Click or Click and Control Click to select multiple records to drag and drop 39 LinkMan E User Documentation The Add Delete Link form opens to display the link s that you just created Click on Apply and then Close You will now see a checkmark in the Linked column for these objects in the Revit Materials tab ooN Link External Revit Elements Use this command to create single or multiple links to Revit Objects or Materials whether you have those objects or materials available to you in LinkMan E or even on your computer While in an Assembly or a Product e Right click on the Assembly or Product e Ifthe Assemblies Dashboard is not visible click on the View tab and select Advanced e Choose Edit Links e Inthe Links Dialog Box select Link External Revit Elements r A E Add Revit Links Se Doors Dbl Flush 72 x 84 Save Cancel I e When you see the Add Revit Links Dialog Box you can either type in the desired links or paste them in from another document The valid format to add an external link from a Revit Object to any assembly or product is Category Name Family name Type Name e Add Delete Link c Folder 081000 Doors And Frames Origin Master LME Product Door Wood Flush Application Category Section Famly Sequence name Description Link 0
62. hat may have already been placed in the Revit project This is a far more efficient way to assign and update keynotes than would be possible within Revit where keynotes must be individually assigned to each element Basic Steps To make use of the Revit Keynote Management System you will use these basic steps e lfthe Keynotes tab is not visible click on the View tab and select Advanced e Optionally You can begin by Importing a Keynotes file from your Revit project e Viewing the Revit Keynotes See Keynotes Tab Keynote Display in the Revit Tab and Keynote display in the Revit Materials tab e Creating new Keynotes See Creating Keynotes in LinkMan E and Editing Keynotes e f you have created Keynotes in LME independent of a Product or Assembly you can Assign a Keynote to a Revit Element or Material e Applying Keynotes to Revit Elements See Apply Default Keynotes e Assigning the Keynotes file in Revit See Import Replace Keynotes and Accessing the New LME Revit Keynotes File in Your Revit Project 44 Keynotes Tab e BSD LinkMan E Model Project a Home Applications Tools View 9 Emm a 3 E ES E O Back EBEA ADA A arpa O m 2 Add Edit Delete Duplicate Add Edit Delete Duplicate Add Edit Delete Import Delete User My Start j New New New Keynotes Page Products Dashboard My Start Page Renewal Date g My Start Page A Keynotes Products Dashboard x Keynotes E Keynote Nu
63. he user Note that the fields below may be rearranged by dragging the column header right or left and dropping it where desired Revit information fuchsia Category The Revit Category for the Revit Object that is linked to the assembly in this row Family The Revit Family for the Revit Object that is linked to the assembly in this row Element The Revit Object that is linked to the assembly in this row Material The Revit Material applied to the Revit Object that is linked to the assembly in this row LinkMan E Assembl urple LinkMan E Assembly This is the description of the assembly in the LME database Product Name The bottom panel displays the products that are contained the currently highlighted assembly See Products Dashboard for more information about the products Note If a Revit Object is active and there is no associated assembly to which it is linked this column will say Not Linked to LME Object SpecLink E information green SLE Paragraph The text of the SLE paragraph that is linked to the assembly in this row SLE Section The SLE Section ID and Sequence number of the SLE paragraph that is linked to the assembly in this row Select Specs e Agreen background in this column indicates that the SLE paragraph has been selected by the Auto Select Specs command e Acheckmark in this column indicates that this SLE paragraph has been selected by a single click to initiate links to activate text in the SpecLink
64. he user See linking user added products and assemblies e Materials When each Revit object is highlighted any related Materials will be displayed in the bottom part of the right hand window Revit Materials Tab BSD LinkMan E Model Project EI 9 2 Name Status R Keynote R Keynote L Keynote L Keynote Linked H 033000 Concrete Castin Place for Metal Deck Topping BSD E 033000 A04M Concrete Castin Plac 034900 Concrete Precast Glass Fiber Reinforced BSD 034900A01M Concrete Precast Gla V 042000 Brick Facing BSD a 042000 A03M Brick Facing v 053100 Steel Deck BSD 053100 A01M Steel Deck V 061000 Joist Rafter Small Beam Wood Dimension Lumber Concealed 061000 A06M JoisRafter SmallBea Y 061000 Wall Stud Wood Dimension Lumber Concealed BSD 061000 A30M Wall Stud Wood Dim V 072500 Air Barrier 072500 BSD O 072500 A01M Air Barrier 072500 V 092116 Furring Channel Steel Resilient BSD a 092116 A09M Furring Channel Steel v 092116 Gypsum Sheathing Board BSD D 092116 A36M Gypsum Sheathing Bo Y 092116 Gypsum Wallboard BSD 092116A19M Gypsum Wallboard V Ar 1 r Project Group Model Project opened successfully 0 00 Num ES sep 02 2014 01 23 11 PM LL 0 c A If the Revit Materials tab is not visible click on the View tab and select Advanced The Revit Material
65. ieves that a single repository is not necessary or even desirable in some cases and has developed LME as an interoperability tool to enable these different software tools to communicate with each other without the necessity of merging their data The initial implementation of LME links Autodesk Revit to BSD SpecLink E for specifications but future implementations will include cost estimating BSD CostLink E other 3 D graphical model software and ultimately any other software that provides information about the project The traditional mode of coordination between drawings and specs is to read the drawings read the spec and make them match The same thing goes for coordinating the drawings and cost estimate or coordinating specs and cost estimate LinkMan E uses software to match up things and to find things that don t match The user decides how to resolve the mismatches and changes the drawings 3 D model or the specs as required using the software they reside in LME also provides an option to change the specs from within LME rather than having to switch to SLE to do so LinkMan E incorporates a tab that allows users to import edit and connect keynotes to Revit objects while simultaneously linking the objects to specifications in BSD SpecLink E A unique master keynote has been assigned to each of the thousands of products and assemblies in the LinkMan E database all of which have been linked to appropriate sections and paragraphs in
66. if you replace your existing file when using Import Replace Keynotes unless you close and re open Revit After using Import Replace Keynotes click on the Annotate tab Click on the Tag group title Click on Keynoting Settings Click on the Browse button to the right of the Full Path field Select the LME Revit Keynotes File that was created and click Open if you overwrote the existing file select that file and click Open Click OK to close the dialog box To View a Keynote on a Revit Element While in Revit Find the element in the Project Browser Right click on the element and choose Type Properties 50 How To The Keynote will be displayed in the Identity Data section of the form Click on the Browse button at the end of the Keynote field to see the location of the keynote in the hierarchical structure of the keynote file Individual Keynotes may be changed in this form 51 Navigation and Miscellaneous Commands Project Tree The left panel in each tab except the Revit Materials is called the Tree Panel The Tree Panel is a hierarchical display of the folders in the tree To see the sub folders under a folder click on the plus sign to the left of the folder name To see the contents of a particular folder click on it in the tree panel and the contents will display in the right panel Folders The trees for the views in LME display the data in folders The Products Dashboard and the SpecLink Pro
67. inked butnotin the project L E O 20 Facility Sen eS E RR oc d ENDING DEOR ee I amp C1 30 Siteandint Linked b Linked b Linked but notin the project Building Common Brick AST SIL H O 40 48 Process E m Ceramic Glazed Face Brick A Nl Walls Basic Ex WS 10 125 2Hr NA Brick GWB GA i it Facing Brick ASTM C216 Ty D Walls Basic Exterior BrickonCMU n Walls Basic Exterior Brick on M Stud n Walls Basic Generic 4 Brick O Walls Stacked Exterior Brick Over CMU w Metal Stud n 042000 Brick Fireclay Refractory Fireclay Refractory Brick AST 0420008 Linked b Linked b Linked but notin the project 042000 Brick Hollow Hollow Facing and Building Bri 042000 8 T 042000 Brick Sand Lime Sand Lime Brick ASTM C73 042000 B T 042616 Brick Thin for Adhered Ve Linked butnotin the project ri 034713 B ck Ihi m Assembly Name Folder Name SLE Revit LME Keynote LME Keynote Text a Project Group Model Project opened successfully 0 00 Num on Sep 02 2014 02 10 37 PM The Show All Objects command on the Applications tab affects the Assemblies Dashboard the Products Dashboard and the Keynotes tab e For the Assemblies Dashboard it shows all assemblies under the folder currently highlighted in the Assemblies Dashboard tree whether they are active in any of the linked projects or not e For the Products Dashboard it shows all products under
68. it Project tab or not Once you have reviewed and added any keynotes desired you can use Apply Default Keynotes to copy keynotes from the LME keynotes to the Revit keynotes in preparation for sending the information back to your Revit project Applying the Default Keynotes will not overwrite any keynote numbers or keynote text already in the two Revit columns but will copy information from the L Keynotes column and the L Keynote column to any empty fields in the R Keynote and R Keynote columns Apply Default Keynotes applies to both the Revit Objects and the Revit Materials You can also apply a default keynote on a single record by right clicking on the Revit Element or Material and choosing Apply Default Keynote This element Import Replace Keynotes from LME into Revit Once you have the R Keynote and R Keynote columns completed you can bring the information into your Revit project e n Revit open the Revit project that is linked to your LME Group e Click on the Add ins tab e Inthe LinkMan E group select Import Replace Keynotes N o laa e B 0 Modify Connect to LinkMan E Group Update LinkMan E Data Phase Settings Import Replace Keynotes Set Server Name About LinkMan E Select LinkMan A 43 All Keynotes ie Properties 3 All Master and Active User Keynotes Stair 7 max riser 11 tread e Your options are o All Keynotes includes all LinkMan E master keynotes all project keynote
69. ities available at the server on the Building Systems Design group on the Start Menu Input new EIDs Have each client open Revit and use Set Server Name Moving the software from one Standalone machine to another Backup your databases in SLE Get an Unpermit code from BSD Technical Support Installation and Setup Uninstall the BSD LinkMan E Server Components Uninstall the BSD SpecLink E Server Components Uninstall both BSD SpecLink E and BSD LinkMan E Remove the SLE Client Setup folder Remove the LME Setup Packages folder Perform the standalone installations for SLE and LME on the new computer Restore the backed up databases including both the SLE and the LME Masters using SLE Support Utilities on the Building Systems Design group on the Start Menu Input new ElDs e Open Revit and use Set Server Name Set Server Name This command is available in LinkMan E as well as Revit Both applications should be set to the same server In LinkMan E it is only available when you do not have a LME Group open Use this to redirect LinkMan E or Revit to use a different location for the server part of the application This might be necessary if you have moved the server part of the application to a new server To use Set Server Name in LinkMan E e Close your open LME Group e Click on the Tools tab e Click on Set Server Name e Type the server name in the Server Name IP Address field e Click on Save e LinkMan E will resta
70. ject Views are in CSI s MasterFormat 2004 12 hierarchy The Assemblies Dashboard uses a Uniformat hierarchy and the Revit Project uses a proprietary hierarchy The Keynotes Tab used both CSI MasterFormat as well as Uniformat To open a branch in any of the trees click on the plus sign adjacent to the folder Shortcut Keys LinkMan E uses several of the standard Windows keyboard shortcut keys e Conitrol X Cut Use this to cut text for moving to a new location e Control C Copy Use this to copy text for moving to a new location e Conirol V Paste Use this to paste copied or cut text to a new location In addition if you use the Alt key followed by the first letter of a tab Such as Alt and then T for Tools tab the shortcut key abbreviations for the commands on that tab appear on the menus Type the key for the command you want Do not hold the Alt key down when you type the key for the desired tab Vertical and Horizontal Tab Groups To separate two or more tabs into separate windows so you can see both or more at the same time create a new Vertical or Horizontal Tab Group e Right click on the Tab of one of the views and choose New Vertical Tab Group or New Horizontal Tab Group e To move a tab from one group to the next right click on it and choose Move to Previous Tab Group or Move to Next Tab Group Merge All Tab Groups Use this command from the Tools tab to merge all tab groups into the main window This is useful aft
71. ject type to an LME office master project of the same type for re use on multiple projects LME provides for user added assemblies products and links to be available in other projects not just the project they were generated in Advanced Integration The specification and the 3 D model are prepared in parallel both from master libraries The architect or other design professional has developed an office library of Revit building objects and has linked them to LME The specification writer has prepared one or more office masters in SLE and linked them to LME The Revit modeler builds his model by using as many of the pre linked objects as possible either the Autodesk provided objects or those from his office library He may begin with generic objects that have little internal detail and later change these to more detailed objects as the design progresses The Revit modeler doesn t pay much attention to LME at first and in many cases will not even have it running When the model is sufficiently developed to provide useful information to the spec writer the Revit modeler connects the Revit project file to LME and the spec writer connects the appropriate SLE office master file to LME Both the specification writer and the Revit modeler and possibly the project manager use the Product and Assembly Dashboards for coordination review When they open LME the Product and Assembly Dashboards show the status of Revit objects and SLE sections an
72. lay Facing Brick and a keynote 042000 B might correspond to Common Brick The contractor would then be expected to go to Section 042000 Unit Masonry in the specifications to find the detailed requirements for clay facing brick and common brick Of course for maximum effectiveness the keynote number should correspond exactly with the section number in the specifications and the terms in the drawing legend should correspond exactly with the terms used in the specification section One of the problems associated with keynotes is the lack of a definitive standard so 042000 A might mean something totally different on the next project and would almost certainly mean something different at the next firm Learning to use predefined keynotes instead of creating notes on the fly and having the discipline to apply them consistently throughout a firm requires a lot of effort In addition it helps to have specialized software for placing the keynotes managing them to prevent conflicts and generating accurate legends that can be placed and updated easily 43 LinkMan E User Documentation Revit and LinkMan E Jointly Manage Keynotes Autodesk s Revit does have keynoting capability including automated generation of keynote legends but it has never been easy to create assign or make use of the keynotes Now BSD LinkMan E includes features that will help manage the keynotes more effectively Think of LinkMan E as a keynote editor organizer
73. lds below may be rearranged by dragging the column header right or left and dropping it where desired Keynote Number Keynote Text Origin M for Master U for User added or imported Revit Status A green background indicates that this Keynote is applied to an active Revit Object or Revit Material e LME Object Name Name of the LME Product or Assembly to which this keynote is assigned This is blank if the keynote was added in the Keynotes Tab rather than when adding or editing a Product or Assembly LME Object Origin Master if supplied in the master or User if user added LME Object Type Product or Assembly 45 LinkMan E User Documentation Keynote Display in the Revit Project and Revit Materials Tabs When you click on the Revit Project or Revit Materials tab in your LME group you will see for each Revit Element and Material in your project R Keynote Displays the keynote number for the keynote that is currently assigned or the keynote that is ready to be assigned by LME R Keynote Displays the keynote text for the keynote that is currently assigned or the keynote that is ready to be assigned by LME Since Revit only stores the keynote number in the object not the keynote text the R Keynote column may be empty if a keynote was applied in Revit but that keynote file was not imported into LME L Keynote Displays the keynote number for the keynote that is currently assigned to the LME object this Revit
74. lt Air Barrier 072500 072500 042000 033000 034900 081213 Air Barrier Facing Brick ASTM C216 Typ Concrete for composite floor co Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete Door Frame Steel for Non St Interior Door Frames Non Fire Wood_Frame Unrated Doors Doors Door S Doors Linked but notin the project Wood door frames glazed fram Interior Doors 1 3 4 inches 44 Door Frame Wood Finish Door Wood Hush Interior 1062000 081416 Doors Door_S Wood Frame Linked but not in the project Exterior Doors 1 3 4 inches 4 081433 CLG STLUST 2HR CONC GWB IBC 65 E Wood Frame Window Basic Aluminum Ext_WS_10 125_2Hr_NA_Brick_GWB_GA 092116 Linked but notin the project Exterior Sheathing Board Size ajajajaja mim mimm aaa L Ceilinns Ceilinas 1 ino2116 Gwn Linked but not in the project Assembly Name Folder Name m SLE Revit LME Keynote LME Keynote Text Project Group Model Project opened successfully 00 Num eoo 02 12 59 PM The Active Revit command on the Applications tab affects the Products Dashboard the Assemblies Dashboard and the Keynotes tab e For the Assemblies Dashboard it shows all active Revit objects under the folder currently highlighted in the Assem
75. lue Assemblies are purple and the SpecLink E information green The colors of the headers coordinate with the colors of the tabs above As you click from tab to tab the active tab will have a white background e f you cannot read all of the text in any column you can either drag the column wider or allow your cursor to hover over what you are trying to read The full text will appear in the tooltip LinkMan E User Documentation e To see only elements that are active in the Revit Project click on Active Revit in the BSD LinkMan E group on the Applications tab e To see only PL and PP tagged paragraphs that are active in the SLE Project click on Active SLE e To see only records that are active in at least one of the linked applications click on Show Active Objects e To see all assemblies whether they are active in any linked applications click on Show All Objects Assemblies Dashboard Tree You must click on a specific folder to see the assemblies in that folder If you click on the SHELL folder in the Assemblies Dashboard Tree which is organized by the UniFormat breakdown you will see all of the assemblies within the SHELL folder and any subfolders If you click on a lower level folder in the Assemblies Dashboard Tree you will see only those assemblies linked to objects under that folder or below it Left most box The box to the left of the Assembly Name will be shaded in solid purple if the Assembly has been added by t
76. ly Master assemblies may be viewed and user added or copied assemblies may be changed Note that changing an assembly will change it in all of the LME Groups associated with that assembly To view or edit an existing user assembly AAA INS o Ifthe Assemblies Dashboard is not visible click on the View tab and select Advanced Click on the Assemblies Dashboard Highlight the folder in the tree that contains the assembly that you want to view or edit Click on the assembly From the Home tab Assemblies Dashboard group click on Edit Alternatively right click on the assembly and choose View Edit Assembly The assembly form opens and you can make any required changes to the assembly including moving it to a different location in the Assemblies Dashboard tree by clicking on the Folder field and selecting a different folder You can remove a product from an assembly by clicking on it and choosing Remove Product You can also Add Products to an Assembly Delete Assembly You can delete user added assemblies only To delete a user added assembly ex oo oot o If the Assemblies Dashboard is not visible click on the View tab and select Advanced Click on the Assemblies Dashboard tab Highlight the folder in the tree that contains the assembly you wish to delete Click on the assembly Click on Delete in the Assemblies Dashboard group on the Home tab Alternatively right click on the assembly and choose Delete Assembly Click
77. ly be running Autodesk Revit Architecture SpecLink E standalone version and the LinkMan E installation simultaneously not to mention an email program and other tools as well Be sure to review the requirements for running Revit Recommended configuration for SLE and LME includes the following e Intel compatible processor 2 GHz or better Windows 8 or 7 4 GB of RAM recommended 10 GB recommended available disk space XGA or higher resolution monitor DVD reader Corporate version of SLE only Internet Explorer 8 0 or higher No other software is required Downloading the software The LinkMan E application may be downloaded from our web page at our Download Center LinkMan E User Documentation ONOARON From our home page www bsdsoftlink com click on For Customers Click on Download Center Find the download link Save the file to a temporary folder on your computer Be sure to download the current Release Notes Once downloaded to your computer close all open applications Double click on the downloaded file to start the installation Follow the instructions on screen Note The download file may be large and may take some time depending on the speed of your connection to the Internet For more information on installing the software download the Installation Instructions file from the same location or call Technical Support at 800 266 7732 Running LinkMan E over a Wide Area Network WAN As an SQL application
78. mber Keynote Text Origi Revil LME Object Name LME Object Origin LME Object Type B US Project Model Project Concrete Castin Place for Metal Dec Concrete Castin Place for Met Master a Lo eM 034900 A01M Concrete Precast GlassFiberReinfo M IM Concrete Precast Glass Fiber Master Product Y 042000 A03M Brick Facin M Brick Facin Master Product E 02 14 Facility Construction Su g E g 1 0 02 Division 02 Existing C 053100 A01M Steel Deck M B SteelDeck Master Product 03 Division 03 Concrete 061000 A06M Joist Rafter Small Beam Wood Dime M BI _Joist Rafter Small Beam Woo Master Product El E 061000 A30M Wall Stud Wood Dimension Lumber M Bi Wall Stud Wood Dimension L Master Product VISION Metals 66 1 06 Division 06 Wood Plz 072500 AD1M Air Barrier 072500 M z Air Barrier 072500 Master Product 7 Division 07 Thermal a __ 092116 A09M Furring Channel Steel Resilient M Furring Channel Steel Resilient Master Product 08 Division 08 Openings 092116 A19M Gypsum Wallboard M B Gypsum Wallboard Master Product 09 Division 09 Finishes 092116 A36M Gypsum Sheathing Board M Bj Gypsum Sheathing Board Master Product amp C3 10 Division 10 Specialtie amp E3 11 Division 11 Equipmen amp C3 12 Division 12 Furnishing amp 3 13 Division 13 Special C E A 14 Division 14 Conveying 6 0 20 Facility Services Subgrou
79. mn indicates that the SLE paragraph has been selected by the Auto Select Specs command e Acheckmark in this column indicates that this SLE paragraph has been selected by a single click to initiate links to activate text in the SpecLink E project Note that if the same SLE paragraph is listed multiple times in this window selecting one will appear to select them all e An Xin this column indicates that the user has elected to exclude that paragraph within the SLE Project LinkMan E User Documentation e Awhite background in this column indicates that there will be no link action taken on the target of this product e See Activating SLE paragraphs and sections Once the SLE paragraphs have been selected or excluded the next step would be to Synchronize 16 Software Orientation Assemblies Dashboard BSD LinkMan E Model Project II My Start Page Products Dashboard Assemblies Dashboard ES m f Model Project Model Project E eil JST 2 E 2116 Flo r FL CONC 2HR CONC GWBFUR IB forced oni 034900 I E Doors Door_ Unrated 081213 r Swing Wood Hush ud r Doo ire Rated 081213 I E 7 E 081416 Interior Doors 1 3 4 inches 44 mm th 081416 I E Linked but not in the project E Doors Door Wood_Frame 062000 Door Swing Wood Wood Frame Stile Wood door frames glazed frames 0620
80. n If you have an LME Group open it will be closed automatically 64 Getting Help Accessing and Using Help Help is right at your fingertips There are two ways to access Help F1 At any time press F1 to open Help Help Icon Click the Help icon 3 at the top right of the application window Help has three tabs e Contents Displays the Help contents From the Contents list choose the topic closest to what you need Click on a topic to read it e Index Displays a list of all Help topics in alphabetical order e Search Type any word or phrase and then click on List Topics All topics containing the word or phrase will be listed in the window below If you can t find what you need in the Help file call Tech Support at 800 266 7732 Electronic User Manual The User Manual is available in electronic format and may be downloaded from our Download Center and then printed or loaded onto your hard drive Using the find feature in the PDF Reader edit menu offers you a quick way to thumb through the manual electronically to find something you might remember reading but cannot find in the paper version Working around time outs If your SpecLink E Projects database is over 1 25 GB in size as shown in the SpecLink E About dialog accessible from the File Menu you can shrink it by saving older projects to files and deleting them from the database or by sending some projects to the Archive Database You can try running the
81. n 60 Show Active Products usssss 58 Show Active Types s src 56 Show All Objects ssessessss 59 Show All Products 57 Show All Types nsession 55 Size limitation of LME Groups database 27 SpecLink Project tab ssse 21 SpecLink E LinkMan E user scenarios 3 Start Page unen iim 13 Starting a new LinkMan E Group 23 Summary Info 26 Synchronize sessssessseseee 63 System Group ID sses 23 System requirements sss 7 T Technical Support susss 66 Tiling horizontally sss 53 Tiling vertically eese 53 Tiling windows eene 53 To View a Keynote on a Revit Element While in Revit eeeeeeeeeeses 50 TOOL TIPS coercere ten 11 U Uninstalling the software 8 V View assembly n e 33 View links eeeeeeeeeeeeennnneee 41 View product reete 31 Views in the LME Project Group 12 WwW Welcome esee 1 Wide Area Network ueesssss 8 Working around time outs 65 68
82. n a separate line In the First Phase Included select the phase that is the earliest that should be included in the data sent to LME In the Last Phase Included select the phase that is the latest phase that should be included in the data sent to LME This setting can be changed at any time Click Apply This must be followed by Update LinkMan E Data To see the changes in the LME Group use Refresh while in LME 24 How To Note If you are opening a Revit project from a previous version you must save it in your current Revit version before using this command Linked Revit Projects When you have linked two or more Revit projects together and have connected to your LME Group from the host project you can see the elements from all of the linked projects The data from all linked projects will be sent to LME when using Update LinkMan E Data Linked projects can also be handled individually when using Phase Settings Connect SpecLink E Project O come spice ri a Select Project to Connect Project Title Project ID No of Documents Last Chan View Branch Bank Model 104 91 11 19 09 C Large Icons Virtual Condominium Project 103 69 11 19 09 Vitual LEED Platinum School 101 132 03 16 10 Small Icons Qua Professional Building Project 105 111 11 19 09 List View C Details To connect a SpecLink E project to your LME Group 1 Have your LME Group open 2 From the File me
83. n the master data installed with LME already includes links but you will need to add links when you add assemblies and products There are several types of links that you can add Links from an object in a Revit project to a LME assembly Links from an object in a Revit project to a LME product Links from a product to a SpecLink E project Links from a Revit Material to an LME Product 37 LinkMan E User Documentation Creating a Link from an LME Product to a SpecLink E Section User added sections and paragraphs in your SpecLink E project will not be pre linked to the LME Products Each SLE paragraph can only have one link with a single LME Product To change a link you must delete the existing link first before adding a new one To create a link from an LME Product to a SpecLink E paragraph 1 Add the paragraph to your SpecLink E project if it does not already exist Using the View tab Status Columns group in SLE make sure that the Requirements Tags and User Defined Tags columns are visible 3 If this is a User created paragraph in SLE right click on the R column and apply the PL or PP Product tag 4 If this is a Master paragraph in SLE or the R column is already in use right click on the U column to apply the PL or PP tag The U column can be used to apply the PL or PP tag to both BSD Master and User paragraphs 5 Ifthe SLE paragraph is newly added or newly tagged click on the Refresh icon in the Applications
84. nation of those four e White Background When a cell has a white background it means that item is active If all cells in a row have a white background then those items are linked together and are active across the board e Mixed If one part of the line has a white background and another part of the line has a grey background then that indicates a discrepancy which should be investigated e Not Linked to the LME Object If a Revit Object is active in the Revit project but is not linked in LME it will say Not Linked to the LME Object in red e Linked but not in the Project There is a link associated with this Product but the Revit Object is not in the Revit Project or the SLE Paragraph is not in the SLE Project e Empty Cell If a cell is completely empty that means that there is no link to that application from the product e Boldness of lines If the same LME Product is linked to multiple Revit Objects for example then the product will be listed multiple times divided by a thinner black line When the line changes to a new LME Product then there will be a darker line dividing it from the product above and below it As you change the sort order of the records the thickness of the lines will change depending on where there are multiples of the records in the column that is being used for sorting e Clicking on a column header will sort the records by that column When you have done this the entire column becomes
85. not the software Because of the nature of Revit we anticipate that a large number of Revit elements used in the building model will be non standard custom objects Since a Revit element is uniquely identified in the model by name it becomes customized the moment it is copied because Revit forces a name change LinkMan E is built to minimize this drawback by making identification of un linked objects very easy by making linking them to LME assemblies and or products a simple matter of drag and drop and also by making the creation of new LME assemblies to link them to as easy as drag and drop On the other hand the more a firm can standardize the Revit element set that it commonly uses the less work is required in LME once a link from a Revit element is made to LME that link is active in every subsequent project provided the Revit element is not renamed The building design and construction industry today is abuzz with the prospect of building information modeling or BIM as the future of the industry The focus and goal is the interoperability of industry software tools to create maintain and utilize a common set of project information This interoperability would benefit the industry in many ways including the elimination or minimization of redundant data entry and substantial improvements to coordination between disciplines While some interoperability proponents see all this project data as residing in a single repository BSD bel
86. nu choose Connect SpecLink E Project 3 Select the project to connect and click on Open 4 The selected SpecLink E project will be connected to your LME Group Note If your LME Group is currently connected to an SLE Project you need to use Disconnect SpecLink E Project first Disconnect SpecLink E Project To disconnect a SpecLink E project from your LME Group 1 From the File menu choose Disconnect SpecLink E Project 2 Toconnect a different project use Connect SpecLink E Project Before Disconnecting your SLE project you might want to deactivate the links to that project 25 LinkMan E User Documentation Summary Info r snr note ecos TA LME Group ID 5 LME Group Name LME Group Member Projects xj 2010 WareHouseProject rvt 0 C A User Projects RevitX2010 WareHouseProject rvt R warehouse 138 To open the Summary Info dialog box click on Summary Info from the File menu or click the Summary Info icon on the Quick Access toolbar Here you can view the e LME Group ID e LME Group Name e LME Group Member Projects To change the Group Member projects see Connect SpecLink E Project and or Connect to Revit Project Open LME Group To open an existing LME Group 1 From the File menu choose Open LME Group or select the name of the group from the list of Recent Groups that appears to the right of the menu Groups that have been opened on this computer are listed If the Group you want to
87. nue to work with it in LME For more information see the SLE Help topics of Backup and Restore Delete LME Group To permanently remove a group from your LME Groups database With your LME Group closed from the File menu choose Delete LME Group When the dialog box opens select the Group to delete Click Remove You will be asked to confirm the deletion PIN Note that deleting an LME Group deletes only the LME information about the connected projects but deletes nothing in either the SpecLink E project or the Revit project 29 LinkMan E User Documentation Add to the LME database Add New Product To create a new product Bom 7 8 9 Click on the Products Dashboard Highlight the folder in the tree where the product should be Click on the Home tab Click on Add New from the Products Dashboard group Alternatively if there are Products in the right hand panel you can right click on an existing Product and choose Create New Product Add Edit LinkMan Product Folder 081000 Doors And Frames Location 081000 Prefix a y Position 0 Suffix Keynote 081000 A00 Keynote Notes Save and Close Save and New Cancel Note You can click on Add New Product from any tab The software will automatically move you to the Products Dashboard and open the Add Edit Product form You can simply click in the Folder field and change the
88. oject Doors _ Door_S Wood Frame 081433 Door Wood Stile and Rail Ext Exterior Doors 1 3 4 inches 44 081433 Linked butnotin the project Ceilings Ceilings CLG STLJST 2HR CONC GWB 1BC 6 5 1 092116 Furing Channel Steel Resilient Resilient Furing Channels 1 2 i 092116 Doors Door S Wood Frame 088000 Glazing insulating Safety Type 1G 3 JSealed Insulating G 088000 Windo Windo Aluminum 088000 Glazing Insulating Vision Low E Type IG 1 Sealed Insulating G 058000 092116 Ceilinas Ceilinn CLG STI IST 2HR CONC GWR IBC amp 5 1 Linked but notin the project 92116 Assembly Name zm Folder Name Exterior Wall Brick Facing Wood Studs B2010 Exterior Walls E Exterior Wall Wood Clapboard Wood Studs B2010 Exterior Walls Exterior Wall Wood Shakes Wood Studs 82010 Exterior Walls 1820101 Estarior Walle Revit LME Keynote LME Keynote Text B2010 A05M Exterior Wall Brick Facing Wood B2010 A16M Exterior Wall Wood Clapboard W B2010 A18M Exterior Wall Wood Shakes Woo ml a mi 1 Project Group Model Project opened successfully 0 00 Num ES sep 02 2014 02 20 50 PM The Products Dashboard displays information on the linked Revit object the Revit Material the LME Product and the SLE paragraph all on the same line Each line represents a unique combi
89. ommands Show All Products Home Applications Tools O BSD LinkMan E Model Project View Show All Apply Default Auto Select Synchronize Show Active Types Keynotes Specs Products Refresh Active Show Active Show All SLE Objets Objects Refresh BSD Lin Assemblies Dashboard Revit Project C SpecLink Project SpecLink Project gt Section ID Seq Status Description 28 Model Project Castin Place Concrete rontEn ES Es mh Ico M 0005 Concrete building frame members v 20 Facility Services Subgroup 0006 Wi Concrete for composite floor construction v 30 Site and Infrastructure Subgrc 0007 Elevated concrete slabs Vv 4 Process Equipment Subgrouf 0008 LI Floors and slabs on grade Vv 0009 Bi Concrete elevator shaft walls foundation walls shear walls Y 0280 J Underslab Vapor Retarder Multi layer fabric cord grid or aluminum reinforc Y 0291 LJ insulated Underslab Vapor Retarder Multi layer product of high density closed Y 0299 Underslab Waterproofing and Vapor Retarder Semi rigid bituminous membran Y 0411 I Waterstops Rubber complying with COE CRD C 513 Vv no Waterstops PVC complying with COE CRD C 572 ded 0428 I Waterstops Bentonite and butyl rubber complying with NSF 61 and NSF 372 Vv 0436 Reglets Formed steel sheet galvanized with temporary filler to prevent concre Wu 0439 LI _ Slab Isolation
90. ooooccccocccococccancnccnnccnancncnnncnnns 13 N New horizontal or vertical tab group 53 New LME Group eee 23 67 LinkMan E User Documentation NOS tas 31 O Open LME GrOUP ccoccccnoccccnccncnnccconnccnancnnnnos 26 P Phase Settings ssssssssss 24 Products Dashboard 14 Project dat conire iR 26 Project settings cooooccccnnnnccccnnncccccnnnoncnnnns 26 Project Tree 53 Q Quick Access Toolbar 11 R BENOS M caisse EM RB 62 Removing an LME Keynote from a Revit Elemoent onu 49 Rename Group seeeeees 28 Renewal Date seeeeese 11 Revit Keynote Management Basic Steps 44 Revit Keynote Management System Keynotes in Revit sesers 43 Revit Keynoting Concepts 43 Revit Materials Tab ssss 20 Revit menu commands 24 Revit Project tab eenen 19 Right mouse button menu in the Assemblies Dashboard esses 54 Right mouse button menu in the Products Dashboard siriarrei 54 Running BSD LinkMan E over a Wide Area Network WAN eeens 8 Saving your work sssssesesss 28 Screen Setups saorta isaten dasen insien 37 Set Server Name l 9 Shortcut keys cocoococonnoconocccnoncconancnnnnaninnanos 53 Show Active Objects ooococincccinocicioccconaccn
91. open is not listed click Open LME Group from the File menu button to find it 2 When the selection dialog box opens click on the name of the group and click Open Tips e f you are not sure which LME Group you want to open click the Details option on the right The LME Group Name System Group ID assigned by the software noted in parentheses and last edited date will appear for all groups You can sort by any of these columns by clicking on the column label at the top Close LME Group To close the LME Group without exiting the program 1 Click on the File menu 26 How To 2 Choose Close LME Group To close the LME Group and exit the software at the same time 1 Click on the X in the top right corner of the application LME Groups Database Your LinkMan E Groups are stored in a single database in the same location as your SpecLink E Projects Database In a multi user situation this database will be on a server to which all users have access The database location is determined during the SpecLink E installation process The LME Groups database also stores any user added Products Assemblies and links The LME Groups database has a size limitation of 8 GB with an SLE Professional installation The database size is unlimited with a Corporate SLE installation Basic Steps The basic steps to review and modify relationships between your Revit and SpecLink E projects include Create a new LinkMan E Group
92. open your Revit project in Revit and make a backup of your user keynotes by using the Import Replace Keynotes All Keynotes function from the Add Ins tab in Revit If the Keynotes tab is not visible click on the View tab and select Advanced To remove all User Keynotes in LME click on the Keynotes tab From the Home tab Keynotes group click on Delete User Keynotes Note that this will delete all user keynotes from all of your LME groups Click Yes to confirm Assigning a Keynote to a Revit Element or Material To assign a keynote to a Revit Element or Revit Material e Click on the Tools tab and click on Add Keynote to Revit Element or Add Keynote to Revit Material The software will open the necessary windows for this procedure 48 How To e Locate the keynote to be assigned in the Keynotes tab e Locate the Revit Element or Revit Material to which the keynote is to be assigned e Drag and drop the keynote from the Keynotes tab to the appropriate Revit Element or Material Removing a Revit Keynote from a Revit Element or Material Once you have added a Keynote in the Keynotes tab you can assign it to a Revit Element or Material To remove a keynote from a Revit element or Material right click on the Revit Element or Material and choose Remove Revit Keynote Apply Default Keynotes Apply Default Keynotes is on the Applications tab Autodesk Revit Group You can use this command whether you have clicked on the Rev
93. or CMU on Mtl Stud Li Walls Basic Exterior EIFS on Mtl Stud O Walls Stacked Exterior Brick Over CMU w Metal Stud O Walls Basic Ext WS 10 125 2Hr NA Brick GWB GA 042000 Brick Facing Facing Brick ASTM C216 Typ 04200088 L Walls Basic Exterior Brick on CMU m Walls Basic Exterior Brick on Mtl Stud O Walls Basic Generic 4 Brick O Walls Stacked _ Exterior Brick Over CMU w Metal Stud O Linked b Linked b Linked but notin the project 033000 Concrete Castin Place Concrete 0330008 L Structura Structura Bearing Footing 36 x 12 O Structura Structura Retaining Footing 24 x 12 x 12 O Floors Floor FL WDJST 2HR CONC GWB IBC 6 5 1 033000 Concrete Cast in Place for Concrete for composite floor co 0330008 Elne Elnar LW Concrete on Metal Neck O Assembly Name Folder Name SLE Revit LME Keynote LME Keynote Text Exterior Wall Brick Facing Wood Studs B2010 Exterior Walls Vv Z B2010 A05M Exterior Wall Brick Facing Wood Stu E Exterior Wall Wood Clapboard Wood B2010 Exterior Walls Y L B2010 A16M Exterior Wall Wood Clapboard Woo E Exterior Wall Wood Shakes Wood St 82010 Exterior Walls Y I B2010A18M Exterior Wall Wood Shakes Wood S i 2 nod Shina ho a 22010 Extariorla s B2010 A19 d i m EM Seo 022014 02 11 35 PM The Show Active Objects command on the Applications tab affects the Prod
94. otes group click on Delete Alternatively right click on the keynote and choose Delete Keynote Click Yes to confirm Import Keynotes from Revit into LME The Import Keynotes icon on the Keynotes tab opens a dialog box that allows you to enter a file name or browse for a file such as a user generated master keynote file and import it into LinkMan E When the correct file has been located clicking on the Import button will automatically merge the data with the LME master keynotes ordering them numerically The imported keynotes are differentiated from master keynotes by a U for user in the Origin column Deleting All User Keynotes This function allows you to delete all user added or imported keynotes Note that because the keynotes are shared among all LME groups it will delete all user keynotes from all of your LME groups A user keynote is any keynote that is not supplied with the LME master database They can be created in LME or imported from a Revit Keynote file If there is any chance that you might want to use these keynotes in the future it is best to make a copy of the keynote file Do this in Revit using the Import Replace Keynotes All Keynotes function from the Add Ins tab in Revit Save the file with a name and in a location that you will be able to find later If you want to bring the file back into LME you can use the Import function in the Keynotes group in LME To delete all user keynotes e If a backup is desired
95. ou to confirm discrepancies between the data in SLE and the data in Revit The Revit Project view shows the status of assembly objects in the Revit project The SpecLink Project view shows the status of products in the SpecLink E project The Keynotes tab displays the keynotes in the LME master database as well as those added by the user e The Revit Materials tab displays the materials available in the Revit project Note that in each tab you can click on each field label to sort it in ascending or descending order The field order may be rearranged also but will not remain in the new order the next time you open the application Basic View i TEE BSD LinkMan E Model Project EXIT 9 Applications Tools View Products Dashboard Products Dashboard Ef Model Project Model Project 6 0 00 Front End Qs 20 Facility Services Subgroup amp 3 30 Site and Infrastructure Subgr 40 48 Process Equipment Sube My Start Pags Products Dashboard AMINO m 02 14 Facility Construction Sube Cate Famil Element Revit l MM Wa Bas Ext WS_10 125_2Hr_NA Brick 072 Floor FL WDJST 2HR CONC GW FL CONC 2HR CONC GWB Unrated Floor Do Bl K s one C cel Q Back E mm AB ER O me r Forward 08 04 15 Add Edit Delete Duplicate Add Edit D te D er My Start New New New Page My Start Page gt gt LinkMan E Products lt lt Int
96. r case click Yes to the Make Keynotes ALL CAPS question To allow the keynote text to show in Revit keynote tags a new LME Revit Keynotes File is now exported You will be asked to confirm the name and location of this file The simplest procedure is to browse to the location of the current keynotes file and select the same file name this will overwrite the current keynotes file with the newly exported file Click Save You will receive a confirmation message This must be followed by Accessing the New LME Revit Keynotes File in Your Revit Project Note If you are in a Revit project that includes linked projects you will see some messages about the linked projects as it opens each linked project You may have to reload the linked projects in Revit following this process Accessing the New LME Revit Keynotes File in your Revit Project To associate the LME Keynotes file with your Revit Project allowing the keynote text to show in Revit keynote tags follow these steps Export the new file using the same path and file name as the old file see Import Replace Keynotes Following the saving of the new file starting Revit will automatically access the new file Revit users who have Revit open when the new file is saved will have to either close and re open Revit or follow the procedure below Re set the path to the new keynotes file Note that this step must be done each and every time that you make a change to your LME keynote file even
97. r that product A SLE paragraph can only be linked to one Product User added Products need to be linked by the user See linking user added products and assemblies See Keynotes section later in this manual for a description of the fields in the Keynotes tab 22 How To Start a new LME Group Starting a New LinkMan E Group To start a new LME Group 1 From the File menu choose New LME Group 2 Enter a name for your new LME Group and click Create 3 The new LME Group will be created and the Products Dashboard the Assemblies Dashboard and the Keynotes tab will open To connect your new group to a SpecLink E project use Connect SpecLink E Project To connect a Revit project to your new group see Connect Revit Project to your LME Group LME Group Naming The name of the LME Group the name you enter when you first create the LME Group should be a meaningful name that is easily recognized by other team members The LME Group name is visible to others using the same LME Groups database that you are System Group ID Each time you create a new LME Group the software assigns a unique System Group ID which can help you to distinguish between groups with the same or a similar name In many cases this System Group ID follows the LME Group Title to help you identify your project Connect your Revit Project to your LME Group To connect a Revit project to your LME Group 1 Open Revit 2 Open the Revit project that you
98. rt using the new server name To use Set Server Name in Revit Open a Revit Project Click on the Add Ins tab Click on Set Server Name Type the server name in the Server Name IP Address field Click on Save Restart Revit for the change to take effect Port Number Note that the Port Number for LinkMan E is typically 9049 Contact BSD Technical Support at 800 266 7732 if you need to change the port Software Orientation 2010 Microsoft Office Ribbon Bar Menus O iis BSD LinkMan E Model Project Home Applications Tools View gi E 3 Show All Apply Default Refresh Active Show Active Show All SLE Objects Objects Types Keynotes t Synchronize Sho Show All Refresh LME uses the 2010 Microsoft Office ribbon bar menus The primary components are e Application Menu LinkMan E logo on top left of application window includes a standard Windows menu e File Menu includes global commands such as New LME Group Open LME Group etc e Ribbon This is the primary placement for menus and toolbars The Ribbon can be minimized by right clicking on the ribbon or double clicking on any tab name When minimized the ribbon bar will reappear when you click on a tab and select a function Once you have done that it will disappear again until you click on another tab e Tabs are used to organize controls in the Ribbon An example is the Home tab where many commonly used commands are placed We have 4 tabs
99. s 44 45 mm thick unless otherwise indicated solid 1 Y 085113 89D 0136 Wi Aluminum Windows Extruded aluminum frame and sash factory fabricated factor Y 085113 BSD 0199 Wi Double Hung Type Vv e 088000 BSD 0000 a Sea r4 nggnaan psn no Project Group Model Project opened successfully 0 00 Num EE Sep 02 2014 02 09 07 PM A The Show Active Products command on the Applications tab affects the SpecLink Project tab Clicking on Show Active Products will show only those products that are active in the linked SpecLink E project under the folder that is currently highlighted in the SpecLink Project Tree Clicking on Show Active Products if it is not already selected from a tab other than the SpecLink Project tab will change the focus to the SpecLink Project Tab 58 Navigation and Miscellaneous Commands Show All Objects 019 BSD LinkMan E Model Project a Home Applications Bas s 2 e A 9 a Active Active Show Active Show All Apply Default Auto Select Synchroni Show All Revit SLE Objects Types Keynotes Specs Refresh A Start P Products Dashboard PA sect Rd Tz a Dashbo 92 Category Family Element Revit gt gt LinkMan E Products lt lt 5 Model Project Mo Bollard Steel Pipe C g x PA dus c Linked b Linked b L
100. s the keynotes in the R Keynote and R Keynote columns in the Revit Project and Materials tabs of LME and all user keynotes that have been imported into or added in LinkMan E All these keynotes are organized automatically into a single file in numerical order o All Master and Active User Keynotes is the same as All Keynotes except that user keynotes that are not in the R Keynote and R Keynote columns are a hm i a he Project Keynotes 49 LinkMan E User Documentation excluded user keynotes are any marked U that have been imported into or added in LinkMan E o Project Keynotes includes only those keynotes that are currently in the Revit keynote columns in either the Revit Project tab or the Revit Materials tab whether they are active or not including any that have been copied from the LinkMan E master keynotes or the user keynotes Regardless of which choice is made any keynotes in the R columns in LinkMan E will automatically be assigned to the corresponding elements in Revit replacing any keynotes that may have already been placed in the Revit project However the choices will determine what additional information if any will be imported into the text file that can be used for subsequent keynote selection and placement That in turn depends on how much latitude the Revit users will be given for selecting and placing additional keynotes To generate the Keynotes in all uppe
101. s 2 through 14 If you click on a lower level folder in the Tree you will see only those products linked to objects under that folder Left most box The left most box will be in dark blue if the Product has been added by the user Note that the fields below may be rearranged by dragging the column header right or left and dropping it where desired Revit information fuchsia Category The Revit Category for the Revit Object that is linked to the highlighted product Family The Revit Family for the Revit Object that is linked to the highlighted product Revit Element The Revit Object that is linked to the highlighted product Revit Material The Revit Material applied to the Revit Object that is linked to the highlighted product LinkMan E Product light blue LinkMan E Products This is the description of the product in the LME database Assembly Name The bottom panel displays the assemblies that contain the currently highlighted product See Assemblies Dashboard for more information about the assemblies Note If a Revit Object is active and there is no associated product to which it is linked this column will say Not Linked to LME Object SpecLink E information green SLE Paragraph The text of the SLE paragraph that is linked to the highlighted product SLE Section The SLE Section ID and Sequence number of the SLE paragraph that is linked to the highlighted product Select Specs e Agreen background in this colu
102. s Dashboard group click on Duplicate Alternatively right click on the product and choose Duplicate Product The Add Edit Product form opens and you can make any required changes to the product including moving it to a different location in the Products Dashboard tree by clicking on the Folder field and selecting a different folder View Edit Product Master Products may be viewed and user added or copied products may be changed To edit an existing user added product Pe Nes a Click on the Products Dashboard Highlight the folder in the tree that contains the product that you want to view or edit Click on the product From the Home tab Products Dashboard group click on Edit Alternatively right click on the product and choose View Edit Product The product form opens and you can make any required changes to the product including moving it to a different location in the Products Dashboard tree by clicking on the Folder field and selecting a different folder Bom a Notes Notes may be added on user added products and user added assemblies Delete Product You can only delete user added Products To delete a user added Product Click on the Products Dashboard Highlight the folder in the tree that contains the Product you wish to delete Click on the Product From the Home tab Products Dashboard group click on Delete Alternatively right click on the product and choose Delete Product Click Yes to confirm th
103. s prepared last independently of the 3 D model The specification preparer whether an in house employee or a consultant is often physically remote from the Revit modeler and the cost estimator The spec writer uses the Assembly and Products Dashboards in LinkMan E LME to identify assemblies that are used in the Revit model and corresponding products he needs to specify The spec writer then uses the SpecLink E Project tab to either identify the spec sections and text that he needs to include switching to SLE itself to do that or uses LME to actually turn on the relevant spec text Some cooperation of the Revit modeler is necessary to get the LME equivalent of the Revit objects loaded into LME s Revit Project view and subsequently re synchronized but the Revit modeler needn t know anything else about LME or SpecLink E The spec writer can review the names of the actual Revit objects and link them to LME assemblies if necessary If the Revit modeler has used Autodesk provided objects that BSD has pre linked to LME the spec writer need make no other links If custom Revit objects are used and the spec writer has no access to the actual Revit project via the Revit software or a viewer the internal details of the objects will not be visible that data would have to be acquired verbally In the long run the spec writer would reduce production time by using the Product and Assembly Dashboards to link his SLE office master for this client or pro
104. s tab displays all of the materials available in the Revit project Since Revit only stores the keynote number in the object not the keynote text the R Keynote column may be empty if a keynote was applied in Revit but that keynote file was not imported into LME In LME keynotes can be applied to materials as well as Revit objects In LME you can drag and drop from the Keynotes tab to the Materials tab in the same way that you can drag and drop Keynotes onto an element in the Revit project tab In addition to the Revit Materials tab the associated materials are also displayed in the bottom half of the screen when you click on a Revit element that has a material assigned to it e To display only Revit Materials that are associated with active Revit objects click on Show Active Types e To display all available Revit Materials for your Revit Project click on Show All Types Materials associated with active Revit objects will have a green background in the Status column 20 Software Orientation SpecLink Project Tab a s BSD LinkMan E Model Project Home Applications Tools Vie 9 Refresh Active Show Active Show All Show All Apply Default SLE Objects Objects Types Keynotes xt Synchronize Refresh SpecLink Project f SpecLink Project es Section ID Seq E M Model Project 0000 A CHE cion Subgroup 033900 85D 0006 I Concrete for composite floor construction n a 034900 B5D
105. ssemblies Dashboard tree whether or not they are linked to LME Assemblies e For the Products Dashboard it shows all active SpecLink E PL or PP tagged paragraphs under the folder currently highlighted in the Products Dashboard tree whether or not they are linked to LME Products e For the Keynotes Tab it shows the Keynotes that are applied to active Revit Objects or Materials Refresh The Refresh command on the Applications tab will bring in the most current information from both your Revit Project and your SpecLink E project It does not send any data to your SpecLink E project To initiate links in your SpecLink E project use Synchronize Note that you are not guaranteed you have the latest data from Revit unless you or someone goes into the Revit project and uses the Update LinkMan E Data command to send the latest Revit data to the LME database This step needs to be performed before the Refresh command 62 Navigation and Miscellaneous Commands Auto Select Specs e BSD LinkMan E Model Project mi Home Applications Tools ie 9 E M og Refresh Active Show Active Show Al Show All Apply Default SLE Objects Objects Types Keynotes Refresh sh My Start Page Products Dashboard EM Products Dashbo J 3 Family Element Revit e Ff Model Project Mo Basic Air Barrier 072500 S x i did d Facing Bri
106. tab of LME 6 Click on the Tools tab and select Link SLE Paragraph to Product This will display the SpecLink Project and the Products Dashboard in separate windows 7 Inthe tree of your SpecLink Project tab click on the folder that contains the SpecLink E paragraph that you want to link 8 Inthe tree of your LinkMan Dashboard click on the folder that contains the product that you want to link 9 Drag the SLE paragraph and drop it on the LME product 10 The Add Delete Link form opens to display the link that you just created 11 Click on Apply and then Close 12 You will now see a checkmark in the Linked column for this paragraph in the SpecLink Project tabs Note If you link a user LME Product to a SLE paragraph that is in a section that does not match the existing keynote number on the LME Product the location field and the first 6 characters of the keynote on the LME Product will be changed to match the section ID of the SLE paragraph to which it is now linked Creating a Link from a Revit Object to an LME Assembly User added objects in your Revit project will not be pre linked to the LME Assemblies To create a link from a Revit object to an LME Assembly 1 Add the object to your Revit project if it does not already exist If you added a new object in your Revit project in your Revit project click on Update LinkMan E data from the LinkMan E menu followed by a Refresh in LME 3 Click on the Tools tab and select Link Re
107. tems Design LinkMan E web page This page includes the most up to date information about LinkMan E When you click on a link within this page if you want to go back to the previous page use the Back icon in the My Start Page group of the Home tab Use the Forward icon to go in the other direction 13 LinkMan E User Documentation Products Dashboard File Home Applications Active Show Active Show All SLE Objects Objects Refresh Products Dashbo 7123 a f Model Project Mo O 00 Front End 81 43 02 14 Facility C amp C3 20 Facility Sen 8 0 30 Site and Infr Floor 40 48 Process Door S Bum BSD LinkMan E Model Project Show All Apply t Types Keynotes FL WDJST 2HR CONC GWB IBC 65 1 B FL_CONC_2HR_CONC_GWBFUR_IBC 5 2 1 034900 Unrated 081213 Facing Brick ASTM C216 Type Concrete for composite floor con r Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete Door Frame Steel for Non Ste Interior Door Framesf Non Fire 072500 1034900 081213 Linked but not in the project Walls Basic Ext WS 10 125 2Hr NA Brick GWB GAW 092116 Gypsum Sheathing Board Exterior Sheathing Board Sizes Doors Door S Wood Frame 062000 Door Frame Wood Finish Wood door frames glazed fram 062000 Doors _ Door_S Unrated 081416 Door Wood Flush Interior Interior Doors 1 3 4 inches 44 081416 Linked butnotin the pr
108. tened e f you choose Use the XML Source task pane the schema of the XML data file is displayed in the XML Source task pane You can then drag elements of the schema to the worksheet to map those elements to the worksheet e f you get a message that the XML source file does not refer to a schema click OK e When your file opens you can sort it by any column You can also print and or save the file as an Excel spreadsheet and continue to work with it adding a header and or footer if desired 42 Revit Keynote Management System The Basics LinkMan E includes a Revit Keynote Management System to allow you to manage the keynotes in your Revit project LinkMan E s keynote utility will display the keynotes that are assigned to the elements and materials in the Revit project compare these to master keynotes provided in LinkMan and allow you to edit and copy keynotes Once the keynotes are in acceptable shape you can import the keynotes and keynote file from LinkMan E replacing any existing keynotes in your Revit project and allowing placement of additional keynotes Revit Keynoting Concepts The LME Keynote Management System uses Revit s keynote tagging functions which store data in two locations 1 the keynote number is stored in the Revit project in the element s Keynote attribute under Identify Data 2 the keynote text is stored in the Revit Keynotes File a text file with the full list of keynotes available for assignment to
109. ts Ls 083323 BSD Overhead Coiling Doors SpecLinkE 0048 COILING DOORS Links for LME Products or Assemblies Top part of the dialog box e Folder Displays the folder in which this Product or Assembly is located e Origin Displays either Master or User to indicate if the Product or Assembly is included in the master or added by the user e LME Product or LME Assembly Displays the description of the Product or Assembly Links Display Bottom part of the dialog box e Application Displays either SpecLink E or Revit to indicate the application this link applies to e Category Section Displays the Category if the link is with Revit Displays the section number and section title if this link is with SLE Note that if this is a link to an SLE project that is not connected with the current LME group this will say Not Connected to SpecLink E Project e Family Sequence Displays the Family if the link is with Revit and the Sequence Number if this link is with SLE e Name Description Displays the Name of the Revit Element if the link is with Revit and the paragraph description if this link is with SLE e Link Displays Master if this link is included in the master and User if this is a user created link 35 LinkMan E User Documentation Link External Revit Elements Links for Revit Elements and Revit Materials Top part of the dialog box e Category
110. ucts Dashboard the Assemblies Dashboard and the Keynotes tab e For the Assemblies Dashboard it shows only the records under the folder currently highlighted in the Assemblies Dashboard tree that are active in any of the linked projects e For the Products Dashboard it shows only the records under the folder currently highlighted in the Products Dashboard tree that are active in any of the linked projects e For the Keynotes Tab it shows the Keynotes that are applied to active Revit Objects or Materials Clicking on Show Active Objects if it is not already selected from a tab other than the Assemblies Dashboard the Products Dashboard or the Keynotes tab will change the focus to the Products Dashboard 60 Navigation and Miscellaneous Commands Active Revit Refresh Applications Tools View BOY O Active Show Active Show All SLE Objects Objects Show All Apply Default Types Keynotes Refresh R My Start Page Products Dashboard EM dd Ea IS Category Family Element Revit E BB Model Project Mo ATA Ext_WS_10 125_2Hr_NA_Brick_GWB_GA S O 00 FrontEnd m 02 14 Facility amp C3 20 Facility Sen 30 Site and Infr E 40 48 Process Basic Floors Floor Floor Door_S FL WDJST 2HR CONC GWB IBC 65 1 FL CONC 2HR CONC GWBFUR IBC 52 Unrated Floors Doors BSD LinkMan E Model Project 072500 gt gt LinkMan E Products lt
111. ucts with each LME Assembly In the Assemblies Dashboard click on an assembly the products associated with it are displayed in the sub window at the bottom This is the way that LME bridges the gap between Revit objects which are usually assemblies of multiple products and the individual products that are described in the specifications When you use Synchronize to activate links to the SpecLink E project an activated paragraph in the SpecLink E project will automatically select its parent which will select its parent all the way to the top of the section so that activating a lower level paragraph in a SLE section can activate the entire section These links are indicated by a blue arrow in the SLE link dialog box BSD Object and Materials Catalog for Revit BSD has created a BSD Catalog for Revit 2013 and later that is pre linked to BSD SpecLink E BSD s automated construction specifications software The catalog is comprised of 6 Revit Projects so far Walls Doors Windows Floors Ceilings Plumbing and Exterior Accessories The objects are pre linked through LME to SLE in two ways by a unique name and by the LinkMan E User Documentation materials applied to each object You can use the BSD objects in your Revit project or you can assign a BSD created material to your existing Revit objects There are over 1 700 materials in the library that when applied to Revit elements such as walls or floor assemblies will
112. vit Element to Assembly This will display the Revit Project and the Assemblies Dashboard in separate windows 4 Inthe tree of your Revit Project tab click on the folder that contains the Revit object that you want to link 5 Inthe tree of your Assemblies Dashboard click on the folder that contains the assembly that you want to link 38 How To o ON Drag the Revit object and drop it on the assembly Note Use Click with Shift Click to select a contiguous group of Revit objects Use Click with Control Click to select noncontiguous Revit objects You can then just drag and drop them onto the desired assembly all at once The Add Delete Link form opens to display the link that you just created Click on Apply and then Close You will now see a checkmark in the Linked column for this object in the Revit Project tab Creating a Link from a Revit Object to an LME Product User added objects in your Revit project will not be pre linked to the LME Assemblies or Products To create a link from a Revit object to a LME Product 1 O 90753 Add the object to your Revit project if it does not already exist If you added a new object in your Revit project in your Revit project click on Update LinkMan E data from the LinkMan E menu Add ins tab followed by a Refresh in LME Click on the Tools tab and select Link Revit Element to Product This will display the Revit Project and the Products Dashboard in separate windows
113. xt WS 10125 2Hr NA Brick Linked but not in the project Resilient Furring Channels 1 Type IG 3 Sealed Insulating Type IG 1 Sealed Insulating ExteriorS alias Na Assembly Name E Exterior Wall Brick Facing Wood 82010 Exterior Walls E Exterior Wall Wood Clapboard W 82010 Exterior Walls E Exterior Wall Wood Shakes Woo 82010 Exterior Walls E E Folder Name Revit LME LME Keynote Text B2010 A05M_ Exterior Wall Brick Facing B2010A16M Exterior Wall Wood Clapbo B2010 A18M Exterior Wall Wood Shake B2010A19M Exterior Wall Wood Shingl Exterior Wall Split Face CM Exterior Wall Wood Shingles Abo 82010 Exterior Walls Exterior Wall Split Face CMU Abo 8 x nade lp 01 16 35 PM Project Group Model Project opened successfully L Click on the View tab and then select Advanced to see all available tabs including the Products Dashboard the Revit Project tab the Assemblies Dashboard Revit Materials SpecLink Project and Keynotes Basic View and Advanced View may be toggled back and forth My Start Page BSD LinkMan E Model Project Tools View 9 a Home Applications amp wo Active Show Active Show All Refresh Show All Apply Default Synchronize Revit SLE Objects Objects Types Keynotes Refresh BSD Lir Revit My Start Page RevilProject Assemblies Dashboard The Current Edition
114. y of a Product or Assembly E BER Add New Edit Delete Import Delete User Keynotes o Keyotes 46 How To r Add Keynote Independent of an LME Object Folder 040000 Masonry Location 040000 Prefix A v Position 0 Suffix Keynote i 040000 A00 Keynote Save and Close Save and New Cancel Keynotes are added automatically when you add new Products and Assemblies They can also be added independently To create a new Keynote 1 If the Keynotes tab is not visible click on the View tab and select Advanced 2 Inthe Keynotes tab highlight the folder in the Keynotes tree where your new keynote should be 3 Click on Add New from the Keynotes group on the Home tab The software will automatically change your focus to the Keynotes tab if you have not already done so Alternatively if there are Keynotes in the right hand panel you can right click on an existing Keynote and choose Create New Keynote 4 Fill in the information on the Add Keynote Independent of an LME Object form The following fields are in the form e Folder Filled in by the software based on where your cursor is when you add the keynote Click on the field to bring up the Folder Selection Form to select a different folder in the project Double click on the newly selected folder to bring it into the Add Keynote form e Location Prefix Position Suffix These fields combin

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