Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Many companies use specific symbols to represent panels based on their
voltage. The panel families that come with the software simply represent
the size of a panel by displaying the box. You can add a detail component
to them that contains a filled region and that represents your standard. If
you want to use a scalable annotation symbol, it must first be nested into
a shared, face-hosted family that is then nested into your panel family. See
the sidebar “Scalable Symbols for Wall Lights” in Chapter 20, “Creating
Lighting Fixtures,” for information on how to get a scalable annotation
family into a face-hosted family that does not have the Maintain Annotation
Orientation parameter.
If you decide to use a detail component, it must be placed in the Front or
Back elevation view of the family in order to be displayed when the panel is
mounted to a vertical surface.
Nested Annotations
Annotation symbols cannot be placed in section or elevation views of
families.
Figure 13.22
shows a panel family with a nested detail component family
that is a filled region representing a 208-volt panel. This detail component
is constrained to the parameters in the panel family and changes size with
the panel.
