{"type":"doc","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"To access the Object to Item Configuration panel, select the following highlighted within the ","type":"text"},{"text":"dRofus Menu","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"em"}]},{"text":":","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"hardBreak"}]},{"type":"mediaSingle","attrs":{"layout":"align-start"},"content":[{"type":"media","attrs":{"width":748,"id":"7a167da0-9d1d-4b24-b11b-b4f0a4dfa795","collection":"contentId-1318359700","type":"file","height":432}}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"hardBreak"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"The ","type":"text"},{"text":"Object <-> Item Configuration Editor","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"em"}]},{"text":" dialog panel will then open as follows:","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"hardBreak"}]},{"type":"mediaSingle","attrs":{"layout":"align-start"},"content":[{"type":"media","attrs":{"width":915,"id":"5611b961-9f47-4116-a4c1-b2b7b9e52bec","collection":"contentId-1318359700","type":"file","height":759}}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"hardBreak"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"The main difference between the ","type":"text"},{"text":"Zone <-> Room Configuration Editor","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"em"}]},{"text":" and the ","type":"text"},{"text":"Object <-> Item Configuration Editor","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"em"}]},{"text":" dialogs","type":"text"},{"text":" ","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"em"}]},{"text":"is that (unlike ","type":"text"},{"text":"Zones)","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"em"}]},{"text":", ","type":"text"},{"text":"Objects","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"em"}]},{"text":" do not have a common set of parameters. This is why the list of available ArchiCAD parameters within the ","type":"text"},{"text":"Object <-> Item Configuration Editor","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"em"}]},{"text":" dialog contains parameters only pertaining to the currently selected ","type":"text"},{"text":"Object","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"em"}]},{"text":" (or the default ","type":"text"},{"text":"Library Part","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"em"}]},{"text":" if there are no ","type":"text"},{"text":"Objects","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"em"}]},{"text":" selected, or only the common parameters if multiple-selected Objects have different sets of parameters).","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"hardBreak"}]},{"type":"panel","attrs":{"panelType":"info"},"content":[{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":3},"content":[{"text":"Info","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Of importance is the ","type":"text"},{"text":"Object","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"em"}]},{"text":" currently selected (or set as default) when you open the ","type":"text"},{"text":"Object <-> Item Configuration Editor","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"em"}]},{"text":" dialog.","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Only parameters from the ","type":"text"},{"text":"Library Part","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"em"}]},{"text":" of the currently selected ","type":"text"},{"text":"Object","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"em"}]},{"text":" will be available within the dialog. Additionally, IFC properties will not appear within the ","type":"text"},{"text":"Object <-> Item Configuration Editor","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"em"}]},{"text":" dialog, unless you select at least one ","type":"text"},{"text":"Object","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"em"}]},{"text":" prior to opening the dialog. This also applies prior to carrying out the ","type":"text"},{"text":"Sync Objects with dRofus","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"em"}]},{"text":" command.","type":"text"}]}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"hardBreak"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"This means that you may want to create different configurations for parameters based on different groups of ","type":"text"},{"text":"Objects","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"em"}]},{"text":". An example of such a configuration is shown below:","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"hardBreak"}]},{"type":"mediaSingle","attrs":{"layout":"align-start"},"content":[{"type":"media","attrs":{"width":871,"id":"2b9ac67c-0f52-4a1c-8533-4c51015ade94","collection":"contentId-1318359700","type":"file","height":843}}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"When you create a configuration for one type of ","type":"text"},{"text":"Object","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"em"}]},{"text":" (e.g. Chairs) and then switch to another type (e.g. Beds) and then open the ","type":"text"},{"text":"Object <-> Item Configuration Editor","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"em"}]},{"text":" dialog again, you will note that some ArchiCAD parameters defined in the configuration will be marked as \"Missing parameters\". It means that the currently selected ","type":"text"},{"text":"Object","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"em"}]},{"text":" type does not contain these parameters. However, this configuration can still be used for linking and synchronizing ","type":"text"},{"text":"Object","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"em"}]},{"text":"s. It just means that writing in to or from those missing parameters will be skipped for those ","type":"text"},{"text":"Objects","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"em"}]},{"text":" that don't contain these parameters, but will be updated for the other ","type":"text"},{"text":"Objects","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"em"}]},{"text":" at the time of synchronization.","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"It is also not necessary for the values within the ","type":"text"},{"text":"Key attribute used for comparing","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"em"}]},{"text":" to be common for all ","type":"text"},{"text":"Object","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"em"}]},{"text":" types in the Project. 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If not checked then only those who have BIM Administration access can use the configuration.","type":"text"}]}]},{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Is Default Configuration","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"strong"}]},{"text":": The User with BIM Administration access can set a configuration as default by checking this box. This will set the configuration as the default configuration used in all related dialogs (i.e., for synchronizing ","type":"text"},{"text":"Items","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"em"}]},{"text":", linking ","type":"text"},{"text":"Items","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"em"}]},{"text":" etc.) for all Users.","type":"text"},{"type":"hardBreak"},{"type":"hardBreak"}]}]}]},{"type":"panel","attrs":{"panelType":"info"},"content":[{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":3},"content":[{"text":"Info","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"The configuration set as default will be used by all Users in the project. Please take care when changing configuration settings as it will affect the entire Project. As an alternative to changing the default configuration, you can select which configuration to use at a time when carrying out the linking or synchronization of ","type":"text"},{"text":"Objects","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"em"}]},{"text":" or when viewing the ","type":"text"},{"text":"Zone","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"em"}]},{"text":"(s)' ","type":"text"},{"text":"Model's Equipment","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"em"}]},{"text":" dialog.","type":"text"}]}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"hardBreak"},{"text":"The dRofus Addon always has a configuration called \"Default\" for ","type":"text"},{"text":"Object <-> Item Configurations","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"em"}]},{"text":". This \"Default\" configuration cannot be edited, but you can copy it and then make modifications to the copied configuration. 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