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User Defined Object Types

OpenBuildings Station Designer delivers multiple instances of the user defined types using the Place Object tool for placing content such as equipment, furniture, shelving, plumbing etc. The Catalog selection in Placement tool settings enables placing the content of the active catalog type. The following table lists the instances of this tool and their catalog types.

Select To Catalog_Type
Base Plate Place base plates; plain and with grout. "Base Plate"
Equipment | Communication Place communication equipments that include wall/ceiling mounted speakers and Wi-Fi repeaters. Equipment_Communication
Equipment | Fire Alarm Place fire alarm equipments that include ceiling mounted smoke detectors and fire pull wall. Equipment_FireAlarm
Equipment | Security Place security equipments that include wall/ceiling mounted cameras, warning lights and alarm pull wall. Equipment_Security
Equipment | Security Screening Place screening equipments that include luggage screening and walk-through body security screening equipment. Equipment_Screening
Equipment | Station Place station equipments that include wall mounted advertisement panels, secured bicycle and luggage trolley racks, public seating benches and standing recycle bins. Equipment_Station
Equipment | Ticketing and Fare Control Place ticketing and fare control equipments that include card readers, dispensers, cash and ticketing kiosks, and tripod turnstiles at ticket entry. Equipment_Ticketing
Equipment | Track and Tunnel Place screening equipments that include buffer stop and system brackets. Equipment_Track
Escalators Place escalators and moving walks. Escalators
Furniture Place chairs, stools, armchairs, lounge chairs, swivel chairs, office chairs, settees, coffee tables, kidney tables, desks, drawer units, shelves, file cabinets, partitions, PC workstations, desktop and laptop PC's, computer monitors, keyboards, printers, scanners, fax machines, copiers, and telephones. Furniture
Interior Specialty Place corner guards; crash guards; locker accessories; locker room benches; single tier, double tier, triple tier, five tier, and six tier lockers; marker boards and tack boards; and vinyl wall guards. Specialty_Interior
Kitchen | Fixture Place kitchen fixtures that ranges types of sinks and basins. KitchenFixtures
Ladder Place ladders for roof access, including with cage and with crossover. Ladders
Landscape Place landscape types ranging trees, flower boxes, hedge and bushes. Landscape
Lift Door Place elevator doors and call buttons. ElevatorDoor
Lifts and Travelators Place lifts including glazed lifts to platform. Vertical_Circulation
Louver Place louvers of varying bays and spacings. Louver
Miscellaneous Place various doors and cabinets. Misc
Paving | Tactile Place paving tiles of blister or directional pattens. Tactile_Paving
Penetrations (Opening) Place rectangular and round holes in walls, slabs, and floors. Penetrations
Plumbing Fixtures Place sinks, toilets, urinals, shower stalls, bath tubs, lavatories, and other plumbing fixtures. PlumbingFixture
Radiator Place radiators of different configurations. Radiators
Roof Specialty Place rectangular and round downspouts; corner and straight gutters. Specialty_Roof
Safety Specialty Place fire extinguishers, fire hose assemblies, and defibrillators. Specialty_Safety
Shelving Place shelving units of varying shelves and brackets. Shelving
Signage | Directional Place the directional signage boards and platforms. The physical assemblies are mounted on vehicles, lifts and stands and meeting places Signage_Directional
Signage | Electronic Place the electronic signage in the form of monitors, clocks and display systems. Signage_Electronic
Site Equipment Place site equipments that include bike racks, and outdoor planters. SiteEquipment
Toilet Accessory Place hand dryers, mirrors, paper towel dispensers, waste receptacles, and other toilet accessories. "Toilet Accessories"
Toilet Partition (Compartments) Place toilet partitions made of corian, marble, metal, phenolic, plastic laminate, solid plastic, and stainless steel. ToiletCompartment
Tunnel | Liner Place the round tunnel liners. Tunnel_Liner
Retail-Specialty Place deck and service cases, coolers, corner guards, display stand/tables, and shelfs.
Note: Applicable for projects in Multi-Use_Retail_Building Workset template.
Retail-Specialty
Note: To key-in the catalog items directly, follow the syntax described in the Place Object tool topic. (MDL LOAD ASSEMBLYBLDR; ATFPLACE ASSEMBLY USERDEFINED <Catalog Type> <Catalog Item>). For instance, for Placing a Ladder object with cage, activate the tool using the key-in ATFPLACE ASSEMBLY USERDEFINED Ladders "Ladder | with cage".

When translated RFA objects are available, they can also be placed as an object. The properties of imported RFA objects are listed and editable properties can be set in the Imported Properties category.

Note: Heads Up Display (HUD) dimensions are available for many catalog items including Ladder, Louvers, Penetrations, and Roof Specialties such as down spouts. HUD dimensions can be used to modify the size of the catalog item instances. HUD dimensions display when the component is selected.