About Fixture Layouts in DesignCenter

Fixture layouts are located in the Plumbing Fixtures folder (under Imperial Design Mechanical). They are unique because you can drag them into your drawings and then edit the components of the layout by clicking Insert tabReference panelEdit Reference.

Note: Fixture layouts are intended to provide samples from which to create your own office standards for restroom design. All the components can be modified to meet project and code requirements, and then added to DesignCenter™ for access. The samples provided do not necessarily meet jurisdictional regulations or ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) requirements.

The following notes and hints apply when working with the fixture layouts available in DesignCenter.

• The layout files are custom content set to the Drawing content type.
• The layout files have no layer key because all objects have hard-coded layers within the file. You can change the layers as required.
• The layout files are not set to Explode on Insert because you can place them at only one rotation and orientation (not mirrored) when you drag them into a drawing, and it is easier to reposition them as unexploded blocks.
• To set rotation and mirroring before insertion, double-click the icon to display the standard AutoCAD Insert dialog box instead of dragging the content.
• The rotation angle and scale (for mirroring) can be set in the Insert dialog box or on the command line. If you use the command line, you can see the result of each option before actually inserting the content. You can apply multiple settings on the command line, even though the prompt says “Specify insertion point:” after the first one. You can still type another X, Y, or R.
• Use X = -1 or Y = -1 to mirror the content.
• Use the node object snap to position individual stall and urinal layouts next to each other. The toilet partitions and screens are inserted with centered baselines, so the node snap places them correctly.
• After insertion, click Insert tabReference panelEdit Reference to adjust the layout, extend partitions, or to move doors, fixtures, or grab bars.
• Stall partitions are wall objects placed in the wall group “Toilet_Ptn.” They do not clean up with other walls. Urinal screens are in the “Standard” group, but set to “Do Not Cleanup.”
• Each lavatory layout consists of a counter, made of a wall object with the cleanup group “Toilet_Counter” with lavatory MV Blocks anchored as follows:

  Lavs (1) Wall anchor; centered along curve

  Lavs (2) - (4) Layout Curve (on counter); even spacing (1'-6'' start and end offset)

  Lavs (5) Layout Curve (on counter); repeat at 3'-0'' (1'-6'' start and end offset)

• Use the endpoint object snap to position a counter against a stall or urinal screen.
• After exploding, the lavatory counters can be trimmed or extended to the restroom walls. The lavatory counters adjust appropriately, depending on the anchoring mode.
• The restroom files are preconfigured assemblies of individual layouts, arranged as typical men’s and women’s rooms.