Notes on Element Rule Syntax

Clash Manager User Guide

Entry Information : Notes on Element Rule Syntax

The syntax for elements and their attributes discussed here applies to the items and expressions in the

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Obstruction, Check and Exclude lists on the 'Clash Manager - Clash Set Data' form and to the

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Tracking Selection Rules entered at the Gtype/Tracking tab of the Clash Manager Configuration Form.

The syntax can be:


<elementName>
OR
<gtype> ::= BRAN\|SUBE\|STRU\|FRMW\|SUBS\|PIPE\|EQUI\|SITE\|REST\|HVAC\|ZONE
OR
<expression> [and <expression>]...
where:
<expression> ::= <expressionStyleA> \| <expressionStyleB>
	where:
	<expresionStyleA>::= <attribute> [OF <gtype>\|<eleName>] [NOT] <op> <value>
	<expresionStyleB>::= <attribute> [NOT] <op> <value> [OF <gtype>\| <eleName>]
		where:
		<attribute> ::= PDMS Element Attribute or UDA
		<op> ::= eq \| ne \| gt \| lt \| = \| != \| <> \| > \| < \| like
		<value> ::= [<quote>] string [<quote>] \| numeric \| <inches> \| <wildcard>
			where:
			<quote> ::= <singleQuote:‘> \| <verticalBar:\|>
			<inches> ::= numeric"
			<wildcard> ::= regular expression

where:

<wildcard> ::= regular expression

Note:

For Regular Expression syntax, refer to Notes on Wildcards.
Strings must be quoted if they would otherwise be confused with a keyword eg a <GTYPE> or <OP> etc
The <discardwildcard>’s are applied after all other expressions, they have the effect of discarding or removing items from the list.