Dormer1975
Mechanical
- Aug 31, 2007
- 25
I'm hoping someone has run into this issue and can provide some guidance on how to proceed. A brand new fire marshal that has taken over a major county in which we work is steadfastly enforcing NFPA 170 - Standard for Fire Safety and Emergency Symbols. Specifically, Chapter 7 that addresses Symbols for use in Water Supply, Extinguishing, and Sprinkler System Drawings and Insurance Diagrams. NFPA 170 uses 2 dimensional symbols and we design with AutoSPRINK, a 3 dimensional design software. This fire marshal has failed to approve several drawings thus far because our symbols do not match NFPA 170 because our symbols are 3D. How do I make a 3D Dry Valve look like the 2D symbol in NFPA 170? If we have to do all this additional 2D drawing, it adds extra unnecessary labor that we'd have to charge our client for. NFPA 170 seems to be in need of updating to accommodate 3D design. Has anyone else run into this? If so, what did you do?