Room definition

In CADprofi it is possible to define and describe rooms or other usable areas. Program can automatically find boundaries and calculate their surface. It is also possible to manually define the rooms or to take over "foreign" boundaries (closed polylines), which is useful when working on architectural drawings that are made outside of CADprofi.

Program also allows to create room specifications, that's why when user defines a room, he should also specify their name, number and additional data.

Options available in this dialog window have been described in previous chapters (check page 146). Additional options included in this command:

Number – defined room number. This field is automatically filled with a first free number. Thanks to available buttons, user can choose between first available free number

and a next number

. This field can be filled with any value.

Information about defined room – a collection of information about defined area. These data will be saved as a collection of attributes of selected room label. The Browse

button allows to select typical data for rooms that have specific purpose.

Real surface area – field that shows information about actual room surface area.

Program automatically calculates floor area of defined room. Typically, construction projects do not include the plasterwork thickness. Therefore, when calculating floor area program can take into account "plasterwork" deductions.

It is also possible to manually set the floor area (e.g. if it's needed to deduct the area under the low-sloped roofs in attics). When calculating the surface it is very important to have the same design unit as the one that we used in the drawing. User can specify the area format with the use of Precision and Floor unit.

After specifying the parameters user should define them on the drawing. Button that is used for it has got a drop-down list that allows to select a method of determining the boundaries:

• Define room (automatically) – this option will automatically search for a closed area, in which the room has been defined. This method can be used when all walls have been drawn by CADprofi program and they haven't been interrupted for example when inserting doors or windows (in CADprofi program there is no need to interrupt the walls, if windows and doors are being inserted with hiding objects - Wipeout).
Automatic search for room boundaries can also be used even if the walls weren't drawn by CADprofi program on condition that they are placed on the „2DA_WAL_” layer.

• Select boundary – this option allows to indicate a boundary (closed polyline), which will be acquired by CADprofi program as a room. This option is often used when working on "foreign" construction drawings, in which the boundaries that restrict the room are already drawn.
Notice: in CAD programs polyline is closed if user completed its drawing by using the Close command. This status can be checked in the CAD properties window.

• Outline a room – possibility to drawn a boundary through manual outline. User should indicate all room corners. In order to finish this command user should press Enter or right mouse button.

• Dividing line of rooms – draws the room dividing line. Diving lines are being inserted on a layer which is disabled by default in printing. This line allows to add a logical division or a room without need to draw any additional walls.

Room definition

1. Run the Room definition command.

2. In the dialog window choose the needed room label.

3. Specify the number, name and additional room data.

4. Specify the Floorage area options.

5. Press the Define room, in order to indicate a point in the drawing (P1) for automatic determination of room boundaries.

6. (Optional) Expand the button and select the Select boundary option in order to indicate a boundary on the drawing (P2), which determines the room.

7. (Optional) Expand the button and select the Outline a room option in order to indicate all room corners (P3, P4, P5, P6). Enter key ends the command.

Notice

For automatic boundary search, the indicated point must be located inside a "closed" area.
The room can have only one label.

After making changes in the drawing, program will automatically update the floorage area calculations (if user doesn't want to update the floorage area, then he should determine the floorage area manually).