topic Re: Can windows read zone areas in Libraries & objects

Can windows read zone areas

Barry Kelly — Wed, 24 May 2023 10:35:21 GMT

Can a window object determine the area of a zone that it has been placed into?
I know it can determine the zone name, number, category and code from REQUEST("Zone_relations",...)
But can it tell what the area of that zone is directly from the zone.

I know it can be done by having the zones save their info to an external text file and then have the windows read that info in but I want to avoid the text files if possible.

Does anyone have any ideas?

Barry.

Re: Can windows read zone areas

Cosminn — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 19:00:09 GMT

Hello Barry, any luck with this? I am almost in the same situation.

Thank you

Re: Can windows read zone areas

Barry Kelly — Fri, 01 Apr 2016 01:27:05 GMT

No as far as I know there is no way to get area directly from the zone.
The zone stamp has to save out to a text file and then any other object can read from the text file.
But I never got around to doing it.

Barry.

Re: Can windows read zone areas

alemanda — Fri, 01 Apr 2016 06:32:42 GMT

In general, it would be quite useful having the chance to specify somehow the topology of an element. I think of BOQ referencing purpose ...

Re: Can windows read zone areas

Cosminn — Fri, 01 Apr 2016 09:00:34 GMT

Thank you guys for your reply.

Other question I have, It's possible, a stamp to read the over all width and depth of a room?

Please see attached screenshot.

Thank you

Re: Can windows read zone areas

alemanda — Fri, 01 Apr 2016 09:24:54 GMT

I think it is possible ... only a little bit hard to code properly to get what you want ...

Re: Can windows read zone areas

Cosminn — Fri, 01 Apr 2016 12:04:16 GMT

Thank you for your prompt reply alemanda.

Any suggestion for a start point?

I tried to get room dimensions using objects who are attached to zones, via Interior Wizard add on and I was able to obtain the over all width and depth for a rectangular and square room. As you said for a custom room geometry you need the right code for that and I am still working on that.

Any advice will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

Daniel