topic Re: Using the Zone Tool in Modeling

Using the Zone Tool

Anonymous — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 20:28:00 GMT

Hi everyone,

our office is currently changing the way ArchiCAD is being used...hopefully more along the lines of the way it should be used!

Can anyone explain to me the Zone tool, and what it's used for? I haven't quite figured out its benefits.

Thanks!

Re: Using the Zone Tool

TomWaltz — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 20:42:49 GMT

SwissHokie wrote:
Hi everyone,

our office is currently changing the way ArchiCAD is being used...hopefully more along the lines of the way it should be used!

Can anyone explain to me the Zone tool, and what it's used for? I haven't quite figured out its benefits.

Thanks!

Ultimately, it's a Room Name tool.

It can be used to create Finish Schedules (since the Zone objects include parameters for finishes) and Door Schedules (since doors can report what Zones they go To and From).

Re: Using the Zone Tool

Bob Moore — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 14:04:34 GMT

It is also the way to figure out the area of a given space or the entire building.

Re: Using the Zone Tool

Anonymous — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 22:33:58 GMT

Here is a discussion about the Zone Tool. That may be of interest.

I use it like Bob Moore, and have created a Zone Stamp that woks with the Interactive Scheduler (Thanks Karl O.) the give me a report that I link to the Layouts in Plotmaker.