topic Re: zone tool in high-rise buldings in Modeling

zone tool in high-rise buldings

Anonymous — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 19:31:38 GMT

I am woring on a multi-family high-rise building in AC9
I want to use the zone tool for each unit once and overall, but I can only choose rooms ( kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, etc.) within each wall.

Is there a way to address zoning properties to broader areas ?
like an unit in an apartment comples, or to a story?

Thanks in advance

Re: zone tool in high-rise buldings

Aussie John — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 21:51:31 GMT

1) draw the zone manually
or
2) turn of the zone boundary settings for the internal walls

Re: zone tool in high-rise buldings

Anonymous — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 22:35:09 GMT

if I draw the zone manually, when I cahnge the floor plan, I cannot update it automatically, I need to pick points and stretch.

I guess ignoring the interior walls would be a better option in this case, but I don't know the setting is set in that one.

do you mind, walking me through the steps

Thanks

Re: zone tool in high-rise buldings

owen — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 00:46:49 GMT

The zone boundary settings are in the Listing and Labeling tab of the wall settings (see attached). You can also designate other 2D/3D elements such as Columns, Lines, Arcs, etc as zone boundaries - although not slabs unfortunately Have a look around the tool settings and see what can be used as a Zone Boundary.

The automatic zone boundary methods (Inner Edge & Reference Line) are also sensitive to layer visibility at the time of updating zones (which only updates visible zones btw) so you could actually use layer combinations to hide internal partions and show apartment zones for calculating gross apartment area and then show them and room zones when calculating the room areas. Remember the Layer Combination for each will get saved along with the Zone List when you save it in your View Sets ...

I never used automatic zone boundaries much but im starting to realize just how much time they can save provided their boundaries are set up correctly

Re: zone tool in high-rise buldings

Anonymous — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 14:27:37 GMT

wow look at that trick,
imaine how much time it would save me

thanks a lot, everyone should read this.