Floor Plan - Dimensions

Post dimensions of the outer wall: This switch can be used to switch on a special dimensioning for the posts in the outer walls.

Post dimensions interior wall: This switch can be used to switch on a special dimensioning for the posts in the interior walls.

Dimensioning of element boundaries, outer walls: If this switch is set and an outer wall contains elements, then a dimension chain is created for this wall. The chain of measurements, unless you select a special position, begins at the leftmost point of the wall and ends at the rightmost point of the wall. These points are determined by the layer contours and not by the wall body. So if all layers of a wall do not start at the leftmost end of the wall body, then the measurement chain does not start at the leftmost point of the wall body, but correspondingly further inside. The same applies analogously to the end of the chain of measurements. The locations to be taken into account can be influenced: LayersElement dimension ung_Au walls

Dimensioning of the element boundaries, interior walls: The same applies here as described in the paragraph above for the outer walls. With this switch, you can switch the dimensioning for the interior walls separately from the outer walls. The same applies to the layers to be taken into account: layer element dimension ung_Innenwände

Reference Axis Measurement: Each wall has a reference axis (see Managing Wall Designs), which can be located at different points in the depth of the wall. This dimension is used to measure the reference axis of each wall. The measurement chain measures the start and end points of the reference axis of each wall, and in between the end points of the reference axes of walls connected to the dimensioned wall.

Exterior dimensioning, connecting walls: This measurement chain is generated for each exterior wall and measures the length of the wall and both edges of the connected interior walls. In addition, the interior walls that are not intersected with the dimensioned outer wall, but end within this outer wall, or end a maximum of 0.01m in front of one of the wall edges (inner edge or outer edge) of the outer wall, are also taken into account.

Exterior dimensioning, interior walls: Depending on the situation, this dimensioning creates several measurement chains. These dimension chains also lie outside the floor plan between the dimensioning of the opening dimension and the dimension chain for the connecting walls. The measuring chains measured the interior walls, which:

• are located inside the building without contact with the outer walls,

• run perpendicular to the chain of measurements, and

• are located in the half of the building on which the measuring chains are located.

The dimensioned interior walls are grouped according to their position in the building, so that sensible dimensions for the room dimensions are created. This automatic grouping creates several measurement chains.

Exterior dimensioning, wall offsets: This measurement chain measures offsets in the exterior wall.

Exterior dimensioning, building dimension: This measurement chain measures the main dimensions of the building.

Interior dimensions of the walls: With this switch, a dimensioning of the interior walls can be switched on. This measures the wall lengths, opening widths and distances.

Use Core Layers for Wall Dimensions: If this option is turned on, only the core layers are taken into account for the wall measurement.

Dimensioning openings in exterior walls: This setting can be used to create a measurement chain that measures the length of each exterior wall and the openings in between. There are several options available:

Exterior Opening Width: This option measures the width of the openings on the outside of the exterior wall.

Interior opening width: This option measures the width of the openings on the back of the outer wall.

Axial Dimension: This option measures the axis of each opening. The width of the opening is therefore not measured.

Dimension Style: Here you can select the dimension style with which the dimension chains in the plan are to be created. If you do not select a dimension style here, the dimension style from the sheet template is used.

Dimension factor: The dimension factor can be used to influence the distance between the measurement chains. A value above 1 increases the distance, a measure between 1 and 0 (e.g. 0.5) reduces the distance. As a rule, however, a factor of 1 fits well.

Layers for dimension boundaries: In the floor plan, you can create a whole lot of automatic measurement chains. The distance between the measuring chains and the building is automatically determined according to fixed rules. It can happen that you don't like the distance and would like to have a larger distance. Of course, you can manually move the measurement chains as you like, but this takes time and if you recalculate the discard, the situation could change and you start all over again. There is a simple but effective solution for this:

• On each side of the building where you want to move the measurement chains, draw a line to the position where the measurement chains should begin.

• These lines are placed on their own layer, for example with the name 'Measurement Limit'.

• In the dialog box for the floor plan settings, go to the subdialog box 'Dimensions' and enter the layer name in the field 'Layers for dimension boundaries' on the right-hand side.

• Multiple layers can be used, separated by a semicolon.

Now the lines are taken into account as the dimension limit and the dimension chains are automatically only behind these lines.

Additional wall types, ignore when dimensioning: The additional wall types can be used to exempt walls from automatic measurement.

In the wall version of a wall, you can select/enter an additional wall type. In the plan shelf for the floor plan, you can specify the additional wall types that are to be ignored in the automatic dimensioning subdialog box 'Dimensions'. This means that facing walls or walls for conservatories can be excluded from the architectural dimensions of the walls.

Layer element dimensioning, outer walls: Here you specify the layers that are to be used to determine the starting point and end point of the element dimensioning of the outer walls. The program determines the leftmost (Xmin) and rightmost (Xmax) points from the specified positions. These then serve as the starting and ending points. In this way, the starting point and the end point of the measurement chain can be influenced by the user.

Layer element dimensioning, interior walls: Here you specify the layers that are to be used to determine the starting point and end point of the element dimensioning of the interior walls. The program determines the leftmost (Xmin) and rightmost (Xmax) points from the specified positions. These then serve as the starting and ending points. In this way, the starting point and the end point of the measurement chain can be influenced by the user.