Grouping spaces
The following options are available in the main toolbar in the "Groups of spaces" group:
These tools allow users to group previously entered spaces according to their characteristics to carry out the zoning of the project. This zoning can then be imported into the analysis programs.
The tools for defining groups of spaces are as follows:
- New / Edit
Allows users to access the table of groups of spaces. Several levels of space groups can be created through a group hierarchy system. On the right, the table shows the spaces assigned to each group. Each space group has the following parameters:- Reference
- Colour
- Assign
Allows users to select a group of spaces and assign it to one or more spaces previously entered in the model.
- Unassign
Allows users to unassign a group of spaces to the selected spaces in the model.
Best practice:
The zoning can be set up according to the subsequent analyses to be carried out with the model. For example, to carry out the thermal study of a block of 8 dwellings, the groups of spaces in IFC Builder could be the following: Non-habitable, Common areas, Dwelling 1, Dwelling 2, Dwelling 3, Dwelling 4, Dwelling 5, Dwelling 6, Dwelling 7 and Dwelling 8.
