Creating a Floor Plan

Overview

• after

  When you create a project, you will be prompted to select a material palette selected,and startthen creatinginput the default height for the rooms in the property. 

  

  If you are a pro user, at this point you can also upload a floor plan

• dragPDF to to use as a backdrop when creating your plan. 

  Creating rooms

  

  Drag and drop roomsa and componentsroom from the left-side menu,menu sizinginto position and size to the correct shape. and

  adjusting material composition for accurate heat loss 
  • full video of creating

    Adjusting room (notproperties

    explaining toggles, just using) > completing floor (locking rooms together) > adding floor  
• creating floor plan
  • creating room  
    • drag room, resize (link to guide - precise focus, details

      Click on each toggle)room

    to
    • addingview otherthe componentsfollowing options:

      

      

      

      

      

      Adjusting wall properties

      External walls will display as black and adjustinternal walls will display a dark grey. Click on each wall to view the following options:

      

      

      Make sure rooms are locking together correctly so external/internal walls are correctly identified. Rooms should not overlap, if a room has an open doorway this should typically be modelled as one room. 

      [correct and incorrect example? overlapping room, external wall in internal room] 

      Adding radiators, doors and windows

      internal doors

      

      

      

      adjusting material and size

      (link to guide - choosing material, adjusting size) 

  • adding roomsother

    components
    
    • internal doors and walls
    • not overlapping - rooms with open doorways modelled as one heated space
  • additional

    Adding floors

    • set material between floors if not using default - link to floors and ceilings guide 

    • align rooms with floor below