Creating a Floor Plan

When you create a project, you will be prompted to select a material palette and then input the default height for the rooms in the property. This height can be overridden for each room.room by adjusting the room properties. 

If you are a pro user, at this point you can also upload a floor plan PDF to to use as a backdrop when creating your plan. 

Creating rooms

Drag and drop a room from the left-side menu into position and size to the correct shape. 

Adjusting room properties

Click on each room to view the following options:

	Change height Adjust height of the room. Input the height and click the tick to save or the cross to cancel. This height will be overridden by the height of ceiling regions above.
	Flue Select whether there is a flue - choose from no flue, throat restrictor fitted to flue, no throat restrictor fitted to flue.
	Edit name Change the name of the room.
	Select room type Each room needs a type - this determines the ACH, temperature and default name for the room. Select from pre-set options or create a custom room.
	Delete Remove the room from the floor plan

Adjusting wall properties

External walls will display as black and internal walls are detected automatically based on whether there is an adjoining room. Make sure rooms are locking together willcorrectly beso darkexternal/internal grey.walls are correctly identified. 

Click on each wall for the following options:

	Change material  Click to view and select from the material options for this palette. Click Add Materials to adjust the palette.
	External temperature - external wall only Set the temperature of the region on the other side of this wall. This option only displays for external walls. ODT is set based on location and can be edited in the heat pump task.

Make sure rooms are locking together correctly so external/internal walls are correctly identified. Rooms should not overlap or this will lead to errors in the heat loss. 

Locking rooms together

[correctWalls should not overlap and there typically should not be external walls within a property. Below are some incorrect example?examples with corrections beside them.

[overlapping room - model as one room, external wall in internal room] 

Adding radiators, doors and windows

Drag and drop a radiator, door or window from the left-side menu into the room, snapping it to a wall. Click on the component to view and adjust the following options:

	Change material or type Click to view and select from the material options for the selected palette. Click Add Materials to edit the palette.
	Adjust dimensions Input the width and height, then tick to save or cross to cancel. This option will not be available for custom radiators which require a different P50 for each radiator size.
	Delete Remove the component from the floor plan

Internal doors do not need to be included in the floor plan. Rooms with open doorways should be modelled as one room. 

Adding floors

Read more on adding floors and ceilings to your floor plan, including adding vaulted ceilings and dormers.