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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 by adjusting the room properties. 

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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

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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:

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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.
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Flue

Select whether there is a flue - choose from no flue, throat restrictor fitted to flue, no throat restrictor fitted to flue. 
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Edit name

Change the name of the room. 
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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. 
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Delete

Remove the room from the floor plan

Adjusting wall properties

External and internal walls are detected automatically based on whether there is an adjoining room. Make sure rooms are locking together correctly so external/internal walls are correctly identified. 

Locking rooms together

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

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

Click on each wall for the following options:

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Change material 

Click to view and select from the material options for this palette. Click Add Materials to adjust the palette.
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External temperature - external wall only

Set the temperature of the region on the other side of this wall. ODT is set based on location and can be edited in the heat pump task.
Locking rooms together

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

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

Adding radiators, doors and windows

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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:

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Change material or type

Click to view and select from the material options for the selected palette. Click Add Materials to edit the palette. 
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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. 
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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. 

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