Rooms
To create an area, select the option Solids
from the menu and click on +
to add a new solid. Select the mode Advanced
. In the workspace click on +
to show the side menu with blocks.
Select the wall
element, drag it into the workspace, and set the height
and width
. From the transformation
menu select the block Point
and drag it into the wall
element as shown below. Each point represents a coordinate on a floor plan. To add more points you can copy a point by clicking with the mouse and selecting Duplicate
.
To create the floor you can drag a Slab
element, include the same set of points, and then repeat the same to create a Space
element. An easier alternative is to use the Area
block which creates a slab for the floor, a wall, and a 3D space.
Openings such as doors and windows are created by extracting volumes from the walls and/or slabs. To make openings in the walls you can use any solid, in this case, a Block
. Specify the dimensions of the block and add move
commands to position the block at the center of the wall. When positioning the elements for creating openings make sure you check off the openings
box. When you are done click on the openings
checkbox. The elements defined in the openings
section are now subtracted from the walls and a space volume element is created.