How Do I Add a Space to a Site? (Building/Warehouse/Park/Chalet/Impervious Area)
If a support building, green space area, or impervious area is required on a site, use the Add Space command to include those areas on your site
Add Space
- Click the three dots at the end of the site layer and select Add Space
- Select the space type and draw method.
- Draw your desired building/area.
- If an offset is required around the space/building, right click inside the space and select Create Offset
Adding a Space to a Space
If a building/space is required on top of the previously placed area, repeat the process but select the previously added area.
Modifying an Existing Space
Once a space has been place you can change it to a different type of Space by selecting it in the Nav-Tree and expanding the Type drop down. Each Space has a predetermined set of customizable parameter values.
Conditioned - A generic volume. Contains no efficiency percentage, load factor, or parking requirement.
Unconditioned - A generic unconditioned volume. Contains no efficiency percentage, load factor, or parking requirement.
Retail - Used for shopping/stores/restaurants. Does contain an efficiency percentage, load factor, and parking requirement.
Void - A blank void volume that can cut through other spaces.
Multifamily - Used for high density buildings. Does contain an efficiency percentage, unit average, and parking ratio.
Hotel - Used for hotels/motels. Does contain an efficiency percentage, key average, and parking ratio.
Modular - Used for modular buildings. Does contain an efficiency percentage, unit average, and parking ratio.
Housing - Used for low density buildings / Single family homes / Townhomes. Does contain an efficiency percentage, unit average, and parking ratio.
Parking Mass - A multi level, low detail parking structure. Contains a Stall average attribute.
Office - Used for office buildings. Does contain an efficiency percentage, Load factor, and parking ratio.
Park - A green space with variable tree density/size attributes. Contains a Load factor, and parking requirement.
Civic - Used for general civic centers. Contains an efficiency percentage, Load factor, and parking ratio.
Pond - Used for water features / Retention. Has a depth value.
Industrial - Used for industrial warehouses. Contains an efficiency factor.
Impervious - Used as an impervious flat space on a site. Used to increase the impervious coverage value in the tabulation.
Roof Cvg - Used as a flat area within high density buildings to represent useable rooftop areas.