The unit editor is used to create and customize units. This massive feature is found in the configurator panel's "editor" button.
Database Definitions
- Bays - units with extended bays.
- Corridor ext - instead of an outside corner unit, corridor will extend to the end of the building mass
- Default - traditional units
- Inset - balcony will be inset
- Juliets - 6 inch balcony
- Micro - small units
- Modules - units
- Student - units for standard student housing
- Urban - larger units for urban living
Database settings definitions
- Inline Units - non corner or dead end unit
- Inside Corners - corner units inside the building mass
- Outside Corners - units located outside the building mass
- Dead End Units - units located at the end of a corridor
- Max linear Flex - a metric that allows TF to slightly flex the unit size to solve
- Min Angle - the boundary where the inside and outside corner units begin
- Max Angle - the boundary where the inside and outside corner units end
- S - Studio category consists of units with no bedrooms and one living space
- A - One Bedroom Category – consists of units with one bedroom and one living space
- B - Two Bedroom Category – Consists of units with two bedrooms and one living space
- C - Three Bedroom Category – Consists of units with three bedrooms and one living space
- <new category> create a new unit category success
Database health | the possible linear unit configurations (inline unit score) estimates the percent of how likely TestFit will solve a corridor without allocated areas
Plan View | shows the selected database and its associated kit of parts. In order to edit a unit, simply left click it. In order to remove a unit, right click it and select "remove".
Unit Editor | Create or edit individual units
Underlay | the underlay panel allows for rasterized images to deliver contextual imagery within the unit editor.
Input Panel | make changes to the unit
Name - name the unit
- Category - 1,2,3 bedroom
- Unit Width - sets the width of the unit
- Unit Depth sets the depth of the unit
- Bed Count - sets the bedroom count
- Color - sets the color of the unit
Entry - toggle on or off
- Location - sets the entry to the Left, Center, or Right
- Offset - sets the distance from the wall
- Width - sets the width of the entryway
- Location - sets the balcony to the Left, Center, or Right
- Offset - sets the distance from the wall
- Width - sets the width of the balcony
- Depth - sets the depth of the balcony
- Inset - sets the distance of the balcony inside the unit.
Bay - toggle to add or remove a bay
- Location- sets the bay to the Left, Center, or Right
- Offset - sets the distance from the wall
- Width - sets the width of the bay
- Depth - sets the depth of the bay
Add Bay - Adds a Bay
Add Balcony - Adds a Balcony
Unit Editor Output | shows the unit statistics
NRSF - net rentable area
Balcony - balcony area
Common - common area created by the entry
Demising - total length of walls on the sides of the unit
Internal Skin - total length of walls adjacent to the common area
External Skin - total length of walls on the building facade
Bedrooms - number of bedrooms
Bathrooms - number of bathrooms
Back to database button | will take you back to the database view
How to remove units from a database:
Right click, then select "remove" to remove.
How to duplicate units in a database:
Right click, then select "duplicate"
How to copy/paste units from a database:
Right click, then select "copy". Select the new unit database and Right click, then select "paste"
How to add an inline unit:
Left click "add unit" within the "Inline Units" portion of the input panel.
How to add an inside corner unit:
Left click "add unit" within the "Corner Units" portion of the input panel.
How to add an outside corner unit:
Left click "add unit" within the "Outside Corner Units" portion of the input panel.
How to add a dead end unit:
Left click "add unit" within the "Dead End Units" portion of the input panel.
How to add a new database:
Name the database and click the up arrow to save it.
How to attach a unit underlay:
Select the unit you'd like to add a background image to. Select Add Background Image. Select image you'd like to add. Scale the image from a known dimension. Adjust the size of the unit to match the underlay.
