Creating a layout room
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Mode |
Tool |
Workspace: Tool set |
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Rectangle
Polygon
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Layout Room
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The Layout Room tool creates a layout room, which is an optional container for equipment racks. Equipment racks placed within the boundary of the room will inherit the Room ID parameter as a read-only parameter denoting location.
Alternatively, create a closed 2D shape and then select the Create Objects from Shapes command (see Creating objects from shapes).
Layout rooms can be stacked on top of each other or nested. If layout rooms are nested, a dot (.) separates the room names in the Room ID parameter (for example, MAIN.0, MAIN.1).
To create a layout room:
Click the tool and select a drawing mode.
Do one of the following:
In Rectangle mode, draw the rectangular room shape, similar to drawing a rectangle in Corner to Corner mode.
In Polygon mode, draw a closed polygon shape.
Place polygonal layout rooms on architectural floor plans to define the location of non-rack equipment.
The parameters can be edited from the Object Info palette.
Click to show/hide the parameters.Click to show/hide the parameters.
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Parameter |
Description |
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Room ID |
Enter the ID of the layout room |
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Height (2D only deselected) |
Enter the height of the layout room. If Use Layer Wall Height is selected, displays the design layer wall height. |
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Use Layer Wall Height (2D only deselected) |
Uses the Layer Wall Height value for the design layer as the height of the layout room. (See Setting design layer properties.) |
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2D only |
Uses the layout room as a 2D container |
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Area |
Displays the area of the layout room |
Edit the shape of an existing layout room by double-clicking on it and using the Reshape tool.
