Design SuiteCreating parking spaces

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Parking Spaces

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To create basic parking spaces:

Click the tool.

Click to place the object in the drawing, and click again to set the rotation. The first time you use the tool in a file, a properties dialog box opens. Set the default parameters. The parameters can be edited from the Object Info palette.

Click to show/hide the parameters.Click to show/hide the parameters.

Parameter

Description

Rotation

Specifies the number of degrees to rotate the object (0.00 is horizontal)

Text Style

Select a text style from a library or the current file. To use the style defined for the object’s class, select <Class Text Style>. To format the text using options on the Text menu, select <Un-Styled>. See Using text styles and Formatting text.

Space Style

Select the type of parking space:

Single Bay: Draws spaces on one side of the header stripe

Double Bay: Draws spaces on both sides of the header stripe

Parallel: Creates parallel spaces (along a curb, for example) instead of head-in parking

No. of Standard Spaces

Specify the number of spaces to create

Space Width

Indicates the parking space width

Space Length

Indicates the parking space length (for parallel spaces, this is the length along the curb)

Space Height

Indicates the parking space height. This is used for IFC export purposes only; the height doesn't display in a 3D view.

Space Angle

For single and double bay parking, specifies the angle of each parking space

Header Style

Select the header style:

Straight: The header stripe remains straight

Angled: The header stripe stays perpendicular to the space angle

No. of Accessible Spaces

Specifies the number of spaces with a different width applied for accessibility

Accessible Width

Sets the space width for accessible spaces

Accessible Location

Indicates whether the location of the accessible space(s) is at the beginning or end of the parking row

Show Accessible Symbol

Displays an accessible parking symbol in each designated parking space.

The software’s library includes an international standard accessibility symbol that can be edited by the user.

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Add Accessible Aisle Spaces

Adds aisle spaces adjacent to accessible parking spaces

Aisle Width

Enter a value for the accessibility aisle width

Aisle Location

Select an aisle location relative to the accessible parking spaces

Aisle Fill

Click to open the Choose Fill dialog box, and select the aisle fill from options present in the drawing (see Fill attributes)

Show Header Stripe

Toggles the display of the parking header stripe

Show Start Stripe

Toggles the display of the side of the first parking space

Show End Stripe

Toggles the display of the side of the last parking space

Space Numbering

Adds a parking space number to each parking space; spaces are numbered from left to right and top to bottom

Start Numbering At

Specifies the starting number to begin parking space numbering

Show Bumpers

Toggles the display of the parking space bumpers (stops)

Show 3D Stripes

Toggles the display of the parking spaces in a 3D view

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