Creating parking spaces
Tool |
Workspace: Tool set |
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 |
Click to open the Choose Fill dialog box, and select the aisle fill from options present in the drawing (see Fill attributes) |
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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 |