OpenBuildings™ Station Designer Help

Space Planning Settings dialog

A secondary dialog to the Space Planning tool, the Space Planning Settings dialog contains options for the display of spaces in the Space Planning dialog, default spacing for multiple placement, and preference settings for the import process.



Opens when the Settings tool () is clicked in the Space Planning dialog.

SettingDescription
Placed spaces Change the display preference of placed spaces:
  • Display placed spaces crossed out — Displays placed spaces crossed out in the Space Planning dialog.
  • Hide placed spaces — Removes placed spaces from the list.
Multiple spaces placement settings Multiple spaces are placed in groups.
  • Number of spaces per row: — Sets the default for the Number of spaces per row option in the Space Placement dialog dialog.
  • Placement distance between spaces: — Sets the default for the Placement distance between spaces option in the Space Placement dialog.
When importing The preferences listed here set the default Import Wizard behavior.
  • replace list with new one — When on, imported spaces overwrite the list of spaces already in Space Planner.
  • append new spaces to list end — When on, imported spaces added to the list of spaces already in Space Planner.
  • ask me in import wizard dialog — When on, the replace and append options move to the Import Wizard.
Wall thickness to add to space size: Used to add a wall thickness offset to the scheduled space's perimeter shape. The actual space perimeter is previewed during placement with dashed lines. The solid lines represent the outer boundary of the space/wall system.