OpenBuildings™ Designer Help

To Validate and Compare Multiple Design Option Files

Enable Design Options in the Program Manager dialog and Add two or more design option files from Design Options Settings Tab.
  1. Place Space in the design option .dgn file and apply Rule Set.
  2. Click Toggle Validation On\Off to validate design option spaces or count for that particular design option .dgn file.

    Based on the applied Rule Set for Required Area or Required Count the validation is defined for design option .dgn file spaces or count. After validation failure errors will be seen as shown in the figure.

  3. Click Compare in the Program Manager dialog.

    The Designs Comparison dialog opens.

    Note: Compare is enabled only if two or more design option files are added.
  4. In the Designs Comparison dialog select the design option files that you want to compare from the drop-down list.
  5. After selecting the design option files click Toggle Validation On\Off to validate multiple design option files.

    Based on the applied Rule Set for Required Area or Required Count the validation is defined for design option .dgn file spaces. After validation failure errors will be seen as shown in the figure.