Constructions

The Room Type Manager Constructions panel contains controls used to define constructions data for selected room types (selected on the Building types tab). The constructions data defined in this panel is used for all subsequently created rooms of the selected room type.

Setting	Description
Room type	Displays the name of the room type currently selected. The selected room type properties are listed below in the various property panels. Room types are activated by selecting a room type from the Building types tab located on the left side of the Room Type Manager.
Constructions	The Constructions panel contains controls used to define the material constructions that make up the various room elements such as its exposed walls, internal partitions, doors, windows, floors and ceilings. Construction definitions are stored in the OpenBuildings Station Designer material database that can be modified and manipulated using the controls found on the Materials Manager. Room constructions — Room elements and their construction definitions are listed in the Constructions panel. Material constructions for each room elements are selected from the drop down list next to each room elements. The drop-down lists contain all the available material constructions that can be applied to these room elements: Wall Partition Exposed floor Internal floor Roof Internal ceiling Door Window Rooflight <Use defaults> — A <Use defaults> option is provided in each room component’s available constructions drop-down list. Selecting <Use defaults> retains the default constructions set in the Defaults Manager’s Construction panel .

Setting

Description

Room type

Displays the name of the room type currently selected. The selected room type properties are listed below in the various property panels. Room types are activated by selecting a room type from the Building types tab located on the left side of the Room Type Manager.

Constructions

The Constructions panel contains controls used to define the material constructions that make up the various room elements such as its exposed walls, internal partitions, doors, windows, floors and ceilings. Construction definitions are stored in the OpenBuildings Station Designer material database that can be modified and manipulated using the controls found on the Materials Manager.

Room constructions — Room elements and their construction definitions are listed in the Constructions panel. Material constructions for each room elements are selected from the drop down list next to each room elements. The drop-down lists contain all the available material constructions that can be applied to these room elements:
- Wall
- Partition
- Exposed floor
- Internal floor
- Roof
- Internal ceiling
- Door
- Window
- Rooflight
<Use defaults> — A <Use defaults> option is provided in each room component’s available constructions drop-down list. Selecting <Use defaults> retains the default constructions set in the Defaults Manager’s Construction panel .