OpenBuildings™ Station Designer Help

Building Manager

Used to create a structure for the drawings in your project. This structure consists to the building(s), level(s) and room(s).

Accessed from:


  • Ribbon: Building Design > Electrical > Space Management > Building Properties


SettingDescription
Attribute Shows the room type attributes definition for ASHRAE 90.1, Lighting Power and Room dimension values.
The Room Height could be defined manually for each room in Building Manager / Classification System / room or will be imported at Building Manager / Classification System / room if it is defined in Room Shape.
Note: The Room Height will be used only in symbol placement function Place Symbols in Grid, Place Symbols in a Space and Place Symbols by Coverage Radius.
Value Shows the value of room attributes.
Note: Use Update location info to actualise the attribute value.
Draw Room Shape Define room shape by selecting all room corners clock wise. Press right mouse button to complete room shape.
> Pick Text 1 | Pick Text 2 Click on room name in the drawing view.

Text is inserted in the first part of room description, and in the second part of room description, respectively. Both support multiline texts. The preview of Building Manager Building structure reflects the picked text entries.

> Pick Shape Click on polygon in drawing (for example, rectangle) to import as a room shape.
Opens the Building Manager / Classification System dialog, where you can manage hierarchy of building, floor and rooms in your project.
Displays room shape.
Deletes room shape.
Closes dialog.
Key-in: BESBMMANAGER