OpenBuildings™ Designer Help

Setup (Roof)

Used to associate completed roof designs to floors existing in the project building or buildings.

Accessed from:


  • Ribbon: Energy Simulator > Roofs > Setup


Note: The Set up roofs for building dialog also opens when you select Setup from the Roofs dialog.
SettingDescription
Roof Provides drop-down list containing roof designs created using the Roof dialog for each floor. The roof design is selected from the drop-down list for the floor you want the roof to be associated with.
Floor Displays the floors in the project building in rows.
Rooms Number of Rooms created is displayed where you can select or deselect the rooms.
Roof base Level As per the selected Roof from the drop-down list, the Roof base level is set.
Floor Level As per the selected Floor from the drop-down list, the Floor level is set.
Include All Selects all the rooms for roof creation.
Exclude All Deselects all the rooms.
Roof Construction Used to select a roof construction to apply to the roof.
Rooflight Construction

Used to select a rooflight construction to apply to the rooflight.

False ceiling under this roof It takes the height from the floor base level to the specified false ceiling height and creates a false ceiling under the roof.
Height from FFL to false ceiling Sets the height value from FFL (Finish Floor Level) to false ceiling.
Extend walls to underside of roof When enabled, it extends the walls to the roof height.
Extend partitions to underside of roof When enabled, it extends the partition walls to the roof height.
Extend partitions to false ceiling When enabled, it extends the partition walls to the false ceiling height.
Create overhanging shading surfaces When enabled, a new folder Shading Objects appears in the Project Tree containing the new shading object.
OK Associates the roof designs to the floors that are setup. A confirmation message prompts, alerting "Are you sure to setup new roofs for building New Building?".

Click Yes to completes the roof setup and save the project.

Cancel Closes the Set up roofs for building dialog without saving.
Key-in: BBSENERGYANALYSIS ROOF Setup