Trace (Room)
Used to create the surfaces that define a room by tracing a floor plan. Above ceiling and below floor plenums can be created simultaneously. Typically, the Trace tool is used with referenced floor plan drawings, and can accurately lay out the room boundaries with the help of AccuDraw and keypoint snaps. When the boundaries of a room are fully traced, and the tool is exited, exposed walls, partitions, virtual walls (partitions above internal ceiling level), floor, ceiling, exposed roof, and plenum objects are automatically generated both graphically and in the room object hierarchy of the OpenBuildings Energy Simulator Project Tree.
Accessed from:Setting | Description |
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Room type | Used to define the function of the room being traced. The Room types available in the list box are automatically determined based on the Building Type property set in the Building Properties properties panel. |
Room name | Used to enter a name for the room. The name entered here is displayed in the OpenBuildings Energy Simulator Project Tree when the room boundaries are completely traced. If no room name is entered, the room is automatically named using a numeric naming pattern. |
Floor height | Used to specify the floor to floor height of the room being traced. A default Floor height is provided, but can be overridden. Floor height is distributed between the room height and plenum heights. The sum of the plenums and room heights must equal Floor height, however Room height can exceed Floor height for rooms that span multiple stories (atria). The default Floor height is set for the project in the Defaults Manager’s Constructions Defaults. |
Room height | Used to specify the height of the room being traced. A default
height is provided, but can be overridden.
Room height can be equal to (no plenums
specified), but can exceed
Floor height for rooms that span multiple
stories (atria). Changing
Room height changes plenum heights.
For instance, changing Room height to be less than Floor height automatically enters the height difference as the Ceiling plenum height. The default Room height is set for the project in the Defaults Manager’s Constructions panel. |
Rectangular | When on, the room being traced is locked into a rectangular shape. Checking the Rectangular option also enables the Rotated option. If the Rotated option is unchecked, the rectangular room’s width and height are aligned with the X and Y axes regardless of the AccuDraw Compass orientation. Tracing a rectangular shaped room without using the Rotated option requires entering two data points; the opposite diagonal corners of the rectangle. |
Rotated | When on, the rectangular room being traced can be rotated about the first identified room corner. The second data point entered determines the angle of rotation, and also rotates the AccuDraw Compass. The third data point entered establishes the opposite diagonal corner of the rectangular room. The rotation, once established is independent of the AccuDraw Compass. |
Ceiling plenum | Used to enter a height for a ceiling plenum. A default height is
provided, but can be overridden. Changing
Ceiling plenum height changes
Underfloor plenum height, but does not
change
Room height or
Floor height. The sum of the ceiling and
underfloor plenums is always equal to the available plenum space
(Floor height minus
Room height).
For instance, if Ceiling plenum height is set to zero, then Underfloor plenum height is automatically calculated to equal the available plenum space (Floor height minus Room height). The default Ceiling plenum height is set for the project in the Defaults Manager’s Constructions panel. |
Underfloor plenum | Used to enter a height for an underfloor plenum. A default
height is provided, but can be overridden. Changing
Underfloor plenum height changes
Ceiling plenum height, but does not change
Room height or
Floor height. The sum of the ceiling and
underfloor plenums is always equal to the available plenum space
(Floor height minus
Room height).
For instance, if Underfloor plenum is set to zero, then Ceiling plenum height is automatically calculated to equal the available plenum space (Floor height minus Room height). The default Underfloor plenum height is set for the project in the Defaults Manager’s Constructions panel. |