Creating rooms in drawing file

Space Allocation Wizard

You can use this tool to create the rooms displayed in the Space Allocation Wizard window in Allplan and to place them in the drawing file.

When you open a space allocation plan (list) that you have exported to and modified in an external program, the existing rooms are updated (provided you create the rooms in the same drawing file).

Note: You can export up to 150 rooms from the Space Allocation Wizard to Allplan. The easiest way to handle large space allocation plans is to split them up in MS Excel and to export the individual parts to different drawing files.

To create rooms from a space allocation plan in drawing files

• Select the Allplan drawing file where you want to place the space allocation plan. If the Space Allocation Wizard is open, you do not need to close it. It is enough if you minimize it.
• You have used the Options (Tools menu) to specify how rooms are placed in Allplan drawing files (individually or as a block, colors to be used to display rooms with known and unknown coordinates).

1. Click Open on the File menu and open a space allocation plan or create a space allocation plan in the Space Allocation Wizard window.

   On the File menu, click Create rooms in drawing file.

   The Space Allocation Wizard closes and the room or room block is attached to the crosshairs.

2. Place the individual rooms or the room block in the drawing file. A number of tools is provided in the input options to help you do this.

   Depending on the setting in the Options, the system now displays an update report providing information on the number and type of rooms placed.

   

   Note: You cannot use Allplan's Undo and Redo tools to undo or restore elements created with the Space Allocation Wizard.

3. You can now move the rooms in Allplan etc.

   Note: Activate another drawing file if you want to place the space allocation plan again in a different drawing file.

4. To do this, open the Space Allocation Wizard again by clicking in the Windows task bar, for example.
5. Repeat steps 2 to 4 to place more rooms or an additional room block.

Examples of xls files