WHAT IS A ROOM?

Rooms are created to calculate area and to be used in schedules. Typically, boundaries are automatically created. Walls and some other categories are used to create default limits.
To create a room, select the Room tool (shortcut: RM) and click in an area defined by wall boundaries. The limits are represent by blue lines.

ROOM SEPARATOR: Sometimes, boundaries defined by walls are not enough. Add additional boundaries with Room Separator tool.


ROOM BOUNDING: You want a wall that doesn’t count as a room boundary? Select it and deactivate “Room Bounding” in the properties.

ADJUST ROOMS HEIGHT
Rooms can also be visible in sections. Adjust a room height by going to a section view and dragging the arrows. You can also use the room properties to adjust height offsets.


ROOM TAG
A Room Tag will appear by default when you create a new room. This tag can contain any information from the room, like room name, room number and area. Click on a parameter to change it. See chapter 30 for more info about tags.


SETTING UP ROOM PROPERTIES
Rooms are among the most common categories to be used in schedules. Select a room and look at the instance properties. Here, you can set up the floor finish, floor base, wall finish, etc.

In chapter 40, you will learn how to create a schedule to sort this information. You could also create a room tag that displays this any parameter from this list (see page 204).
