how to split spaces?

[gester]

hi,

i've created walls from spaces of the bigger function areas. now the task is to divide the big areas into room spaces, adding division walls.

the auto-boundary feature with 'update boundary' button recognises only a particular single space, cutting out the rest.

what is the right procedure to divide the whole pie into pieces?

thx,

rob

[PVA - Admin]

You can use the Split tool if you want to start from one large space object and cut it apart. But normally you would add the spaces after creating the walls, using the Inner Boundary mode (the paint bucket fill one) of the Space tool to fill the areas inside the newly added walls and just delete the original large space object, rather than try to slice it up.

However I just noticed you have 2012 and I cant remember what version the Space tool was upgraded with the Inner Boundary mode. If you don't have it, you can also use the Polygon tool in Inner Boundary mode to create polys inside all the rooms, then convert them all to spaces afterwards.

[CipesDesign]

Jim, Question: I always assumed that Spaces were intended to be an initial design tool, which could subsequently be converted to walls, etc. Is that not the case?

[PVA - Admin]

I have seen it done both ways. I don't know the architectural workflow advantages or reasons for doing it one way or the other, personally.

I have seen users maintain the large space however, that they created the exterior walls with, then in another class add in individual spaces for each room. I also am not sure of why they choose to do this, some users insist that is what they need in the end and others I have asked can't think of a reason they would want that.