Make and change space by area not dimensions

[Sem]

Hello!

I have a list of net area's and want to do a size comparison. To do this I'd like to make a square with a specific area, and let VW decide the dimensions. E.g. make a square with 5 sq m by 2,3...... x 2,3...... m. Trying to first calculate this will take me a lot of time, and furthermore will always rely on an estimation.

Any thoughts? Thanks in advance!

Sem

(VW 2015 Architect)

[michaelk]

If I understand, you want to give VW an area value and you want it to create a square of that area?

I think the best way is to use a simple script.

This will work:

Procedure RectangleByArea;

Var

AreaInQuestion : REAL;

Begin     
AreaInQuestion :=123456789;

RectangleN(0,0,1,0,Sqrt(AreaInQuestion),Sqrt(AreaInQuestion));

End;


Run(RectangleByArea);

Replace 123456789 with the area you want and it will draw a square of that area.

Pay close attention to the document settings for area and dimensions.

If that's really what you want to do, then it wouldn't be too complicated to add a dialog box or have it grab the values from somewhere. (At least, not too complicated for someone who knows what they're doing. Ponderously slow for me )

hth

mk