Christian Fekete Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Hello, I am looking to create a report on spaces for mechanicals data as requested by the building department. Yes it would be quicker to do that by hand ! but I am set on extracting the data instead. I was able to format the report for most information that I need but I cannot figure out how to get the glazing are and the net glazing area ratio. I can't figure out how to enter the information in the space information panel because it is calculated somehow. I would really appreciate to understand how this is calculated and how to insert the result in my database header. Here is what I am working with. Thanks for the help CF Quote Link to comment
Tom W. Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Did you get anywhere with this @Christian Fekete? Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee Luka Stefanovic Posted March 11, 2022 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted March 11, 2022 Hi @Christian Fekete These values are calculated automatically, but the Spaces need to be auto-bounded to Walls and also the Walls with Windows/Doors inserted in them need to be checked as Exterior in Data pane of the Wall Settings. When both of those conditions are met, you will see the Glazing areas automatically calculated. 4 Quote Link to comment
Tom W. Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 @Luka Stefanovic thanks for explaining this very useful to know. I searched Help + searched/posted on the Forums a month ago for this info + got nowhere. It would be great if it could be added to Help so a bit quicker + easier to find out in future! Thanks 1 Quote Link to comment
Tom W. Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 On 3/11/2022 at 9:21 AM, Luka Stefanovic said: These values are calculated automatically, but the Spaces need to be auto-bounded to Walls and also the Walls with Windows/Doors inserted in them need to be checked as Exterior in Data pane of the Wall Settings. When both of those conditions are met, you will see the Glazing areas automatically calculated. @Luka Stefanovic this isn't working for me... Should I be able to auto-bind a single Wall to the Space + the glazing areas be calculated, as long as the Wall is checked as 'Exterior' in the Data pane? If so it's not happening in my case. In fact, not only does auto-binding the Space to a Wall have no effect on the glazing values it results in this: The Space object sprouts a selection handle 1.4km away. I've tried several Spaces + several Walls + the same thing happens. Would you have time to look at the file for me? Thank you 1 Quote Link to comment
vmaini Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 (edited) Hi Luka and all, This is very useful ! How about reporting the detail /difference between window /ventilation area and window/glazing area ? And is it possibile to report the window frame area and the window glazing area? How to report the "Energo" data of windows? in space report or at leats in window/door report? Thank you! I think I found it : Space Window Area and Space Glazing Area , Correct? Edited March 18, 2023 by vmaini Quote Link to comment
Thomas H Donalek AIA Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 This is very helpful to me to auto-generate indications of room natural light and ventilation code requirement compliance! ACTUAL QUESTION: Am I correct that in the "space" records there is not a natural ventilation opening area record equivalent to the "Glazing Area" records? PARENTHETICAL RELATED RAMBLING: Another issue - for "open plan" residential projects where there is a fairly arbitrary division between, for example, a "living room" versus a kitchen, does anyone have any advice on how to use a wall to define the spaces with auto-bounding but not create odd looking stuff on the plan? As I'm typing this, I had the following idea: - The "real" walls are defined on the floor layout layer - Create the make-believe wall that divides the open space into separate "spaces" on another layer - In Navigation, set "Layer Options" to "Show/Snap/Modify Others" - Use the space tool back on the real floor layout layer to create the space by picking the real and the "make believe" walls While this is clearly "a hack" it appears to work well. I can switch to the layer with the imaginary wall and move it (not intersecting the other walls defining the space) and the space updates. 3 Quote Link to comment
Tom W. Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 1 hour ago, Thomas H Donalek AIA said: As I'm typing this, I had the following idea: - The "real" walls are defined on the floor layout layer - Create the make-believe wall that divides the open space into separate "spaces" on another layer - In Navigation, set "Layer Options" to "Show/Snap/Modify Others" - Use the space tool back on the real floor layout layer to create the space by picking the real and the "make believe" walls While this is clearly "a hack" it appears to work well. I can switch to the layer with the imaginary wall and move it (not intersecting the other walls defining the space) and the space updates. There are the '<Virtual wall>' walls in the Libraries which are designed for this purpose. They can be inserted on the same layer as the other Walls but assigned to a 'Wall-Virtual' (or whatever) class which can be turned off. 2 Quote Link to comment
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