ADT 2006 Preview: Space Gross/Net/Usable Boundaries

Space measurement was one of the prime reasons we migrated to ADT from AutoCAD as soon as ADT R2 was released in NZ. That was a long time ago but since we established a large amount of data using AEC Space objects we never bothered changing to the AEC Area objects available in later releases. Now spaces have gained some new capabilities that mean we probably never will.

The addition of gross and usable boundaries has made measuring building area and use far simpler. This allows Gross/Net/Usable space measurements to be produced directly from the objects.

Each boundary is part of one space object but independently edit-able including use of AEC Modify tools.

The new space boundaries must be “enabled” in the drawings before they can be edited.

Display properties for a space with all boundaries enabled.