You can enter direct mathematical values and operators, variables you have created, and Visual Basic key
words, such as Mod, Exp, or Log.
For example, if you want to set up a plaster deduction of 3 percent, and you have defined a variable called
Plaster_Deduction with a value of 0.97, enter AreaValue * Plaster_Deduction.
NOTE It is important to enter the variable names AreaValue and PerimeterValue exactly as they are displayed in
the Data field. Alternative spellings such as “Area Value” or “perimetervalue” are not recognized.
7
To test your formula, enter a sample value for Input, press
ENTER
, and check the result for Output.
8
Click OK.
Attaching Notes and Files to a Calculation Modifier Style
Use this procedure to enter notes and attach reference files to a calculation modifier style. You can also edit reference
files attached to the style.
1
Click Format menu
➤
Style Manager.
2
Expand Documentation Objects, and expand Calculation Modifier Styles.
3
Select the modifier to which you want to attach notes or files.
4
Click the General tab.
5
To add a description to the modifier, enter it for Description.
6
Click Notes.
7
To add a note, click the Notes tab, and enter the note.
8
Click the Reference Docs tab, and attach, edit, or detach a reference file:
Then…
If you want to…
click Add, select a file, and click Open.
attach a reference file
select the file, and click Edit. Enter the description, and click
OK.
edit the description of a reference file
double-click the reference file name to start its application.
Close the application when you are done editing.
edit a reference file
select the file name, and click Delete.
detach a reference file
9
Click OK.
Setting Calculation Cut Planes for 3D Freeform Spaces
Use this procedure to set calculation either or both of the cut planes available for 3D freeform spaces. These can be
useful for rooms under a roof where the space area can be calculated only for the parts of a space with a specific height.
Calculation planes can be automatically scheduled.
1
Select the spaces for which you want to define the 2 calculation cut planes, and double-click one of them.
2
Expand Basic, and expand Advanced Dimensions.
3
For Calculation plane height 1 and Calculation plane height 2, enter the desired values for the calculation
cut plane height.
TIP You can activate display components for the calculation cut planes and the calculation cut plane hatches
in Plan view. For more information, see
“
Specifying the Display Properties of a Space Style
” on page 1690
.
Space Decomposition
In some countries, such as Germany and Japan, an important part of space evaluation is the visual decomposition of
spaces into subdivisions for the proof that must be approved by the cognizant administrative authority.
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Summary of Contents for 00128-051462-9310 - AUTOCAD 2008 COMM UPG FRM 2005 DVD
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Page 41: ...Workflow and User Interface 1 1 ...
Page 42: ...2 Chapter 1 Workflow and User Interface ...
Page 146: ...106 Chapter 3 Content Browser ...
Page 164: ...124 Chapter 4 Creating and Saving Drawings ...
Page 370: ...330 Chapter 6 Drawing Management ...
Page 440: ...400 Chapter 8 Drawing Compare ...
Page 528: ...488 Chapter 10 Display System ...
Page 540: ...500 Chapter 11 Style Manager ...
Page 612: ...572 Chapter 13 Content Creation Guidelines ...
Page 613: ...Conceptual Design 2 573 ...
Page 614: ...574 Chapter 14 Conceptual Design ...
Page 678: ...638 Chapter 16 ObjectViewer ...
Page 683: ...Designing with Architectural Objects 3 643 ...
Page 684: ...644 Chapter 18 Designing with Architectural Objects ...
Page 788: ...748 Chapter 18 Walls ...
Page 942: ...902 Chapter 19 Curtain Walls ...
Page 1042: ...1002 Chapter 21 AEC Polygons ...
Page 1052: ...Changing a door width 1012 Chapter 22 Doors ...
Page 1106: ...Changing a window width 1066 Chapter 23 Windows ...
Page 1172: ...1132 Chapter 24 Openings ...
Page 1226: ...Using grips to change the flight width of a spiral stair run 1186 Chapter 25 Stairs ...
Page 1368: ...Using the Angle grip to edit slab slope 1328 Chapter 28 Slabs and Roof Slabs ...
Page 1491: ...Design Utilities 4 1451 ...
Page 1492: ...1452 Chapter 30 Design Utilities ...
Page 1536: ...1496 Chapter 31 Layout Curves and Grids ...
Page 1564: ...1524 Chapter 32 Grids ...
Page 1611: ...Documentation 5 1571 ...
Page 1612: ...1572 Chapter 36 Documentation ...
Page 1706: ...Stretching a surface opening Moving a surface opening 1666 Chapter 36 Spaces ...
Page 1710: ...Offsetting the edge of a window opening on a freeform space surface 1670 Chapter 36 Spaces ...
Page 1956: ...1916 Chapter 42 Fields ...
Page 2035: ...Properties of a detail callout The Properties of a Callout Tool 1995 ...
Page 2060: ...2020 Chapter 45 Callouts ...
Page 2170: ...2130 Chapter 47 AEC Content and DesignCenter ...
Page 2171: ...Other Utilities 6 2131 ...
Page 2172: ...2132 Chapter 48 Other Utilities ...
Page 2182: ...2142 Chapter 51 Reference AEC Objects ...
Page 2212: ...2172 Chapter 52 Customizing and Adding New Content for Detail Components ...
Page 2217: ...AutoCAD Architecture 2008 Menus 54 2177 ...
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