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Standards\ folder. In AutoCAD Architecture DLLs for these 4 standards are included: Basic, BOMA, SIS, and DIN. The Basic standard is located directly in the application folder and should not be moved or deleted. If you are working with spaces in external references, each space will use the boundary offsets and area calculation standard defined in its containing drawing. This can cause different boundary offsets to be used across a project, so you should verify that each drawing uses the same boundary offsets and area calculation standard. User-Defined Boundary Calculation Offset Standards Each area calculation standard is written in a separate module using .NET. Each .NET module includes the space calculation method as well as generating the space classification. In AutoCAD Architecture there are 4 standards included: Basic, BOMA, SIS, and DIN. The .NET modules for BOMA, SIS, and SIN are in the folder \\AutoCAD Architecture 2008\Space Calculation Standards\ . The Basic standard .NET module is located directly in the application folder and should not be moved or deleted. Users can create and use their own standards. For more information, see "Appendix 3: Implementing an Area Calculation Standard Plug-in with the ProductName .NET API" on page 1748. Editing Spaces You can edit spaces in a drawing. Most of the edit operations described here apply only to non-associative spaces. Associative spaces are largely controlled by their bounding objects. For more information about editing associative spaces, see "Updating Associative Spaces" on page 1598. ■ Changing the geometry of a space: The geometry of a space can be edited with grips or by changing values on the Properties palette. With grips, you can change the shape of a space and its boundaries, edit the location and height of a space, and edit space surfaces. ■ Changing the display properties of a space:You can use the Display tab of the Properties palette to change the display property settings for a selected object display component in the current display representation. For more information, see "Using the Properties Palette to Change Display Properties" on page 445. ■ Boolean operations: Spaces can be modified with various Boolean operations, like merging, intersecting, subtracting, trimming, and dividing. For non-associative 3D freeform spaces, surface editing operations are available. ■ Editing space boundaries: Spaces have 4 different boundaries that can be used to represent different types of space values. You can change boundaries individually, or define offsets in the space style. ■ Space surface data: Extruded 3D spaces can carry engineering data on their surfaces, such as the surface type, and surface dimension values. Many of these values are used when processing architectural plans in engineering applications like AutoCAD MEP. ■ Space interactions with zones: Spaces can be attached to zones. Zones help to group spaces into functional structures, like a building, an apartment, or construction groups. Zones can be used for space evaluations and for scheduling. Editing General Space Properties These general properties of a space can be edited for all space types: Renaming a Space Use this procedure to rename a space. 1 Double-click the space you want to rename. 2 On the Properties palette, expand Basic, and expand General. 3 For Name, do one of the following: ■ If a list definition has been attached to the space style, select a name from the list. ■ If no list definition has been attached to the space style, enter a name in the Name field. For more information, see "List Definitions" on page 1695. User-Defined Boundary Calculation Offset Standards | 1631