Autodesk 00128-051462-9310 User Guide - Page 1772

Transitioning from Area Evaluation to Space Evaluation In previous versions of the software, areas and area groups could be evaluated with the area evaluation feature. Areas are now converted to spaces, area groups to zones, and the area evaluation has been converted to the space evaluation. If you attempt to use a legacy tool or run a legacy command to start the area evaluation, the following message will appear: If you click Run Space Evaluation, the space evaluation will be started instead. You should remove area evaluation tools from your palettes and exchange area evaluation commands for space evaluation commands in your scripts. For a listing of obsolete commands and their corresponding new commands, see "Appendix 1: Command Changes for Spaces and Areas" on page 1738. Preparing the Space Evaluation Before you create an evaluation file, you select the spaces and zones to include, and you set a number of options that control the output for export. Selecting Spaces and Zones for Evaluation Use this procedure to select spaces and zones to include in the evaluation. 1 Open the Scheduling tool palette, and select the Space Evaluation tool. If necessary, scroll to display the tool. Selecting space and zones for an evaluation In the left pane, all open drawings are listed with spaces and zones in a tree structure. When you highlight one of the spaces or zones, the following information is displayed on the right side: ■ Name ■ Description ■ Base Area ■ Calculated Area (base space after application of calculation modifiers) ■ Base Perimeter ■ Calculated Perimeter (base perimeter after application of calculation modifiers) ■ Calculation Type (Area or Perimeter) ■ Calculation Modifier Styles 2 To include spaces and zones from external references in the list view, click . 1732 | Chapter 36 Spaces