Creating an Area

You can create areas using 2 methods:

• Add rows to an area schedule. This allows you to predefine areas in an early design of the project. See Creating a Schedule or Quantity. You can later use the Area tool to place the predefined areas in an area plan.
• Use the Area tool in an area plan view, as follows.

To create an area

1. Open an area plan view.

   See Area Plans.

2. Create area boundaries.

   See Area Boundaries.

3. Click Architecture tabRoom & Area panelArea drop-down (Area).
4. To display an area tag with the area, do the following:
   • Make sure that Tag on Placement is selected: Modify | Place Area tabTag on Placement panel(Tag on Placement).

     To omit a tag when you place the area, turn off this option.

   • On the Options Bar, indicate the desired orientation of the area tag.

     See Tag Orientation.

   • To include a leader line with the area tag, select Leader on the Options Bar.
5. On the Options Bar, for Area, select New to create a new area, or select an existing area from the list.
6. Click in the area plan to place the area.

If you place an area inside area boundaries, it expands to the extents of the boundaries. You can also place an area in a free space or one that is not entirely bounded, and then draw area boundaries later. The area expands to the boundaries.

To make the area visible in the view, click View tabGraphics panelVisibility/Graphics. On the Model Categories tab, expand Area, and select Interior Fill or Reference (or both). See Overriding Graphic Display of Element Categories.