About Spaces

Spaces have a multitude of uses, spanning the conceptual design through construction documents phases of a project. Among other things, spaces can begin to define the layout of a building’s internal rooms and areas. They can also define rooms and areas for scheduling purposes and for area calculations and evaluations. They can also contain information valuable to users of AutoCAD MEP 2021 toolset who need to process the geometry for analysis.

Space Styles

Space style names should be indicative of the type of room or area that the space style is meant to address.

Space Style Naming Conventions:

<Room/Area use> - <Optional relative size> - <Optional building type>

Example Space Style Names:

Space Style Description	Example Name
Large commercial kitchen.	Kitchen - Large - Commercial
Dining room for a restaurant.	Dining_Room - Restaurant
Residential Bedroom.	Bedroom
Bedroom for a hotel suite.	Bedroom - Hotel

Best Practices for Space Styles:

• Spaces can have a “Name” property assigned. These are derived from a List Definition. The List Definition should be assigned to the style so that you have a valid list of names to select from when establishing the space object’s properties.
• Space styles should have materials assigned to their “Floor” and “Ceiling” components.
• Because space styles can work in conjunction with Zone Definitions you may want to store them in the same library file to make it easier to make changes later.