Use this procedure to add a zone with settings that you specify.

- Open the tool palette that contains the Zone tool you want to use, and select it.
- On the Properties palette, expand Basic, and expand General.
- Enter a name for the zone.
If you have assigned a list definition to the zone style, you can select a name from the drop-down list.
- Select a style.
- Select a tag for the zone.
Note: If no zone tags are contained in the list, you can drag a tag into the drawing from the Content Browser. You can also create your own tags from multi-view blocks.
- To add a calculation modifier to the zone, click the setting for Calculation Modifiers, and select one or more calculation modifiers for the zone.
If you assign a calculation modifier to a zone, the area and perimeter values of spaces attached to the zone will be modified with the calculation modifier.
- Expand Dimensions.
- For Zone boundary offset, enter a value to specify the distance you want between the zone boundary and the base boundary of any attached space.
If you select 0 offset, the zone boundary is identical to the base boundary of the space.

Zone boundary offset at 0 (left) and at an offset value (right)
Tip: If you cannot see the zone boundary, the display component for the zone boundary may not be activated in the zone style.
- Expand Calculation.
- Specify which space values should be calculated in the zone:
If you want to … |
Then… |
calculate the area values of attached spaces including any applicable calculation modifiers |
select Yes for Calculate Area. |
calculate the perimeter values of attached spaces including any applicable calculation modifiers |
select Yes for Calculate Perimeter. |
- Expand Content.
- Define the content allowed in the zone:
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Then… |
allow spaces to be attached to the zone |
select Yes for Can Contain Spaces. |
allow zones to be attached to the zone |
select Yes for Can Contain Zones. |
- In the drawing area, specify the insertion point of the zone.
You can move or hide the Properties palette to expose more of the drawing area.
- Continue adding zones as needed, and then press Enter.