Verify Spaces

After placing spaces or if spaces were automatically created from existing rooms during Project Upgrade, you should always verify them.

1. In the Project Browser, open the floor plan and a section view for the level that contains the spaces that you want to verify. If the spaces are not visible in the plan and section views, turn on the space category in the visibility and graphics dialog.
2. Close all other views, except the section view and the floor plan where you want to verify the space, and type w t on the keyboard to tile the 2 views.

   You can also click View tabWindows panel (Tile Views).

3. In both the floor plan view and section view, examine each space to determine if they are as designed in the specifications.
4. If they are not as designed, you can do the following:
   • Place spaces in unshaded office, plenum, and attic areas.
   • Redefine the vertical extents of spaces.
   • Resolve all unshaded areas and sliver spaces such as cavities, shafts, and chases.
   • Modify spaces.
   • Modify space properties.

   When finished, spaces should be placed in all areas of the building model. This results in the model becoming completely shaded. The shaded areas represent the volume of the spaces. A completely shaded model provides for a more accurate volume calculation and heating and cooling loads analysis.