Area groups in legacy drawings are automatically converted to zones when you open the drawing in the current version of AutoCAD Architecture 2025 toolset. The following table maps area group properties to zone properties:
| Legacy area group property | New zone property | Value/Default Value |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Name | Existing value Note: Name lists that were attached to the area group are not re-attached to the zone. To use a converted legacy name list, you must attach it to the zone style.
|
| Description | Description | Existing value |
| Layer | Layer | Existing layer |
| Style | Style | Area group style is converted to zone style. Properties are matched where possible; new properties have default values. |
| Calculation modifiers | Calculation modifiers | Existing modifier |
| N/A | Number of spaces | Existing value |
| N/A | Total number of spaces | Existing value |
| N/A | Number of zones | Existing value |
| N/A | Total number of zones | Existing value |
| Net area | Base area | Existing value |
| Calculated area | Calculated area | Existing value |
| Net perimeter | Base perimeter | Existing value |
| Calculated perimeter | Calculated perimeter | Existing value |
| N/A | Base volume | 0 |
| N/A | Zone boundary offset | Default value |
| Calculate area | Calculate area | Existing value |
| Calculate perimeter | Calculate perimeter | Existing value |
| Can contain areas | Can contain spaces | Existing value |
| Can contain area groups | Can contain zones | Existing value |
| Rotation | Rotation | Existing value |
| Elevation | Elevation | Existing value |
| Additional information (Location) | Additional information (Location) | Existing values |