Professional Documents
Culture Documents
By Ed Goldberg
Now that we've explored Autodesk Architectural Desktop software's massmodeling capabilities in Mass Modeling the Architectural Desktop Way and more
complex concepts in Making the Most of the MASSELEMENT > CONVERT
Command, we're ready to look at another design method, Space Objects and Space
Boundaries.
Use this method to organize spaces and functions according to a design program
or written plan that you and the client have developed. The concept of Space
Objects in Release 3 hasn't changed; it still represents a three-dimensional area.
Think of it as a room with ceilings, floors, walls, and so on. The Space Boundaries
feature hasn't changed either: think of Space Boundaries as helping you define the
walls and ceiling in this room.
Let's create a space plan using these tools to see how they can help you be more
productive.
Creating a Space Plan
The space we're going to create, a simple office plan, measures 50'x 45'. The
program developed for this project calls for
Eight offices of about 100 square feet each, ceiling height 8'-0".
Manager's office of about 150 square feet, ceiling height 8'-0".
Kitchen and lounge of about 75 square feet, ceiling height 8'-0".
250 square-foot conference room with storage, ceiling height 11'-0".
Coat storage of 40 square feet, ceiling height 8'-0".
Reception area of 250 square feet, ceiling height 9'-0".
Office manager's office and storage space of about 250 square feet
combined, ceiling height 8'-0".
Walkways and corridors of 435 square feet, ceiling height 8'-0".
1. Start a new drawing using the Aec arch [imperial] template, and activate the
Spaces and Space Boundaries toolbars.
2. Select the Space Styles icon from the Spaces toolbar to bring up the Style
Manager dialog box.
9. Check your walkways to see if they are wide enough. And create another space
style called Walkways.
10. Select the Modify Spaces icon from the Spaces toolbar.
11. Select all the offices, the closet, and the kitchen, and press the Enter key to
bring up the Modify Space dialog box.
12. At the Modify Space dialog box, change the Space Height to 8'-0", and press
OK.
13. Repeat Steps 10-12, selecting the Reception and Conference room, and make