Spaces
Show spaces in your 3D view.
To enable spaces, click the Settings icon in the top right corner of the interface and enable Spaces.
A space has a dual representation in Qonic, based on how it is approached in the IFC schema:
On the one hand, a space is a spatial container. This means it fits inside the hierarchy of Project > Site > Building > Storey > Space > Object. Physical objects in the model - such as walls, windows or furniture - can be assigned to such a spatial container. This is useful for relating objects to the spaces they sit within, for example in cases like analysing sensor or IoT data.
On the other hand, a space can (optionally) have a geometric representation, which is a solid object representing the physical shape and bounds of this space. This is useful for quantifying the spaces or running analyses like thermal analysis or design brief checking.
Space Geometry
If your model contains any space geometry they will now be visually displayed as a transparent object with a coloured hatch overlayed on top of it. The colors are automatically assigned and cannot be edited, except when applying a temporary color override using the Report panel.
The space geometry will also appear as a separate Class in the Browse Panel:
The space geometry can be selected and its properties can be viewed in the Inspect panel.
The space geometry can be set in scope, measured or geometrically modified like any other product in the model.
Note that in the current implementation there is no explicit relation between a space and its bounding elements, meaning that moving a wall will not automatically update the adjacent spaces' geometry. Inversely, modifying the shape of a space will not adapt the bounding walls, slabs or other entities.
Creating space geometry is not yet supported.
Spatial Container
The spatial container can be viewed and edited in the Locations Library.
Using the Library panel you can modify relations between spatial containers, or add properties to these spaces.
The spatial containers will also appear in the Browse panel if you configured the panel to group by Location/Spaces.
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