The Create From Starter Geometry sub-section can be used to create a new project that is either blank (i.e. no geometry) or containing pre-defined default building geometry. This offers a fast and intuitive way of creating early-stage geometry for projects with minimal pre-required configuration.
The Starter Geometry group consists of 17 thumbnails for the pre-defined geometry to create in the new project – only one of these thumbnails can be selected. The first option is None and is selected by default – this means no pre-defined geometry will be created in the new project. The other 16 thumbnails represent different building types (e.g. Small Office, Hospital, Restaurant), with the thumbnail image itself giving an indication of what the geometry will look like.
Once the desired option in the Starter Geometry group has been clicked and the appropriate options selected for Location & Weather and HVAC Methodology, the project can be created using the selected options by clicking the Create Project button – this will close the Start Page and any existing opened project (you will be prompted to save the existing project if necessary) and the project will be created.
