Create Storeys

Menu item: “Selection” Þ “Create storeys”

Feature enabled when a single space is selected at Model level.

Options

Field	Description
Number of storeys	Total number of floors to create (including original space)
Storey height	Height of each occupied storey
Add floor voids?	Create floor voids for each space (original space will have void below its existing ground plane).
- Height	Height of void created
- Reference	Text to append original space name with
Add ceiling voids?	Create ceiling voids between spaces
- Height	Height of void created
- Reference	Text to append original space name with

Notes

Feature enabled when a single space is selected at Model level.
Works on spaces with flat roofs only – other shapes may lead to inconsistent and unexpected results.
There should be no spaces above the selected space otherwise there may be an intersection danger (it will be flagged in and alert on creation).
The image is for indication only and cannot be used to scale or represent the shape of the actual space.
Glazing/Openings retained (should the storey height not be reset to a figure less than the glazing height).
Openings are not placed on void spaces.

How to use the Storey creator

Consider that we want to create a 18 storey tower block from the following large floor plate space with existing glazing.

In order to do this we would:

Step 1 - Select the space

Step 2 - Start the Storey creator tool

Step 3 - Set the number of storeys to be 18; set the storey height to be the new required height (if desired – by default this will be the existing space’s height); Add floor voids and/or ceiling voids if required.

Step 4 - Click OK button to create the storeys.

Create storeys

Menu item: “Selection” Þ “Create storeys”

The Storey Extruder/Creator tool is a facility for creating a set of storeys as copies of a selected space. The copies will be stacked on top of the existing space and may be subdivied to create ceiling and floor voids or plenums.

Options

Section	Field	Description
Storey information	Number of storeys	The total number of storeys after the operation.
	Resize?	Ticking this box allows the storey height to be edited.
	Storey height	The height of each storey, which may be edited when ‘Resize?’ is ticked.
Ceiling	Space sub-type	The space sub-type of the ceiling spaces to be created in each storey. Options: None, Void, Return Air Plenum
	Height	The height of the ceiling spaces.
	Label	A text string to be appended in brackets to the subject room name when creating the names of the new spaces.
Floor	Space sub-type	The space sub-type of the floor spaces to be created in each storey. Options: None, Void, Supply Air Plenum
	Height	The height of the floor spaces.
	Label	A text string to be appended in brackets to the subject room name when creating the names of the new spaces.

The names of the newly created rooms are constructed by appending numbers in brackets to the names of the original spaces.